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Present tenseToday we will begin to look at the present tense. We will look at some
uses of the present tense and how to form it with ar verbs.
What is the present tense?
It is a verb tense used when talking about things happening now
You use it when stating things you do
Example: Yo escribo una carta a mi mamá. (I write a letter to my Mom.)
6 forms, ar
6 forms, ar
o
6 forms, ar
oas
6 forms, ar
oas
a
6 forms, ar
o amos
as
a
6 forms, ar
o amos
as áis
a
6 forms, ar
o amos
as áis
a an
3 steps to preterite
BailarStep 1: Pick your verbStep 2: Eliminate the “ar”
3 steps to preterite
BailStep 2: Eliminate the “ar”
ar
3 steps to preterite
BailStep 3: Choose the proper ending
3 steps to preterite
BailoStep 3: Choose the proper ending
(Yo)
3 steps to preterite
BailasStep 3: Choose the proper ending
(Tú)
3 steps to preterite
BailaStep 3: Choose the proper ending
(Él,Ella,Ud.)
3 steps to preterite
BailamosStep 3: Choose the proper ending
(Nosotros)
3 steps to preterite
BailáisStep 3: Choose the proper ending
(Vosotros)
3 steps to preterite
BailanStep 3: Choose the proper ending
(Ellos,Ellas,Uds.)
Yo monto en bicicleta.
En la tienda de ropa, tú compras un abrigo .
Ella llama a su papá.
Compramos una pelota de golf.
Necesitáis ir al consultorio.
Ellos compran una raqueta de tenis.
Lets make some sentences with the verb hablar
I talk to Maria Yo hablo a Maria.
You talk to Maria. Tú hablas a Maria.
He talks to Maria. Él habla a Maria.
We talk to Maria. Nosotros hablamos a Maria.
They talk to Maria. Ellos hablan a Maria.
Lets make some sentences with the verb echar
I mail a letter to Maria Yo echo una carta a Maria.
You mail a letter to Maria. Tú echas una carta a Maria.
He mails a letter to Maria. Él echa una carta a Maria.
We mail a letter to Maria.Nosotros echamos una carta a Maria.
They mail a letter to Maria.Ellos echan una carta a Maria.
