Regular –ar verbs:

present tense Name:

1. What is an Infinitive?

2. In English infinitives start with the word .

Write 3 examples of English infinitives.

1. 2. 3.

In Spanish there are 3 types of infinitives. They end in “ar”, “er”, and “ir”
 hablar – to speak
 comer – to eat These are some common regular verbs.
 vivir – to live

We do not always use infinitives when communicating. Instead we conjugate

these verbs. Conjugating means that we change the verb to agree with the
subject. To conjugate a verb means to make a systematic list of all of its
various forms.

The stem of the verb is the infinitive minus the –ar, -er, or –ir (example: the
stem of hablar is habl). Different endings are added to the stem for each
subject.

Subject pronouns

Singular Plural
I Yo We Nosotros/
nosotras
You (familiar) Tú
He Él They (masculine) Ellos
She Ella They (feminine) Ellas
You (formal) usted You (plural) Ustedes

The following chart has the –ar endings for each subject pronoun.

Singular Plural
Yo -o Nosotros/ -amos
nosotras
Tú -as
Él Ellos
Ella -a Ellas -an
Usted Ustedes
Below is the conjugation of the verb hablar.

Hablar- to speak
Yo hablo Nosotros/ hablamos
nosotras
Tú hablas
Él Ellos
Ella habla Ellas hablan
Usted Ustedes

Write the stems for each of the verbs below:

escuchar trabajar saltar nadar

cocinar comprar estudiar
caminar llevar cantar
mirar contestar

Write the –ar endings for each subject pronoun below.

Tú yo usted él
nosotros ellos ustedes
ella nosotras ellas

Write the correct verb form (conjugation) in Spanish and English for each
subject according to the verbs below.

1. cantar- to sing stem

Yo él ustedes tú
nosotros ellos

2. estudiar- to study stem

Yo él ustedes tú
nosotros ellos

3. llevar- to wear/carry stem

Yo él ustedes tú
nosotros ellos
4. bailar- to dance stem

Yo él ustedes tú
nosotros ellos

5. nadar- to swim stem

Yo él ustedes tú
nosotros ellos

6. visitar- to visit stem

Yo él ustedes tú
nosotros ellos