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Learning Objectives Identify the stem and ending of regular -AR verbs. Conjugate common -AR verbs in the present tense for yo, tú, él, ella, nosotros, and ellos. Match the correct verb form to a subject pronoun. Form simple Spanish sentences using -AR verbs to describe actions. Use new -AR verbs related to food and school activities. Answer simple questions like '¿Qué haces?' using a conjugated -AR verb. Do you like to talk, sing, or draw? 🎤🎨 Let's learn how to say who is doing these actions in Spanish! Today, we will practice with special action words in Spanish that end in -AR. These are called verbs. Learning how to change their endings helps us say exactly who is doing an action, like 'Yo hablo' (I talk) or 'Ella canta' (She sings)....

TermDefinitionExample Verbo (Verb)An action word. It tells you what someone or something is doing.Caminar (to walk), Cantar (to sing), Estudiar (to study). Infinitivo (Infinitive)The original, unchanged form of a verb. In Spanish, these verbs end in -AR, -ER, or -IR.The infinitive is 'hablar', which means 'to talk'. Raíz (Stem)The main part of the verb that is left after you remove the -AR ending.For the verb 'cantar', the stem is 'cant-'. Terminación (Ending)The last two letters of an infinitive. For this lesson, the ending is always -AR.For the verb 'cantar', the ending is '-ar'. Conjugar (To Conjugate)To change the ending of a verb to match the person who is doing the action.We conjugate 'hablar' to 'hablo'...

The -AR Verb Formula Step 1: Start with the infinitive (like 'bailar'). Step 2: Drop the -AR ending to find the stem ('bail-'). Step 3: Add the new ending that matches the pronoun. Use this three-step formula every time you want to say who is doing an action with a regular -AR verb. The Magic Endings for -AR Verbs Yo ➔ -o | Tú ➔ -as | Él/Ella/Usted ➔ -a | Nosotros ➔ -amos | Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes ➔ -an These are the special endings you add to the verb stem. Each ending matches a different person or group of people.