Regular -ar Verbs in the Present Tense

A collection of vocabulary and grammar rules based on the study of regular -ar verbs in the Spanish present tense.

bailar

to dance

buscar

to look for

caminar

to walk

cantar

to sing

comprar

to buy

contestar

to answer

conversar

to talk; to chat

descansar

to rest

desear

to want; to wish

dibujar

to draw

enseñar

to teach

escuchar

to listen (to)

esperar

to wait (for); to hope

estudiar

to study

explicar

to explain

hablar

to talk; to speak

llegar

to arrive

llevar

to carry

mirar

to look (at); to watch

necesitar

to need

practicar

to practice

preguntar

to ask (a question)

preparar

to prepare

regresar

to return

terminar

to end; to finish

tomar

to take; to drink

trabajar

to work

viajar

to travel

Regular Verbs (Infinitives)

Verbs ending in -ar, -er, or -ir.

-ar Verb Ending: yo

-o (e.g., estudio)

-ar Verb Ending: tú

-as (e.g., estudias)

-ar Verb Ending: Ud./él/ella

-a (e.g., estudia)

-ar Verb Ending: nosotros/as

-amos (e.g., estudiamos)

-ar Verb Ending: vosotros/as

-áis (e.g., estudiáis)

-ar Verb Ending: Uds./ellos/ellas

-an (e.g., estudian)

Present Tense Meanings (Example: Ana trabaja)

Ana works; Ana is working; Ana does work.

Two-Verb Rule

When two verbs are used together with no change of subject, the second verb is generally in the infinitive (e.g., Deseo hablar).

Negation Formula

Use 'no' before the conjugated verb (e.g., Yo no miro la televisión).

Subject Pronoun Omission

Subject pronouns are often omitted because verb endings indicate who the subject is.