Los verbos regulares que terminan en -ar -AR VERBS

Some common –ar verbs ayudar – to help bailar – to dance buscar – to look for caminar – to walk comprar – to buy cantar – to sing contestar – to answer cuidar – to take care descansar – to relax dibujar – to draw enseñar – to teach escuchar – to listen to esquiar – to ski estudiar – to study gritar – to scream, to yell hablar – to speak, to talk lavar – to wash limpiar – to clean llevar – to wear, to carry marcar – to dial mirar – to look at, to watch nadar – to swim necesitar – to need pagar – to pay patinar – to skate pintar – to paint practicar – to practice preguntar – to ask, to question preparar – to prepare prestar atención – to pay attention regresar – to return sacar – to take out tomar – to take, to drink tomar apuntes – to take notes tocar – to play (an instrument) trabajar – to work usar – to use viajar – to travel visitar – to visit

ayudar – to help

bailar – to dance

buscar – to look for

caminar – to walk

comprar – to buy

cantar – to sing

contestar – to answer

cuidar – to take care

descansar – to relax

dibujar – to draw

enseñar – to teach

escuchar – to listen to

esquiar – to ski

estudiar – to study

gritar – to scream, to yell

hablar – to speak, to talk

lavar – to wash

limpiar – to clean

llevar – to wear, to carry

marcar – to dial

mirar – to look at, to watch

nadar – to swim

necesitar – to need

pagar – to pay

patinar – to skate

pintar – to paint

practicar – to practice

preguntar – to ask, to question

preparar – to prepare

prestar atención – to pay attention

regresar – to return

sacar – to take out

tomar – to take, to drink

tomar apuntes – to take notes

tocar – to play (an instrument)

trabajar – to work

usar – to use

viajar – to travel

visitar – to visit

Let’s review the pronouns. Yo I Nosotros We Tú You (informal) Él He Ella She Usted You (formal) Ellos They (m.) Ellas They (f.) Ustedes You all

To conjugate the regular verbs that end in –ar, you remove the –ar ending and replace it with the following endings. Yo - o Nosotros - amos Tú - as Él Ella - a Usted Ellos Ellas - an Ustedes

Here is an example: Let’s conjugate the verb Hablar (to speak, to talk) You should remove the –ar ending from the verb Habl ar and add the correct ending for each subject. Yo habl o (I speak) Nosotros habl amos (We speak) Tú habl as (You speak) Él (He speaks) Ella habl a (She speaks ) Usted (You speak -formal) Ellos (They speak) Ellas habl an (They speak) Ustedes (You all speak)

Let’s conjugate some more regular verbs that end in –ar. Cantar – to sing canto cantamos cantas canta cantan Bailar – to dance bailo bailamos bailas baila bailan Preparar – to prepare preparo preparamos preparas prepara preparan Trabajar – to work trabajo trabajamos trabajas trabaja trabajan

Actividad 1. Translate the following sentences. I listen to music Yo escucho la música. The boys swim in the pool Los chicos nadan en la piscina. She walks with the dog in the park. Ella camina con el perro en el parque. You work in the restaurant. Tú trabajas en el restaurante.

I listen to music

Yo escucho la música.

The boys swim in the pool

Los chicos nadan en la piscina.

She walks with the dog in the park.

Ella camina con el perro en el parque.

You work in the restaurant.

Tú trabajas en el restaurante.