Spanish verbs are divided into three main groups according to their ending -AR, -ER or -IR. The -AR verbs are the largest category (around 80% of all), and the good news is that more of them are regular. To conjugate these verbs, remove the ending (-ar) and then add the corresponding termination according to the subject pronoun (yo, tú, él, usted...)
Forming verbs ending in AR
In this video, with explanations in English, you’ll see how to conjugate Spanish verbs ending in -AR in the present tense. Repeat the examples to familiarize yourself with the conjugation.
Here you have the conjugation of hablar (to speak, to talk) in the present tense, as an example of all the regular verbs ending in AR (click here to see the whole conjugation of hablar):
Notice that in Spanish, endings are especially important, because very often subject pronouns don’t appear along with the verbs. Look at some examples:
- Carmen habla español (Carmen speaks Spanish).
- Trabajo en una escuela (I work in a school).
- ¿Estudias aquí? (Do you study here?)
- Cenamos a las 20:00 (We have dinner at 8:00).
- Escuchan las noticias en la radio (They listen to the news on the radio).
List of Spanish verbs with AR
As we said above, there are many verbs ending in AR in Spanish as important and useful as hablar (to speak), trabajar (to work), estudiar (to study), andar (to walk), viajar (travel), desayunar (to eat breakfast), esperar (to wait, to hope), bailar (to dance), comprar (to buy), amar (to love), ayudar (to help), buscar (to look for) … Click on this link to learn 20 verbs ending in -AR with some interactive games and quizzes, that you need to know.
Time to practice
Click the link to access 5 interactive exercises to practice the present tense of verbs ending in -AR.
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