The%20Present%20Tense%20of%20Regular%20Verbs

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The Present Tense of Regular Verbs

• -Ar Verbs

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In Spanish there are different verb forms for
each subject performing an action. Verbs are
categorized by the last two letters. -Ar verbs
end with ar in their infinitive (or unchanged)
form.
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When a verb is changed from its infinitive form,
this is called conjugation.There are 2 steps in
verb conjugation

• Take the infinitive form of the verb and drop the
  last two letters (in this case ar).
• Add the correct letter(s) ending.

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The chart below shows the verb endings
(underlined) for Regular -Ar Verbs in the Present
Tense using Hablar (to speak)
Singular Subjects Plural Subjects
yo nosotros
nosotras
tú vosotros
vosotras
ud. uds.
él ellos
ella ellas
hablo
hablamos
hablas
hablaís
habla
hablan
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The ending gives the verb a specific meaning
Singular Subjects Plural Subjects
yo nosotros
nosotras
tú vosotros
vosotras
ud. uds.
él ellos
ella ellas
hablo (I speak)
hablamos (we speak)
hablas (you speak) informal
hablaís (you speak) plural
hablan (you speak) plural (they speak)
habla (you speak) (he, she speaks)
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Each verb form can have three similar English
translations

• estudio
• I study
• I am studying
• I do study