El infinitivo and

–AR verbs

Which of the following are not verbs?

Swim

Eat

Play

Seat

Sink

Read

Play

Fly

Jump

Like

Be

Have

Fish

Judge

Love

Cry

Look

Watch

Now is it easier to tell?

To swim

To eat

To play

The seat

The sink

To read

To play

The fly

The jump

To like

To be

To have

To fish

The judge

The love

The cry

The look

The watch

In English, el infinitivo always has

the word “to” in front of it. In

Spanish….Tener

Ser

Estar

Querer

Nadar

Comer

Mirar

Leer

Gustar

Voler

Jugar

Hacer

Sentir

Vivir

El infinitivo always ends

in ______, ______ , or

_______.

In English, el infinitivo always has

the word “to” in front of it. In

Spanish….Tener

Ser

Estar

Querer

Nadar

Comer

Mirar

Leer

Gustar

Voler

Jugar

Hacer

El infinitivo always ends

in _ar__, ___er_ , or

__ir___.

Who is the person

doing the action?

Rules based on verb endings

-AR verbs mostly follow the same rules

when you put them with different subjects

(I, you, he, she, they, y’all, etc.)

So do –ER and –IR verbs. Today we are just

going to look at –AR verbs.

-AR verbs

1. Take the infinitive

2. Drop the –ar

3. Add the correct ending

o amosas a

a

aamos

an

an

an

Who is doing the action??

Miramos

Acepto

Hablan

Adaptas

Causo

Caminamos

Miran

Celebra

Observo

Pasan

Vomito

Who is doing the action??

Miramos (We)

Acepto (I)

Hablan (They)

Adaptas (You)

Causo (I)

Caminamos (We)

Miran (They or Y’all)

Celebra (He/she)

Observo (I)

Pasan (They)

Vomito (I)

o amosas a

a

aamos

an

an

an

nadar: to_______

o amosas a

a

aamos

an

an

an

tomar: to_______

What about estar?? Or gustar??

Some verbs are rebels and

they don’t follow the rules.

Can you see how estar sorta kinda

follows the rules?

1. Estar: to ______

2. Est

Estoy Estamos

Estás Estamos

Está Están

Está Están

Está Están