Verbos que terminan en “–ar”

A verb usually names the action in a sentence. We call the verb form that ends in –r (-ar,
-er, -ir) the infinitive. It is the form you would find in a Spanish dictionary. It means “to
_____.” Below are some of the infinitives you already know. These are called “-ar
verbs”.

ayudar nadar cocinar

dibujar enseñar escuchar
estudiar hablar necesitar
patinar practicar terminar
tocar bailar *empezar(eie)

-It is important that you remember the “subject pronouns” that we have previously
learned. These help indicate which form of the verb will be used according to the person
who is doing the action.

yo- nosotros-
tú- ellos/ellas-
él/ella/usted- ustedes-

--In Spanish, the last letter or letters of the verb tell you who does the action.

--To change an infinitive to a form that tells who is doing the action, remove the “-ar” and
add the appropriate ending.

--Here are the verb endings according to who does the action:

yo- o nosotros- amos

tú- as ellos/ellas- an
él/ella/usted- a ustedes- an

An example:
Infinitive: estudiar- to study

yo- estudio nosotros- estudiamos

tú- estudias ellos/ellas- estudian
él/ella/usted- estudia ustedes- estudian
 Práctica de Verbos de “-ar”

Fill in the blank with the appropriate subject pronoun.

Example: I= __yo__

1. you= _________ 6. Paco and I= ________

2. she = _________ 7. Paco= ________
3. they= _________ 8. Paco and Ana=________
4. we= _________ 9. the dog= ________
5. you all= _________ 10. he= ________

Now match each subject pronoun with the appropriate form of the verb “estudiar”.

1. yo __________________ 5. nosotros ________________

2. tú __________________ 6. ellos ________________
3. él __________________ 7. usted ________________
4. ella __________________ 8. ustedes ________________

Now match each subject pronoun with the appropriate form of the verb given and then
give the definition in English.

Ejemplo:
1. yo/bailar Yo bailo. I dance.
2. Paco/dibujar ________________ __________________
3. tú/terminar ________________ __________________
4. ellos/patinar ________________ __________________
5. usted/nadar ________________ __________________
6. nosotros/practicar ________________ __________________
7. Ana/escuchar ________________ __________________
8. Mi amigo/tocar ________________ __________________
9. ellos/cocinar ________________ __________________
10. ella/ayudar ________________ __________________
11. Paco y yo/hablar ________________ __________________
12. tú y él/terminar ________________ __________________
13. tú y yo/necesitar ________________ __________________
14. él/estudiar ________________ __________________
15. yo/tomar ________________ __________________