-AR Verbs

Big Idea

-AR Verbs is about turning a grammar rule into one small, usable habit.

Verbs are the engine of a sentence. Start with the moment in time, then choose the form that carries that moment.

Examples

Example 1

yo hablo
I speak

Notice hablo: Present -ar ending.

Example 2

tú hablas
you speak

Notice hablas: The stem stays steady.

Example 3

ellos hablan
they speak

Notice hablan: Listen for the -an ending.

1. Step 1: Read the Spanish example out loud.
2. Step 2: Name the job of the grammar pattern in one phrase.
3. Step 3: Change one noun, verb, or person and say the sentence again.

Watch for this: The trap is trying to master the whole topic at once. Learn the center first; the exceptions make more sense after that.

With -AR Verbs, begin with meaning and time. The ending is there to serve the sentence.