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Regular AR Verbs

The Spanish infinitive, or base form of the verb, is divided into two parts: the stem and
the ending. Many verbs end in ar. The verb cantar (to sing) can be divided into the
stem and base: cant + ar. In order to conjugate a verb, you must change the ending in
order to make the verb agree with the subject. To conjugate a regular ar verb, drop
the ar ending and add one of the following: o, as, a, amos, áis, an.

Here is the present tense conjugation of cantar :

yo canto
tú cantas
él canta
ella canta
usted canta
nosotros cantamos
nosotras cantamos
vosotros cantáis
vosotras cantáis
ellos cantan
ellas cantan
ustedes cantan

Here are some verbs that follow the regular Ar verb conjugation pattern:

amar – to love bailar – to dance besar – to kiss buscar – to look for

caminar – to walk charlar – to chat comprar – to buy conversar – to converse

enseñar – to teach escuchar – to esperar – to hope estudiar – to study

listen
fijar – to fix, to fasten firmar – to sign ganar – to win invitar – to invite

llamar – to call llenar – to fill llevar – to take llorar – to cry

mirar – to look at nadar – to swim necesitar – to olvidar – to forget

need
preparar – to prepare trabajar – to work viajar – to travel visitar – to visit

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Regular Ar Verbs

Find The Word

Instructions: Use the letter in every other box to find a conjugated form of a verb.
Write the conjugated form of the verb that you find on the line provided.

Example:

q n w o e s r o y t u r i o p s a b s a d i
f l g a h m f o g s

nosotros bailamos

nosotros bailamos
1.

z y x o c l v l b e a n q o

______________________________

2.

m t n ú o b l u h s i c m a p s

______________________________

3.

h v j o l s r o b t v r c o z s b f a i d j
l á k i m s

______________________________

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Regular AR Verbs
4.

z é x l c l v l y o v r b a

______________________________

él llora

5.

p y w o q e q s q p q e q r g o

______________________________

6.

c e j l h l g o f s d c s o p m w p b r x a

f n

______________________________

7.

a e q l e l r a y v u i i a p j r a

______________________________

8.

q n w o e s r o y t u r i o p s a n s e v c i

e l s a i n t v a x m e o w s

______________________________

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Regular AR Verbs

Word Search Puzzle

Instructions: Find the conjugated forms of the verbs in the word search puzzle.

Example:

o y n f d p c a b y c h v k b
q t w t x v t y t y k f p x j
z u i a c t s v i p w i d d k
p z j v a e d e u k g y o g l
f k c d n w k d u n t q f y u
v t z u q i d r o f f l s l x
d w u n v i o c u n d g a y s
y b v f h y z y q h c a c f c
a t i s i v a l l e r x s n d
w f y g u x y e k i f t u y w
x t v o s s i n m u u f b p r
i e c g m i x l c g j k ú e q
p x n j l j é i o f f k t r a
n q x x i v o l l v z g c u k
d h w i e d x z e j p c n k t
él mira, tú buscas, ella visita, yo invito

Your Puzzle

s y o c a m i n o t w m r i a
u o a v e r k n x z w d y n j
s a m m w l x a u u r o a p i
t c y a b a l j n f c i o o f
e s o s n i x a s e d b f w l
d u i j o a o i t u l k d l é
l b n o r s g v t r r l b r n
l a v e l l o s c h a r l a n
a l i d l s e é o v p b s é p
m l t y a s l d s r d f a n u
a e o m a h r e j b t p g j b
x m a l a s n t b q o o h m a
o ú l b m s o s l v x r s i p
t e l n i c f u o m r i f o y ellos charlan
e a g y f s a r e p s e ú t n

ellos charlan, tú esperas, usted llama, ella busca,

yo camino, yo invito, tú amas, ellas estudian,

él habla, yo firmo, ustedes viajan, él fija,

nosotros ganamos, ella trabaja, él llena

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Regular AR Verbs
Crossword Puzzle
Instructions: Fill in the crossword puzzle with the Spanish translation of each clue.

The Clues

Across
5. they win

Down
1. we look for
2. you (informal, singular) swim
3. he looks at
4. you( formal, singular) prepare
5. she loves

tú nadas

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