Regular 'AR' Verbs in the Present Tense: 'Hablar'

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Regular AR Verbs in the Present Tense

There are groups of verbs that follow the same pattern in Spanish. One group is called ‘AR verbs’ because in the infinitive they all end in '-ar'.

Using AR verbs

Forming the present tense for regular AR verbs is simple.
You just need to remove '-ar' and add the endings for each person.
Here is the example for 'hablar' (to speak, to talk).

Singular

yo hablo - I talk
tú hablas - you talk (singular)
él/ella habla - he/she/it talks

Plural

nosotros/nosotras hablamos - we talk
vosotros/vosotras habláis - you talk (plural)
ellos/ellas hablan - they talk

Examples

Yo hablo español.
- I speak Spanish.
Ella habla con su madre.
- She talks with her mother.

You, Family & Home

1.1

Introducing Yourself & Being Polite

1.1.1Name & Age 1.1.2Being Polite: Hello 1.1.3Being Polite: Please 1.1.4Introductions

1.2

Looks & Personality

1.2.1Hair 1.2.2Eyes 1.2.3Physical Appearance 1.2.4Personality

1.3

My Family & I

1.3.1Family Members 1.3.2Other Family Members 1.3.3Pets

1.4

Days, Months & Time

1.4.1Time 1.4.2Days of the Week 1.4.3Months of the Year

1.5

Numbers

1.5.1Numbers 1-10 1.5.2Numbers 11-20 1.5.3Numbers 21-29 1.5.4Numbers: 30-39 1.5.5Numbers: 40-49 1.5.6Numbers: 50-59 1.5.7Numbers: 60-69 1.5.8Numbers: 70-79 1.5.9Numbers: 80-89 1.5.10Numbers: 90-100

School & Jobs

2.1

School

2.1.1School Subjects (1/2)2.1.2School Subjects (2/2)

Free Time

3.1

Free Time

3.1.1Sports: Jugar 3.1.2Sports: Hacer 3.1.3Music

3.2

Town

3.2.1Shops (1/2)3.2.2Shops (2/2)3.2.3Places in Town 3.2.4Talking About Places in Town

3.3

Shopping

3.3.1Liking & Not Liking 3.3.2Fruit 3.3.3Vegetables 3.3.4Clothes (1/2)3.3.5Clothes (2/2)

3.4

Holiday

3.4.1Good Weather 3.4.2Bad Weather

Grammar

4.1

Verbs

4.1.1Subject Pronouns 4.1.2Subject Pronouns: Explanation 4.1.3Verbs 4.1.4Conjugation

4.2

Important Irregular Verbs

4.2.1To Be - Ser 4.2.2Uses of 'Ser' (1/2)4.2.3Uses of 'Ser' (2/2)4.2.4To Be - Estar 4.2.5Uses of 'Estar' (1/2)4.2.6Uses of 'Estar' (2/2)4.2.7'Ser' or 'Estar' (1/2)4.2.8'Ser' or 'Estar' (2/2)4.2.9To Have 4.2.10Uses of 'Tener'

4.3

Regular Verbs in the Present Tense

4.3.1Regular 'AR' Verbs in the Present Tense: 'Hablar'4.3.2Regular 'AR' Verbs in the Present Tense 4.3.3Regular 'ER' Verbs in the Present Tense 4.3.4'ER' Verbs in the Present: Examples 4.3.5Regular 'IR' Verbs in the Present Tense 4.3.6Regular 'IR' Verbs in the Present: Examples

4.4

Verbs in the Immediate Future

4.4.1Immediate Future 4.4.2Immediate Future: Uses

4.5

Negatives

4.5.1Negatives 4.5.2Just the 'Nada' Bit

4.6

Nouns

4.6.1Saying 'A' & 'The' (Singular)4.6.2Saying 'Some' and 'The' (Plural)4.6.3Plural Nouns 4.6.4Proper Nouns (1/2)4.6.5Proper Nouns (2/2)

4.7

Adjectives

4.7.1Adjectives 4.7.2Adjectives: Spelling 4.7.3Adjectives That Don't Change 4.7.4'Grande' and 'Bueno'4.7.5Adjectives that Change Endings 4.7.6Plural 4.7.7Possession

4.8

Prepositions

4.8.1Common Prepositions

4.9

Questions

4.9.1Asking Questions

4.10

Conjunctions

4.10.1What Are Conjunctions?

4.11

Adverbials

4.11.1Adverbs of Manner 4.11.2Adverbs of Time 4.11.3Adverbs of Place

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You, Family & Home

1.1

Introducing Yourself & Being Polite

1.1.1Name & Age 1.1.2Being Polite: Hello 1.1.3Being Polite: Please 1.1.4Introductions

1.2

Looks & Personality

1.2.1Hair 1.2.2Eyes 1.2.3Physical Appearance 1.2.4Personality

1.3

My Family & I

1.3.1Family Members 1.3.2Other Family Members 1.3.3Pets

1.4

Days, Months & Time

1.4.1Time 1.4.2Days of the Week 1.4.3Months of the Year

1.5

Numbers

1.5.1Numbers 1-10 1.5.2Numbers 11-20 1.5.3Numbers 21-29 1.5.4Numbers: 30-39 1.5.5Numbers: 40-49 1.5.6Numbers: 50-59 1.5.7Numbers: 60-69 1.5.8Numbers: 70-79 1.5.9Numbers: 80-89 1.5.10Numbers: 90-100

School & Jobs

2.1

School

2.1.1School Subjects (1/2)2.1.2School Subjects (2/2)

Free Time

3.1

Free Time

3.1.1Sports: Jugar 3.1.2Sports: Hacer 3.1.3Music

3.2

Town

3.2.1Shops (1/2)3.2.2Shops (2/2)3.2.3Places in Town 3.2.4Talking About Places in Town

3.3

Shopping

3.3.1Liking & Not Liking 3.3.2Fruit 3.3.3Vegetables 3.3.4Clothes (1/2)3.3.5Clothes (2/2)

3.4

Holiday

3.4.1Good Weather 3.4.2Bad Weather

Grammar

4.1

Verbs

4.1.1Subject Pronouns 4.1.2Subject Pronouns: Explanation 4.1.3Verbs 4.1.4Conjugation

4.2

Important Irregular Verbs

4.3

Regular Verbs in the Present Tense

4.4

Verbs in the Immediate Future

4.4.1Immediate Future 4.4.2Immediate Future: Uses

4.5

Negatives

4.5.1Negatives 4.5.2Just the 'Nada' Bit

4.6

Nouns

4.6.1Saying 'A' & 'The' (Singular)4.6.2Saying 'Some' and 'The' (Plural)4.6.3Plural Nouns 4.6.4Proper Nouns (1/2)4.6.5Proper Nouns (2/2)

4.7

Adjectives

4.7.1Adjectives 4.7.2Adjectives: Spelling 4.7.3Adjectives That Don't Change 4.7.4'Grande' and 'Bueno'4.7.5Adjectives that Change Endings 4.7.6Plural 4.7.7Possession

4.8

Prepositions

4.8.1Common Prepositions

4.9

Questions

4.9.1Asking Questions

4.10

Conjunctions

4.10.1What Are Conjunctions?

4.11

Adverbials

4.11.1Adverbs of Manner 4.11.2Adverbs of Time 4.11.3Adverbs of Place

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