Present Tense: AR Verbs

Aaron Losness

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The present tense is used to report what is happening and what is true now. now Reports on both specific now (at this moment) and general now (these days; this time period). Structure: simple tense: verb base + ending

AR Verb Conjugation-PRESENT Hablar = talk

Pagar = pay

Replace the -ar

I = yo

-o

I talk I pay

Yo hablo Yo pago

You = tú (familiar)

-as

You talk You pay

Tú hablas Tú pagas

He = él She = ella

-a

He talks You pay

Él habla Usted paga

You (formal) = usted

We = nosotros They = ellos/ellas You (formal) = ustedes

-amos We talk -an

We pay

Nosotros hablamos Nosotros pagamos

They talk They pay

Ellos hablan Ustedes pagan

AR Verbs- PRESENT (I, you, they) Necesitar: to need (yo necesito, tú necesitas, ellos necesitan) Pagar: to pay (yo pago, usted paga, ellos pagan) Hablar: to speak (yo hablo, tú hablas, ellos hablan) Gustar: to like, to please (yo gusto, usted gusta, ellos gustan) Tomar: to drink, to take (yo tomo, tú tomas, ellos toman) Comprar: to buy (yo compro, usted compra, ellos compran) *Estar: to be (yo estoy, tú estás, ellos están) Gastar: to spend (yo gasto, usted gasta, ellos gastan) *Dar: to give (yo doy, tú das, ellos dan) *Jugar: to play (yo juego, usted juega, ellos juegan) *irregular irregular

AR Verbs- Practice Sentences *We play in the park (jugar) Nosotros jugamos en el parque. I speak to the girl at my school. (hablar) Yo hablo con la chica en mi escuela. *She gives money to the poor. (dar) Ella da el dinero al pobre. They pay for the food in cash. (pagar) Ellos pagan por la comida en efectivo. You like the movie. (gustar) Tú gustas la película. Usted gusta la película. *irregular irregular

AR Verbs- Practice Sentences She buys milk and eggs. (comprar) Ella compra leche y huevos. I drink coffee every morning. (tomar) Tomo el café cada mañana. *We are at the beach. (estar) Nosotros estamos en la playa. They spend money at the store. (gastar) Ellos gastan el dinero en la tienda. You need to eat. (necesitar) Tú necesitas a comer. Usted necesita a comer. *irregular irregular

QUIZ TIME!!!

AR Verbs-Present Quiz To spend (gastar): you spend, I spend, they spend __________ or __________, __________ , ____________ To drink (tomar): he drinks, you drink, we drink __________ , __________ or __________ , ____________ To need (necesitar): I need, you need, she needs __________ , __________ or __________ , ____________ To be (estar): you are, they are, we are __________ or __________, __________ , ____________ To buy (compar): you buy, she buys, we buy __________ or __________, __________ , ____________

AR Verbs-Present Quiz To like (gustar): she likes, you like, we like __________ , __________ or __________ , ____________ *To give (dar): we give, you give, she gives __________ , __________ or __________ , ____________ To speak (hablar): you speak, he speaks, we speak __________ or __________, __________ , ____________ To pay (pagar): she pays, they pay, I pay __________ , __________ , ____________ *To play (jugar): I play, she plays, they play __________ , __________ , ____________ *irregular irregular

AR Verbs- Practice Sentences They pay for the food in cash. (pagar) _______________________________________________________________________________

You like the movie. (gustar) _______________________________________________________________________________

She gives money to the poor. (dar) _______________________________________________________________________________

I drink coffee every morning. (tomar) _______________________________________________________________________________

They spend money at the store. (gastar) _______________________________________________________________________________

AR Verbs- Practice Sentences We play in the park (jugar) _______________________________________________________________________________

I speak to the girl at my school. (hablar) _______________________________________________________________________________

We are at the beach. (estar) _______________________________________________________________________________

She bought milk and eggs. (comprar) _______________________________________________________________________________

You need to eat. (necesitar) _______________________________________________________________________________

ANSWER KEY!!!

AR Verbs-Present Quiz To spend (gastar): you spend, I spend, they spend tú gastas o usted gasta, yo gasto, ellos gastan To drink (tomar): he drinks, you drink, we drink él toma, tú tomas o usted toma, nosotros tomamos To need (necesitar): I need, you need, she needs yo necesito, tú necesitas o usted necesita, ella necesita *To be (estar): you are, they are, we are tú estás o usted está, ellos están, nosotros estamos To buy (compar): you buy, she buys, we buy tú compras o usted compra, ella compra, nosotros compramos *irregular irregular

AR Verbs-Present Quiz To like (gustar): she likes, you like, we like ella gusta, tú gustas o usted gusta, nosotros gustamos *To give (dar): we give, you give, she gives nosotros damos, tú das o usted da, ella da To speak (hablar): you speak, he speaks, we speak tú hablas o usted habla, el habla, nosotros hablamos To pay (pagar): she pays, they pay, I pay ella paga, ellos pagan, yo pago *To play (jugar): I play, she plays, they play yo juego, ella juega, ellos juegan *irregular irregular

AR Verbs- Practice Sentences They pay for the food in cash. (pagar) Ellos pagan por la comida en efectivo. You like the movie. (gustar) Tú gustas la película. Usted gusta la película. *She gives money to the poor. (dar) Ella da el dinero al pobre. I drink coffee every morning. (tomar) Tomo el café cada mañana. They spend money at the store. (gastar) Ellos gastan el dinero en la tienda. *irregular irregular

AR Verbs- Practice Sentences *We play in the park. (jugar) Nosotros jugamos en el parque. I speak to the girl at my school. (hablar) Yo hablo con la chica en mi escuela. *We are at the beach. (estar) Nosotros estamos en la playa. She buys milk and eggs. (comprar) Ella compra leche y huevos. You need to eat. (necesitar) Tú necesitas a comer. Usted necesita a comer. *irregular irregular

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