Present tense of – ar verbs

1. Present tense of –ar verbs ¡En Español! Unidad 2-1

2. For every INFINITIVE in Spanish there is a STEM and a SUFFIX. For example, for ESTUDIAR: “Estudi” is the stem “ar” is the suffix STEM and SUFFIX(Ending)

3. These are some INFINITIVES you will learn in this Chapter: • ayudar = to help • buscar = to look for, to search • contestar = to answer • enseñar = to teach • entrar (a, en) = to enter • esperar = to wait for, to expect • hablar = to talk, to speak • llegar = to arrive • mirar = to watch, to look at • necesitar = to need • pasar = to happen, to pass, to pass by • preparar = to prepare • usar = to use • llevar = to wear, to carry • sacarunabuena nota = to get a good grade

4. To talk about things you do, you use the present tense. EX: I help. You wear. He listens. We look for. They speak. The last letter or letters of the verb in Spanish tell you who or what does the action. To change an INFINITIVE to a form that tells who is doing the action, remove the –ar ending and add the appropriate ending (o, as, a, amos, áis, an). This action is called CONJUGATION. En Español

5. Estudiar = To study

6. Video: I’m Bringing Conjugations Back

7. -AR Verbs Practice Question and Answer Samples and Techniques

8. I look for my dictionary. Yobusco mi diccionario. Buscar – to look for, to search YobuscoNosotros(as) buscamos TúbuscasVosotros(as) buscáis Él/Ella/UstedbuscaEllos/Ellas/Uds. buscan

9. He enters the house. Élentra la casa. Entrar (a, en) – to enter, to go in YoentroNosotros(as) entramos TúentrasVosotros(as) entráis Él/Ella/UstedentraEllos/Ellas/Uds. entran

10. The girls carry their computers. Las chicasllevansuscomputadoras. Llevar – to wear, to carry YollevoNosotros(as) llevamos TúllevasVosotros(as) lleváis Él/Ella/UstedllevaEllos/Ellas/Uds. llevan

11. We use a notebook and a pencil every day. Usamos un cuaderno y un lápiztodos los días. Usar – to use YousoNosotros(as) usamos TúusasVosotros(as) usáis Él/Ella/UstedusaEllos/Ellas/Uds. usan

12. You never study. Túnuncaestudias. Estudiar – to study YoestudioNosotros(as) estudiamos TúestudiasVosotros(as) estudiáis Él/Ella/UstedestudiaEllos/Ellas/Uds. estudian

13. Expressing Frequency with Adverbs always every day *many times a lot *often sometimes once in a while a little rarely never • To talk about how often someone does something, you use frequency adverbs • In Spanish, the placement of a frequency adverb or adverbial phrase is very similar to where you would place them in a sentence in English.

14. Adverbs/Adverbial Phrases • siempre • todos los días • *muchasveces • mucho • *a menudo • a veces • de vez en cuando • poco • raravez • nunca • always • every day • many times • a lot • often • sometimes • once in a while • a little • rarely • never Arranged from most often to least often: (* are extra)

15. Adverb Placement Before Verb These expressions are usually placed BEFORE the verb. Adverb, then verb • Siempre • Raravez • Nunca • Isabel siemprellegatarde a la escuela. • Isabel raravezhablaespañol en la clase de inglés. • Isabel nuncausa un diccionario.

16. Adverb Placement After Verb These expressions are usually placed AFTER the verb or verb phrase. Verb, then adverb • mucho • poco • Ricardo estudiamucho. • Isabel hablapoco en la clase. • Isabel hablaen la clasepoco.

17. Adverb Placement Beginning/End Longer phrases can be placed at the BEGINNING or the END of the sentence. Beginning, or End • todos los días • muchasveces • a menudo • a veces • de vez en cuando • Todos los días… A veces… De vez en cuando… Isabel llegatarde. • Isabel llegatarde… todos los días. a veces. de vez en cuando.

18. Expressing Obligation Hay que TenerQue • Use the impersonal phrase • hay que+ infinitive if there is no specific subject. • Hay queconectar el ratón al teclado. • You have to (one must) connect the mouse to the keyboard. • Use a form of tener in the phrase • tenerque+ infinitive if there is a specific subject. • Tengoquesacarunabuena nota. • I have to get a good grade.

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