Topic: Topic: Conjugating –ar Conjugating –ar verbs verbs Essential Question: How do I converse correctly using –ar verbs in the present tense?

Gramática 2.2

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Key TermsKey TermsSubject – WHO or WHAT the

sentence is about ◦Felix listens in class.

Verb – The action of a sentence◦Felix listens in class

Infinitive – The original form of a verb, without a subject, ends in –r in Spanish ◦escuchar – “to listen”◦trabajar – “to work”

Making Connections: Making Connections: What’s wrong with these sentences? What’s wrong with these sentences?

I’m happy that I speaks Spanish.

Señorita Spetly teach Spanish at Harlan.

They are not grammatically correct because the verbsverbs are not CONJUGATED correctly

Making Connections: Making Connections:

I’m happy that I speak speak Spanish.

Señorita Spetly teachesteaches Spanish at Harlan.

Now the sentences are grammatically correct because the verbsverbs are CONJUGATED correctly according to the subject.

What is conjugation?What is conjugation?

Conjugating a verb is the process of changing the verb ending so that it AGREES with the subject.

Example:◦I speak Spanish.◦She speaks Spanish too.

Conjugating in Conjugating in SpanishSpanish

In Spanish, there are three types of verbs (infinitives):◦--ar verbs (hablar, estudiar, etc.)◦--er verbs (comer, beber, etc.) ◦--ir verbs (escribir, compartir, etc.)

Regular verbs are conjugated the same way according to the type of infinitive (see above)

Conjugating –ar verbs in the Conjugating –ar verbs in the present tensepresent tense

The present tense verb conjugations show that an action is happening NOW.

Example:◦Estudio español.

I study Spanish. I am studying Spanish. I do study Spanish

Subject pronouns – Subject pronouns – REVIEW:REVIEW:

SINGULAR: Yo – I Tú – You (familiar)

Él – He Ella – She Usted – You (formal)

Conjugation TableConjugation Table

(yo) --o

(tú) --as

(él/ella/usted) --a

Singular forms of verbs

Conjugating –ar verbs in the Conjugating –ar verbs in the present tensepresent tense

Here’s how you form the present tense of verbs that end in –ar: 1. Start with the infinitive hablar2. DROP the –ar habl3. ADD the appropriate ending

(according to the subject) Yo hablo

Tú hablas Él/ Ella/ Usted habla

What are the conjugations?What are the conjugations?

Yo add o Yo hablo español. (hablar) Yo escucho la música de Drake. (escuchar)

Yo tomo apuntes en clase. (tomar)

Yo dibujo en la clase de arte. (dibujar)

What are the conjugations?What are the conjugations?

Tú add as Tú hablas español. Tú escuchas la música de Drake.

Tú tomas apuntes en clase. Tú dibujas en la clase de arte.

What are the conjugations?What are the conjugations?

Él, Ella, Ud. add a Srta. Spetly habla español. Antonio escucha la música de Drake.

Ella toma apuntes en clase. Usted dibuja en la clase de arte.

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Conjugate ‘estudiar’Yo – Tú – Elena –

‘Estudiar’Yo estudio Tú estudiasElena estudia

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Conjugate ‘contestar’Yo– Tú (informal) – Él – Usted (formal)

‘Contestar’Contesto ContestasContestaContesta

Conjugate the verbs in the Conjugate the verbs in the paragraph:paragraph:

Hola, me llamo CiCi. Yo (hablar) _1._ español en mi clase. Yo (tomar) _2._ apuntes todos los días y siempre (escuchar) _3._ a la maestra. En mi clase de español, mi amigo Danilo (contestar) _4._todas las preguntas. ¿Y tú, (estudiar) _5._ español también? 

Now, translate the paragraph in English