Many Spanish infinitives end in -ar. Regular verbs in this group share a predictable set of present endings.
The idea
Remove -ar from hablar to get the stem habl-. For the subjects shown, add -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis or -an: hablo, hablas, habla, hablamos, habláis, hablan. Context and verb endings often make a subject pronoun optional.
Examples
- Trabajo en un hospital.I work in a hospital.
- ¿Estudias por la mañana?Do you study in the morning?
- Ana cocina los domingos.Ana cooks on Sundays.
- Caminamos al mercado.We walk to the market.
- ¿Habláis español en casa?Do you speak Spanish at home?
- Mis vecinos trabajan aquí.My neighbours work here.
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Watch out
Not every verb ending in -ar is regular. For example, estar has its own irregular forms; do not assume this pattern applies to it.
Try it yourself
Yo ___ en un hospital. (trabajo / trabaja)
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trabajo
With yo, regular trabajar becomes trabajo.
Ana ___ los domingos. (cocina / cocinamos)
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cocina
Singular Ana takes the -a ending in cocina.
Nosotros ___ al mercado. (caminamos / caminan)
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caminamos
With nosotros, caminar takes -amos: caminamos.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Yo ___ en un hospital. (trabajo / trabaja)
Ana ___ los domingos. (cocina / cocinamos)
Nosotros ___ al mercado. (caminamos / caminan)
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