Present Tense of -AR Verbs in Spanish

1. Present Tense
-AR VERBS

2. Verbs in Spanish
You have already learned that there are 3 types of verbs in Spanish:
Verbs that end with –AR, called “-AR Verbs”
Verbs that end with –ER, called “-ER Verbs”
Verbs that end with –IR, called “-IR Verbs”

3. Infinitives
You also learned that when the verbs have the ending (-ar, -er, -ir), it is called an
“infinitive verb” and means “to…”.
Hablar-to speak
Comer-to eat
Vivir-to live

4. Subject Pronouns
You have learned about subject pronouns.
Yo
Tú
Él
Ella
Usted
…and others

5. Conjugation
In English, we make sentences by using verb infinitives and subject pronouns together.
We conjugate-change the verbs to match the subject.
I speak, she speaks
I eat, he eats
I live, it lives
The same is true in Spanish.

6. Conjugation-to change an infinitive verb to
match the subject.
To conjugate a verb in Spanish, you must change the infinitive form by dropping the
ending.
hablar
habl –ar
habl-
Each verb (–ar,-er,-ir) has an ending chart to match the verbs
Take off the
ending!
The part left is
called the stem.
Start with the
infinitive

7. Present Tense –AR Verb Chart
Yo -
Tú –
Él
Nosotros/as –
Vosotros/as –
Ellos
Ellas
Uds.
anElla
Ud.
a
o
as aís
amos

8. Just take the stem and add the ending!
Yo -
Tú –
Él
Nosotros/as –
Vosotros/as –
Ellos
Ellas
Uds.
hablan
Ella
Ud.
habla
hablo
hablas hablaís
hablamos

9. You can now make a sentence with the
conjugated verb!
Yo hablo español. -I speak Spanish.
Ella habla español. – she speaks Spanish.

10. Practice!
Conjugate the verb in parenthesis to match the subject.
• Yo (practicar)
• Tú (patinar)
• Ella (caminar)
• Nosotros (nadar)
• Ellos (estudiar)
• Yo practico- I practice
• Tú patinas- you skate
• Ella camina- she walks
• Nosotros nadamos- we swim
• Ellos estudian- they study