Conjugating ar verbs in Spanish

• Review of conjugating English verbs• Explanation of the conjugation of regular ar verbs• Drill of the conjugation of regular ar verbs

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Conjugating Verbs

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Conjugation:

a verb form that uses the stem of an infinitive and adds endings that reflect

subject and tense

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To conjugate a verb in English you first must take the infinitive form:

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To conjugate a verb in English in the present tense you first have to take the

infinitive form:

to walk

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You must remove the to from the infinitive form:

to walk

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You must remove the to from the infinitive form:

walk

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In English you have to include the subject pronoun and sometimes add an

ending:

walk

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In English you have to include the subject pronoun and sometimes add an

ending:

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In English you have to include the subject pronoun and sometimes add an

ending:

I walk

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In English you have to include the subject pronoun and sometimes add an

ending:

I walk

you walk

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In English you have to include the subject pronoun and sometimes add an

ending:

I walk

you walk

he walks

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In English you have to include the subject pronoun and sometimes add an

ending:

I walk

you walk

he walks

she walks

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In English you have to include the subject pronoun and sometimes add an

ending:

I walk

you walk

he walks

she walks

we walk

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In English you have to include the subject pronoun and sometimes add an

ending:

I walk

you walk

he walks

she walks

we walk

you all walk

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In English you have to include the subject pronoun and sometimes add an

ending:

I walk

you walk

he walks

she walks

we walk

you all walk

they walk

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In English you have to include the subject pronoun and sometimes add an

ending:

I walk

you walk

he walks

she walks

we walk

you all walk

they walk

they walk

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To conjugate an “ar” verb in Spanish you must first remove the “ar” ending.

hablar

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To conjugate an “ar” verb in Spanish you must first remove the “ar” ending to the stem.

habl

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You then need to add the appropriate endings.

yo habl nosotros habl

tú habl vosotros habl

é habl ellos habl

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Add o for the “yo”:

yo habl nosotros habl

tú habl vosotros habl

é habl ellos habl

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Add o for the “yo”:

yo hablo nosotros habl

tú habl vosotros habl

él habl ellos habl

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Add as for the “tú” form:

yo hablo nosotros habl

tú habl vosotros habl

él habl ellos habl

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Add as for the “tú” form:

yo hablo nosotros habl

tú hablas vosotros habl

él habl ellos habl

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Add a for the “él” “ella” and “Ud.” form:

yo hablo nosotros habl

tú hablas vosotros habl

él habl ellos habl

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Add a for the “él” “ella” and “Ud.” form:

yo hablo nosotros habl

tú hablas vosotros habl

él habla ellos habl

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Add amos for the “nosotros” form:

yo hablo nosotros habl

tú hablas vosotros habl

él habla ellos habl

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Add amos for the “nosotros” form:

yo hablo nosotros hablamos

tú hablas vosotros habl

él habla ellos habl

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Add áis for the “vosotros” form:

yo hablo nosotros hablamos

tú hablas vosotros habl

él habla ellos habl

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Add áis for the “vosotros” form:

yo hablo nosotros hablamos

tú hablas vosotros habláis

él habla ellos habl

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Add an for the “ellos”, “ellas” and Uds.” form:

yo hablo nosotros hablamos

tú hablas vosotros habláis

él habla ellos habl

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Add an for the “ellos”, “ellas” and Uds.” form:

yo hablo nosotros hablamos

tú hablas vosotros habláis

él habla ellos hablan

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We would translate the following conjugated verb into English as such:

yo hablo

tú hablas

Ud. habla

él habla

ella habla

nosotros hablamos

vosotros habláis

Uds. hablan

ellos hablan

ellas hablan

= I speak, I am speaking

= you speak, you are speaking

= you speak, you are speaking

= he speaks, he is speaking

= she speaks, she is speaking

= we speak, we are speaking

= you all speak, you all are speaking

= you all speak, you all are speaking

= they speak, they are speaking

= they speak, they are speaking

Conjugate the following verbs according to the subject pronoun, then give the English translation

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hablar (yo)

hablo

I speak, I am speaking

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hablar (tú)

hablas

you speak, you are speaking

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hablar (ella)

habla

she speaks, she is speaking

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hablar (nosotros)

hablamos

we speak, we are speaking

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hablar (ellos)

hablan

they speak, they are speaking

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hablar (usted)

habla

you speak, you are speaking

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hablar (yo)

hablo

I speak, I am speaking

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hablar (ellas)

hablan

they speak, they are speaking

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hablar (ella)

habla

she speaks, she is speaking

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hablar (nosotras)

hablamos

we speak, we are speaking

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hablar (yo)

hablo

I speak, I am speaking

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hablar (ellas)

hablan

they speak, they are speaking

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nadar (nosotros)

nadamos

we swim, we are swimming

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mirar (ellos)

miran

they watch, they are watching

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nadar (nosotros)

nadamos

we swim, we are swimming

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bailar (ella)

baila

she dances, she is dancing

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caminar (tú)

caminas

you walk, you are walking

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escuchar (ellos)

escuchan

they listen, they are listening

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nadar (vosotros)

nadáis

you all dance, you all are dancing

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hablar (él)

habla

he speaks, he is speaking

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nadar (yo)

nado

I swim, I am swimming

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estudiar (ellos)

estudian

they study, they are studying

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llegar (nosotros)

llegamos

we arrive, we are arriving

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usar (tú)

usas

you arrive, you are arriving

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enseñar (Uds.)

enseñan

you teach, you are teaching

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buscar (yo)

busco

I look for, I am looking for

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esperar (ellas)

esperan

you wait for, you are waiting for

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