— In order to talk about activities you need to use verbs.
— Infinitives are the base form of verbs.
— In English, the infinitive is preceded by the word –to: to talk, to read, to write.
— In Spanish, the infinitive is a one-word-form and -to is found in the -ar ending of verbs.
— The majority of Spanish -ar verbs follow this formula:
hablar to talk
hablo
I talk
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hablamos
we talk
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hablas
you talk (tú)
habla
you talk (usted)
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habláis
you all talk (vosotros)
hablan
you all talk (ustedes)
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habla
she, he talks
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hablan
they talk
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Common -ar verbs
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escuchar
to listen (to)
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sacar
to take out
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preguntar
to ask
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guardar
to put away
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contestar
to answer
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trabajar
to work
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estudiar
to study
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practicar
to practice
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tomar
to take
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mirar
to look (a); to watch
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buscar
to look for
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llevar
to carry
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Write a sentence describing what a young man
(or woman) does at school.
¿Qué hace el chico (la chica) en el colegio?
What do you do in school?
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1. escuchar
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2. preguntar
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3. contestar
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4. estudiar
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5. tomar
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6. buscar
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7. sacar
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8. guardar
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9. trabajar
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10. practicar
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11. mirar
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12. llevar
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13. gustar
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