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In order to talk about activities, you needto use verbs. Verbs e!ress actions or states o" being.In #nglish and $!anish, the in"initive is the base "or%o" the verb. In #nglish, the in"initive is !receded by

the &ord to' to study , to be. (he in"initive in $!anish isa one)&ord "or% and can be recogni*ed by its endings'-ar , -er , or -ir .

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In this lesson, you &ill learn the "or%s o"regular -ar verbs.

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(o create the "or%s o" %ost regular verbs in $!anish,dro! the in"initive endings +-ar , -er , -ir . -ou thenadd to the ste% the endings that corres!ond to thedi""erent subect !ronouns. (his diagra% &ill hel!

you visuali*e the !rocess by &hich verb "or%s arecreated.

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¡Atención! /nless re"erring to a !erson, the$!anish verbs buscar , escuchar , esperar ,and mirar do not need to be "ollo&ed by

!re!ositions as do their #nglish euivalents.

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hen t&o verbs are used together &ithno change o" subect, the second verb isgenerally in the in"initive. (o %ake a sentence

negative in $!anish, the &ord no is !lacedbe"ore the conugated verb. In this case,no %eans not .

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$!anish s!eakers o"ten o%it subect!ronouns because the verb endings indicate&ho the subect is. In $!anish, subect

!ronouns are used "or e%!hasis, clari"ication,or contrast.

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he erb "ustar 

(o e!ress your likes and dislikes, use the e!ression#no$ me "usta  e%&%a 3singular noun or #no$ me

"ustan  %os&%as 3 plural noun. 5ote' -ou %ay usethe !hrase a m' "or e%!hasis, but never the subect!ronoun (o.

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(o talk about &hat you like and don6t like todo, use #no$ me "usta 3infinitive(s). 5otethat the singular "usta is al&ays used, even

&ith %ore than one in"initive.

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(o ask a class%ate about likes and dislikes,use the !ronoun te instead o" me. 5ote' -ou%ay use a ti "or e%!hasis, but never the

subect !ronoun t).

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-ou can use this sa%e structure to talk aboutother !eo!le by using the !ronouns nos* %e*and %es. /nless your instructor tells you

other&ise, only the me and te "or%s &illa!!ear on test %aterials until +ección 7.

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,roie the present tense orms o these erbs.he irst items hae been one or (ou.

1. -o 77777 es!a8ol.

2. #llos 77777 es!a8ol.

9. In:s 77777 es!a8ol.

4. 5osotras 77777 es!a8ol.

;. (< 77777 es!a8ol. 

1. 777777777 el ca":. + a %=

2. > 77777 las clases? +a ti

9. 5o 77777 el ca":. +a ti

4. 5o 77777 las clases. +a %=

;. 5o 77777 el ca":. +a %=

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