verbos -ar- IDOL 287

1. Present tense
-ar- verbs
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3. Present tense -ar- verbs
• Buenos dias clase!!
• Watch the chapter two video on the Supersite.
• Pay attention to what Ines says to Maite
» Tomas muchas clases ¿no?
» Pues sí, me gusta estudiar mucho.
• Remember the verb estudiar means to study.
• Estudiar is a verb.
• Verbs express actions or states of being.

4. Present tense -ar- verbs
• The infinitive is the base form of a verb.
• In English the infinitive is preceded by the word
to.
• In Spanish the infinitive is a one word form and
can be identifies by its endings. –ar–, –er–, –ir–
» estudiar to study
» comer to eat
» escribir to write

5. Present tense -ar- verbs
• You will learn to conjugate -ar- verbs.
• Start with the infinitive form of the verb.
• Drop the infinitive endings –ar–.
– estudiar estudi
• Then add the endings of the different
subject pronouns.
• –o– –amos– estudio estudiamos
–as– –ais– estudias estudiais
–a– –an– estudia estudian

6. Present tense -ar- verbs
• Now repeat after me.
yo estudio nosotros/as estudiamos
tú estudias vosotros/as estudiáis
ud/él/ella estudia uds/ellos/ellas estudian
• Muy bien. Now you know how to
conjugate –ar – verbs in the present tense

7. Present tense -ar- verbs
• Here are some additional common –ar– verbs:
bailar to dance
contestar to answer
desear to want, to wish
enseñar to teach
hablar to talk, to speak
terminar to end, to finish
trabajar to work
viajar to travel
• These are just a few. There are many more.
• All of them are conjugated the same way.

8. Present tense -ar- verbs
• Let’s talk about the present tense.
• The present you practiced with estudiar
expresses with one word the three different
ways that English uses to express the present.
Paco trabaja en la cafeteria:
Paco works in the cafeteria
Paco is working in the cafeteria
Paco does work in the cafeteria

9. Present tense -ar- verbs
• In Spanish and English the present tense is also
used to express future actions.
El profesor viaja a Madrid mañana.
The professor travels to Madrid tomorrow.
The professor will travel to Madrid tomorrow.
The professor is travelling to Madrid tomorrow

10. Present tense -ar- verbs
• Remember that when two verbs appear
together with no change of subject, the
second one is in the infinitive.
Deseo hablar con don Francisco.
I wish to speak with Don Francisco.

11. Present tense -ar- verbs
• How to form a negative sentence in Spanish.
• In the following sentence the word no is placed
in front of the conjugated verb.
No deseo hablar con don Francisco
I do not wish to speak to don Francisco
• Here the Spanish word no means not

12. Present tense -ar- verbs
• Atención, the Spanish verbs buscar,
esperar, mirar, esperar do not need to be
followed by a preposition as they do in
English.
Escucho la musica
I listen to the music.

13. Present tense -ar- verbs
• Now, look at the following dialogue:
. ¿Hablas japonés?
Do you speak Japanese.
No, no hablo japonés.
No, I do not speak Japanese.
• Did you notice anything special about the
subject pronouns?

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15. Present tense -ar- verbs
• You might notice that the Spanish sentences do not
have a subject pronoun. Unlike English, In Spanish, the
subject pronouns
yo, tú, usted, él, ella,
nosotros/as, vosotros/as, ustedes, ellos, ellas
can be omitted since the subject is indicated by the verb
ending. However, subject pronouns can be used for
clarification.
¿Qué enseñan ellos?
Ella enseña arte y él enseña física.
• They are also used for emphasis.
¿Quién desea enseñar la clase?
Yo deseo enseñar la clase.

16. Present tense -ar- verbs
• The verb gustar, used to express likes and dislikes, is used
differently from other –ar– verbs.
• Use me or te in front of gusta and gustan.
• A singular noun or an infinitive form follows gusta.
Me gusta la música clásica
I like classical music
Me gusta viajar.
I like to travel
• A plural noun follows gustan.
Me gustan las clases de español
I like Spanish classes.

17. Present tense -ar- verbs
• To say what you don’t like, insert no
before me or te.
No me gustan las clases de español.
I do not like Spanish classes.
• NEVER use the subject pronoun “yo” or
“tú” with these expressions. Instead, use
me or te respectively.
• Hasta pronto