Los verbos "-ar"

Most infinitive verbs in Spanish en in "-ar." These are called "-ar" verbs. You'll also hear them called "AR" verbs or something similar. An infinitive is the basic form of the verb, like "to walk" and "to jump" in English.

Ejemplos:

English Infinitive	Verbo Infinitivo en Español
to talk	hablar
to sing	cantar
to eat	comer
to write	escribir

To use all verbs, we change the ending to match who is doing the action. These are called conjugations. Review your notes. We saw these changes with the verb "ser" already.

Here are some important words to remember:
- Yo means I.
- Tú means you (informal).
- Él/Ella means he/she.
- Nosotros/Nosotras means we.
- Ellos/Ellas means they.

Regular "AR" verbs.

Here's an example of a regular "-AR" verb. We call it regular because there are no changes anywhere in the verb except for the ending.

Verb: Hablar

	Singular	Plural
1a persona	yo hablo	nosotros hablamos
2a persona	tú hablas	vosotros habláis (We won't use this one but we can leave it in the chart in case you want to reference it in the future.
3a persona	él/ella/usted habla	ellos/ellas/ustedes hablan (Ustedes is "y'all")

Let's try some examples.

Part A)

Complete these charts like the example above for "Hablar". Remove the "-ar" ending, and add the ending you see in the chart above.

Verb: Cantar (to sing)

	Singular	Plural
1a persona	yo:	nosotros / nosotras:
2a persona	tú:
3a persona	él/ella/usted:	ellos/ellas/ustedes:

Part B)

Let's pretend we're in Chorus class. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb "cantar."

Ella ............ una canción (a song) en el concierto.
Nosotros ............ juntos (together) en el coro.
Tú ............ una canción en la clase de música.
Ellos ............ muy bien en el concierto.