-AR SPANISH VERBS IN THE PRESENT TENSE

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-AR SPANISH VERBS IN THE PRESENT TENSE

PRESENT TENSE OF REGULAR -AR VERBS IN SPANISH

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The present tense is used to talk about what you are doing now:

Yo hablo a los estudiantes I talk to the students

It is also used to describe what you plan to do in the immediate future:

Yo hablo a los estudiantes esta noche I'll talk to the students this evening

To form the present tense, you drop the -AR of the infinitive form and add the appropriate endings for each person. Using the right ending on a verb is very important.

PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE ENDINGS!!!

HABLAR

Yo hablo
Tú hablas
Él/ella habla*
Usted habla*
Nosotros(as) hablamos
Vosotros(as) habláis**
Ellos/ellas hablan*
Ustedes hablan*

TO TALK / TO SPEAK

I talk
you talk (informal)
he/she talks
you talk (formal)
we talk
you all talk (informal)
they talk
you all talk (formal)

*Note that the subject pronoun USTED takes the same endings as the ÉL or ELLA form; and USTEDES take the same ending as the ELLOS or ELLAS form of the verb.

**VOSOTROS/VOSOTRAS forms are used in much of Spain; however, they are not used in Latin America.

MORE SPANISH VERBS CONJUGATED

BAILAR

Yo bailo
Tú bailas
Él/Ella baila
Usted baila
Nosotros(as) bailamos
Ellos/Ellas bailan
Ustedes bailan

TO DANCE

I dance
You dance (informal)
He/She dances
You dance (formal)
We dance
They dance
You all dance (informal)

ESTUDIAR

Yo estudio
Tú estudias
Él/Ella estudia
Usted estudia
Nosotros(as) estudiamos
Ellos/Ellas estudian
Ustedes estudian

TO STUDY

I study
You study (informal)
He/She studies
You study (formal)
We study
They study
You all study (formal)

MORE REGULAR -AR VERBS IN THE PRESENT TENSE ...

ayudar       to help
buscar       to look for / to search
contestar       to answer
enseñar       to teach
esperar       to wait
llegar       to arrive
llevar       to wear / to carry
necesitar       to need
pasar       to pass / to happen
preparar       to prepare
tocar      to play (instrument) / to touch
usar       to use