Spanish –ar verbs

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Spanish ar verbs
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Verbs in General

• English and Spanish both conjugate verbs. They
  can be organized as first, 2nd, and 3rd person.
  If you need to, you may review the pronoun
  presentation on the main page. In English, we do
  not change the verb much according to the
  subject. In Spanish, the verb ending will often
  tell you who or what the subject is. Observe.

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-ar verb endings
Singular
Plural
o
amos
1rst person
as
aís
2nd person
a
3rd person
an
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How they change

• This is a rule you can use for any regular
• ar verbs. To conjugate a regular ar verb,
  drop the ar and add the appropriate ending. The
  best way to see this is to demonstrate. We will
  be looking at the verb hablar (to talk) first,
  then cantar (to sing).

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hablar (to sing)
Plural
Singular
nosotros hablamos nosotras hablamos
yo hablo
1rst person
(vosotros) hablaís (vosotras) hablaís
tú hablas
2nd person
él habla ella habla Ud. habla
ellos hablan ellas hablan Uds. hablan
3rd person
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What it means

• When you say either Yo hablo or Hablo, you
  are saying I speak. You will note that hablo
  is only associated with the subject pronoun yo.
  Similarly, when you say Tú hablas or Hablas
  you are saying You speak. Notice that it is
  important to include the subject pronoun when you
  use 3rd person because the subject has different
  possibilities. Habla can mean He speaks,
  She speaks, or You speak.

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Cantar (to sing)
Plural
Singular
nosotros cantamos nosotras cantamos
Yo canto
1rst person
vosotros cantaís vosotras cantaís
tú cantas
2nd person
él canta ella canta Ud. canta
ellos cantan ellas cantan Uds. cantan
3rd person
mixed group or all guys
all girls
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Now it is time to learn.

• This is meant to be a review. If you have not
  studied it already, you may have difficulty.
• If you want to learn Spanish, you will need to
  learn the ar verb endings.
• You can often tell what the subject is by the
  verb. Therefore in Spanish, it is not always
  necessary to include the subject.
• Memorize these verb endings.