Regular "-ar" verbs Verbs are words that show action or a state of being. In Spanish, the basic form of a verb, or "the infinitive form", has three endings which are "-ar", "-er", and "-ir". In the chart below, the infinitive endings are indicated in blue. Infinitive form bailar comer escribir To make a sentence, a verb must be paired with a subject pronoun. In the chart below, all subject pronouns are in blue. Singular Plural yo tú usted, él/ella nosotros/nosotras vosotros/vosotras ustedes, ellos/ellas When a verb is paired with a subject pronoun or noun, the infinitive ending changes. This is called "conjugating the verb". In the example below, the infinitive ending and the new ending are in blue. Example bailar Yo bailo To conjugate a regular "-ar" ending verb in the present tense, first remove the "-ar" ending. After removal of "-ar" Yo bail- Then, replace the "-ar" ending with the following conjugated endings for regular "-ar" verbs. All endings are labeled in blue, as well as the subject they are conjugated to. Subject Pronoun (Singular) Conjugation of -ar (bailar) Subject Pronoun (Plural) Conjugation of -ar (bailar).1 Examples: Yo bailo nosotros, nosotras bailamos Yo bailobien. tú bailas vosotros, vosotras bailáis Beatriz estudiamucho. usted, él, ella baila ustedes, ellos, ellas bailan Ellos no trabajanlos lunes. In Spanish, the present tense is used to talk about three present tense meanings in English: English Unnamed: 1 Spanish 1. Carlos listens to music. 2. Carlos is listening to music. 3. Carlos does listen to music. NaN Carlos escucha música. When two verbs are used together in a sentence with no change of subject pronoun or noun, the second verb is not conjugated (infinitive). In a negative sentence, place the "no" before the conjugated verb. The subject pronoun and their corresponding endings are labeled in blue. Examples Yonecesitopracticar el español. Yono dibujomucho. Common regular "-ar" verbs List of common "-ar" verbs: continued: bailar - to dance estudiar - to study buscar - to look (for) (as in "searching" for something/someone) explicar - to explain caminar - to walk hablar - to talk; to speak cantar - to sing llegar - to arrive cenar - to have/eat dinner; (Spanish does not use "have/eat" dinner) llevar - to carry; to take something to a place comprar - to buy mirar - to look (at); to watch contestar - to answer necesitar - to need conversar - to converse; to chat practicar - to practice desayunar - to have/eat breakfast (Spanish does not use "have/eat" breakfast) preguntar - to ask (a question; an explanation of something) descansar - to rest preparar - to prepare desear - to desire; to wish regresar - to return (to a location) dibujar - to draw terminar - to end; to finish enseñar - to teach tomar - to take; to drink escuchar - to listen (to) trabajar - to work esperar - to wait (for); to hope viajar - to travel ¡Ojo! In Spanish, the verbs "buscar, escuchar, esperar", and "mirar" do not require the additional prepositions "at", "for" or "to" like English does, as they are already part of the verb. Ejemplos: -Yo busco unos libros en la biblioteca. -Nosotros esperamos el autobús de la escuela. I look for some books at the library. We wait for the school bus. -Los chicos escuchan la música de Juanes. -Sebastián mira los videos de la gramática para su clase de español. The boys listen to Juanes' music. Sebastián watches the grammar videos for his Spanish class.