Regular -ar Verbs

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Verbos regulares

The largest category of regular Spanish verbs is those that end in -ar. To conjugate them, remove the infinitive ending and then add one of the following verb endings:

	Singular			Plural
1st person	yo	-o		nosotros	-amos
2nd person	tú	-as		vosotros	-áis
3rd person	él	-a		ellos	-an

Thus to conjugate hablar, you’ll remove the infinitive ending to find the radical habl– and then add the appropriate endings:

HABLAR	Singular			Plural
1st person	yo	hablo		nosotros	hablamos
2nd person	tú	hablas		vosotros	habláis
3rd person	él	habla		ellos	hablan

Note that the conjugations for -AR, -ER, and -IR verbs are very similar. Where -AR verbs have an A, -ER verbs have an E. -IR verbs are identical to -ER verbs except in the nosotros and vosotros forms.

Common regular -ar verbs

amar		to love
ayudar		to help
bailar		to dance
cambiar		to change
cantar		to sing
dejar		to leave
entrar		to enter
esperar		to wait, hope
expresar		to express
ganar		to win, earn
gastar		to spend, waste
hablar		to speak
lavar		to wash
limpiar		to clean
llamar		to call
llevar		to take, to wear
mandar		to order
marchar		to walk
mirar		to watch, look
montar		to climb
nadar		to swim
olvidar		to forget
pagar		to pay
parar		to stop
preparar		to prepare
quedar		to stay
tirar		to pull, draw
tomar		to take, drink
trabajar		to work
viajar		to travel

 Conjugation Quiz

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• Regular -ar verb conjugations

 Related lessons

• -iar verbs
• -uar Verbs
• -AR verb conjugations – PwLS super list
• Present tense
• Introduction to Spanish verbs

 Spanish lesson plans

• -ar Verb Table (Worksheet, 6th-7th grade)
• Present Tense -ar Verbs (PPT, 6th-12th grade)
• Present Tense of -ar Verbs (Worksheet, 8th-9th grade)
• Verbos regulares (PPT, 6th-8th grade)
   

 En français

• Initiation aux verbes
   

 In italiano

• Introduzione ai verbi
   

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