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Regular -ar Verbs — Practice

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Regular -ar Verbs — Practice

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Regular -ar Verbs — Practice — Exercises

Practice

  1. "Yo _____ español." (I speak Spanish.)
    (hablo / hablas / hablan) 
  2. "Ella _____ en la escuela." (She works in school.)
  3. "Nosotros _____ en el parque." (We walk in the park.)
  4. "¿Ustedes _____ música?" (Do you (pl.) like music?)
    (gustan / gusta / gustáis) 
  5. "Ellos no _____ francés." (They don't speak French.)
  6. Complete the conjugation: Tú _____ muy bien. (You dance very well.)
    (bailas / baila / bailamos) 
  7. What is the infinitive of "canto"? (I sing.)
  8. Which sentence is correct?
    (Ellos estudian matemáticas / Ellos estudias matemáticas / Ellos estudia matemáticas) 

Regular -ar Verbs — Practice — Answer Key

Practice

  1. hablo Explanation: Regular -ar verbs use "-o" for "yo" (I). Hablar: hablo, hablas, habla, hablamos, habláis, hablan.
  2. trabaja Explanation: Regular -ar verbs use "-a" for third person singular (ella, él, usted). Trabajar: trabajo, trabajas, trabaja, trabajamos, trabajáis, trabajan.
  3. caminamos Explanation: The nosotros form of -ar verbs ends in "-amos". Caminar: camino, caminas, camina, caminamos, camináis, caminan.
  4. gustan Explanation: With plural subjects (ustedes), -ar verbs use the "-an" ending. Note: "gustar" behaves specially (the thing being liked is the subject), but follows the same conjugation pattern.
  5. hablan Explanation: Regular -ar verbs use "-an" for ellos/ellas/ustedes. The "no" goes before the verb for negation.
  6. bailas Explanation: The "tú" form of -ar verbs ends in "-as". Bailar: bailo, bailas, baila, bailamos, bailáis, bailan.
  7. cantar Explanation: Remove the conjugated ending "-o" and add "-ar" to find the infinitive. The infinitive is the base form of the verb.
  8. Ellos estudian matemáticas Explanation: Subject-verb agreement is required. "Ellos" (they, plural) goes with "-an" ending. Estudiar: estudio, estudias, estudia, estudiamos, estudiáis, estudian.