Regular AR Verbs
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 16.5.12
Regular AR Verbs in the Present Tense
To form the present tense for regular AR verbs, remove the AR and add the endings for each person. Here is the example for 'hablar' (to speak, to talk):
Hablo - I talk
Hablas - you talk
Habla - he/she talks
Hablamos - we talk
Habláis - you talk (used for the plural or formal tone)
Hablan - they talk
5 Common Regular AR Verbs
Trabajar (👨💻) - to work
- Trabajo - I work.
- Trabajas - you work.
- Trabaja - he/she works.
- Trabajamos - we work.
- Trabajáis - you (plural) work.
- Trabajan - they work.
Pasar - to happen, spend (time)
- Paso - I spend.
- Pasas - you spend.
- Pasa - he/she spends.
- Pasamos - we spend.
- Pasáis - you (plural) spend.
- Pasan - they spend.
Necesitar - to need
- Necesito - I need.
- Necesitas - you need.
- Necesita - he/she needs.
- Necesitamos - we need.
- Necesitáis - you (plural) need.
- Necesitan - they need.
Estudiar - to study
- Estudio - I study.
- Estudias - you study.
- Estudia - he/she study.
- Estudiamos - we study.
- Estudiáis - you (plural) study.
- Estudian - they study.
Ayudar (💁) - to help
- Ayudo - I help.
- Ayudas - you help.
- Ayuda - he/she helps.
- Ayudamos - we help.
- Ayudáis - you (plural) help.
- Ayudan - they help.
Test yourself on Regular AR Verbs
Which of the following are correct forms of the present tense of 'hablar'?
Which of the following means 'I talk'?
How do you say 'we study Spanish'?
How do you say 'to work' in Spanish?