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-Ar verb endings

These are the most common form of verbs in Spanish.

-ER verb endings

Notice how these are very similar to the AR endings, all that is being done is to replace the ¨A¨ with an ¨E¨

-IR verb endings

Notice how these are very, very, very similar to the ER endings. The only difference is the nosotros form, this one simply replaces the ¨E" with an ¨I¨.

AR Examples

Yo hablo español.

I speak Spanish

Step 1: hablar => habl___
Step 2: ¨Yo¨ is the subject
Step 3: This is a current event
Step 4: habl___ => hablo

Tú estudias matemáticas los lunes.

You study math on mondays.

Step 1: estudiar => estudi____
Step 2: ¨Tú¨ is the subject
Step 3: This is a current event
Step 4: estudi___ => estudias

ER Examples

Maria lee muchos libros.

Maria reads a lot of books.

Step 1: leer => le___
Step 2: ¨Maria¨ is the subject (Ella)
Step 3: This is a current event
Step 4: le___ => lee

Nosotos comemos tacos.

We eat tacos.

Step 1: comer => com____
Step 2: ¨Nosotros¨ is the subject
Step 3: This is a current event
Step 4: estudi___ => estudiamos

IR Examples

Ellos escriben libros en inglés.

They write books in English.

Step 1: escribir => escrib___
Step 2: ¨Ellos¨ is the subject
Step 3: This is a current event
Step 4: escrib___ => escriben

Ustedes viven en Seattle.

You all live in Seattle.

Step 1: vivir => viv____
Step 2: ¨Ustedes¨ is the subject
Step 3: This is a current event
Step 4: viv___ => viven

Video Helps

Whole explanation

Present Tense Verbs.mp4

This is an explanation of verbs, it is from the textbook.

Conjugations Back

I´m sure you remember this one from class.

AR endings

This can help you remember the endings for AR verbs, which can then help you remember the rest of the endings.

Practice Resources

Conjuguemos.com

This is the frog website we have used in class.
Be sure to click on settings => Pronouns => All but Vosotros
Don't worry about if you know what the verb means, just worry about being able to change the endings.

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