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Spanish 1 / Unit 5: School and Present Tense -ar Verbs

5.3 Regular -ar Verbs

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Notes

An infinitive like hablar (to speak) has a stem (habl-) and an ending (-ar). Drop -ar and add endings that match the subject.

SubjectEndinghablar
yo-ohablo
tú-ashablas
él / ella / usted-ahabla
nosotros/as-amoshablamos
vosotros/as-áishabláis
ellos / ellas / ustedes-anhablan
  • The present tense means "I speak," "I am speaking" or "I do speak."
  • Example: estudiar → Nosotros estudiamos español.

Practice

Complete: "Ella ___ en la clase." (cantar)
Complete: "Mis amigos y yo ___ mucho." (estudiar)
What does "Tú trabajas" mean?

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