2.7: Verbos que terminan en -ar

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In this unit, we will focus on verbs that end in -ar. We will work on verbs that end in -er and -ir in the next unit. Here are some verbs that end in -ar.

hablar	to speak	viajar	to travel
mirar	to watch	pintar	paint
escuchar	to listen (note: escuchar does not have ¨to¨ after it like it does in English.	bailar	to dance
tocar	to play (a musical instrument)	descansar	to rest
tomar	to drink, to take (medicine)/(photographs)	trabajar	to work
calificar	to grade	llamar	to call
enseñar	to teach	cocinar	to cook
cantar	to sing	estudiar	to study
dibujar	to draw	nadar	to swim
practicar	to practice	visitar	to visit
caminar	to walk	necesitar (inf)	to need

¡Escuchemos! (Let´s listen!)

Listen through minute 1:58

Thinking about the grammar

What does the (inf.) mean after the verb ¨necesitar¨? It means that often times an infinitive (non conjugated verb) is used after the conjugated form of the verb ¨necesitar.¨ For example: ¨Necesito estudiar.¨ I need to study. These two verbs are working together as a team. We only conjugate the first one.

Query \(\PageIndex{1}\)

¿Qué hacemos? What do we do?

Example \(\PageIndex{1}\)

¿Bailas? Do you dance?

Sí, yo bailo. No, no bailo.

Thinking about the grammar

Why are there two no´s here?

It is the same in English… ¨No, I do not dance.¨

Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

Looking at the example above…

How do you ask a yes or no question in Spanish?

Answer

Note that all you do is conjugate the verb correctly for the subject and either write question marks or put the sound of a question in your voice.

Actividad comunicativa

Get with a partner and take turns asking each other whether you do some of the different activities in the list of verbs above. Make sure to use complete sentences to ask and to answer.