Avancemos 1 Unidad 2 lecci ón 1

1. Avancemos 1Unidad 2 lección 1 Present tense of AR verbs

2. Present tense of AR verbs • A verb tense is the form of the verb that tells whenan action is happening. • In Spanish, the present tense can translate into English in a variety of ways. For example the verb estudiamoscan be translated as “we study,” “we are studying,” or “we do study”.

3. Present tense of AR verbs • As you already know, an infinitiveis the basic form of a verb. • In English, most infinitives start with the word to (to eat, to drink). In Spanish, infinitives are always one word that ends in ar, eror ir.We are going to learn about –AR verbs now.

4. Present tense of AR verbs • To conjugate a verb, or to change the form of a verb to show who is doing an action, follow this process: 1. Remove the verb endingby crossing off the “ar” HABLAR HABL (the part of the verb that is left after crossing off the ending is called the stem) 2. Add a new ending to the verb, based on the subject of the verb.

5. Endings for AR verbs Yoo Túas Él/ellaa Usted Nosotros/as amos Ellos/ellasan Ustedes

6. Hablar – to talk Yohablo Túhablas Él/ellahabla Usted Nosotroshablamos Ellos/ellashablan ustedes

7. La práctica • I need • You arrive • You (formal) answer • We teach • You all draw • They rest • Yonecesito • Túllegas • Ustedcontesta • Nosotrosenseñamos • Ustedesdibujan • Ellosdescansan