Regular AR Verbs
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 8.1.1
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):
Yo, tú, él, ella, usted
- yo hablo - I talk
- tú hablas - you talk
- él/ella habla - he/she talks
- usted habla - you talk (formal)
Nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ustedes
- nosotros/nosotras hablamos - we talk
- vosotros/vosotras habláis - you talk (plural)
- ellos/ellas hablan - they talk
- ustedes hablan - you talk (formal plural)
5 Common Regular AR Verbs
Trabajar (👨💻) - to work
- Trabajo - I work.
- Trabajas - you work.
- Trabaja - he/she works / you work (formal).
- Trabajamos - we work.
- Trabajáis - you work (plural).
- Trabajan - they work / you work (formal plural).
Pasar - to happen, spend (time)
- Paso - I spend.
- Pasas - you spend / you spend (formal).
- Pasa - he/she spends.
- Pasamos - we spend.
- Pasáis - you spend (plural).
- Pasan - they spend / they spend (formal plural).
Necesitar - to need
- Necesito - I need.
- Necesitas - you need / you need (formal).
- Necesita - he/she needs.
- Necesitamos - we need.
- Necesitáis - you need (plural).
- Necesitan - they need / you need (formal plural).
Estudiar - to study
- Estudio - I study.
- Estudias - you study / you study (formal).
- Estudia - he/she study.
- Estudiamos - we study.
- Estudiáis - you study (plural).
- Estudian - they study / you study (formal plural).
Ayudar (💁) - to help
- Ayudo - I help.
- Ayudas - you help / you help (formal).
- Ayuda - he/she helps.
- Ayudamos - we help.
- Ayudáis - you help (plural).
- Ayudan - they help / you help (formal plural).
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?