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Los verbos "-ar"

  • Definition: "Infinitive verb" >> The infinitive form of a verb is the basic form of a verb. In English, infinitives start with “to.” --> To eat, to sing, etc.

Many infinitive verbs in Spanish en in "-ar." These are called "-ar" verbs. You'll also hear them called "AR" verbs or something similar.

  • Definition: "-AR verbs" >> * These are Spanish verbs that end in "-ar" in the infinitive form.

Ejemplos:

English 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.

Here are some important pronouns to remember:
- Yo means I.
- means you (informal).
- Él/Ella means he/she.

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

Persona Forma
1a persona yo hablo
2a persona hablas
3a persona él / ella habla

Ahora te toca / Now it's your turn:

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

  1. Ella ............ una canción (a song) en el concierto.
  2. Tú ............ una canción en la clase de música.
  3. Yo ............ muy bien en el concierto.
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