Verbos regulares -AR

Learning Objectives Identify the stem of a regular -AR verb. Recall the preterite endings for regular -AR verbs. Conjugate regular -AR verbs in the preterite tense for all subject pronouns. Correctly use accent marks on the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms. Write a simple sentence in Spanish describing a completed action in the past using a regular -AR verb. Differentiate between the present and preterite 'nosotros' form based on context. What did you do yesterday? 🤔 Did you talk with friends or listen to music? Let's learn how to share our past adventures in Spanish! Today, we will learn how to talk about things that already happened. We will focus on a special group of verbs called '-AR verbs' and learn the secret endings that p...

TermDefinitionExample VerboAn action word, like 'to run', 'to eat', or 'to talk'.Caminar (to walk), Cantar (to sing), Bailar (to dance). InfinitivoThe basic, original form of a verb. In Spanish, they end in -AR, -ER, or -IR.The infinitive is 'hablar', which means 'to talk'. Raíz (Stem)The part of the verb that is left after you remove the -AR, -ER, or -IR ending.For the verb 'cantar', the stem is 'cant-'. Terminación (Ending)The letters you add to the stem to show who did the action and when it happened.For 'I talked', the ending is '-é', which you add to the stem 'habl-' to make 'hablé'. Pretérito (Preterite)A past tense used for actions that are completed and finished.'Yo c...

Finding the Verb Stem Infinitivo - AR = Raíz To start conjugating any regular -AR verb, you must first find its stem. You do this by simply dropping the final -AR from the infinitive form. Preterite Endings for -AR Verbs yo: -é, tú: -aste, él/ella/usted: -ó, nosotros: -amos, ellos/ellas/ustedes: -aron Once you have the stem, add the correct preterite ending to match the subject (the person or people doing the action). Notice the special accent marks on the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' endings!