The Fun and Exciting World of AR VERBS!!!!

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The Fun and Exciting World ofAR VERBS!!!!

• Spanish 1

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4520

• Thats how many new simple sentences you will be
  able to say by the end of the lesson.
• 36 new verbs
• 10 subject pronoun meanings
• 3 English translations
• Now negate them all
• Total 4520 new sentences

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What is an infinitive?

• An infinitive is a verb that has NOT been
  conjugated yet.
• An infinitive expresses action
• To dance
• To eat
• To live
• To go

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4 Categories of Spanish Infinitives
AR Verb BAILAR to dance
ER Verbs COMER to eat
IR Verbs VIVIR to live
Irregular Verbs SER to be
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We call AR, ER, and IR verbs regular because
they all follow a pattern in their conjugated
forms.
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The Conjugation of an - AR verb in the Present
tense.
Whenever we conjugate a verb, we set up our
conjugation with our subject pronouns.
Yo Nosotros    Tú Vosotros  Él Ellos
Ella Ellas Ud Uds
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The Steps to the Conjugation of an AR verb in the
Present tense.

1. Select an AR Verb (bailar)

2. Chop off the AR. You are left with the stem
of the verb (bail-)
3. Rewrite the stem next to all of the subject
pronouns.
4. Add the appropriate endings to the stem.
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Bailar to dance
Yo
Nosotros
bail bail bail
bail bail bail
o
amos
Vosotros
as
ais
Tu
El Ella Usted
Ellos Ellas Ustedes
a
an
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SoWhat does this mean?
Yo bailo I dance. I am dancing. I do dance. Nosotros bailamos We dance. We are dancing. We do dance.
Tu bailas You dance. You are dancing. You do dance. Vosotros bailais You dance. You are dancing. You do dance.
El (Ella) baila He/she dances. He/she is dancing. He/ she does dance. Ellos / Ellas bailan They dance. They are dancing. They do dance.
Usted baila You dance. You are dancing. You do dance. Ustedes bailan You dance. You are dancing. You do dance.
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Practicamos!!!
Cantar to sing
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What do you think these infinitives mean?
ayudar
bailar
bajar
buscar
cantar
caminar
comprar
contestar
cortar
entrar
escuchar
enseñar
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More Common Infinitives
estudiar
hablar
explicar
llamar
llegar
llevar
montar
mirar
nadar
pagar
preguntar
necesitar
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I Cant Take ItMore Common AR Verbs.
regresar
terminar
preparar
tomar
viajar
trabajar
llorar
visitar
marchar
admirar
amar
aceptar
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La Tarea
Pick 10 AR verbs and conjugate them in your
notebooks!