Regular -ar Verbs in Spanish Simple Present Tense

The Simple Present Tense in Spanish, also known as “Presente Simple,” is essential for expressing habitual actions, general truths, and current states. Regular -ar verbs form the largest and most common group of verbs in Spanish, following a consistent and predictable conjugation pattern.

Conjugation Pattern

To conjugate regular -ar verbs in the Simple Present Tense:

1. Remove the -ar ending from the infinitive.
2. Add the appropriate ending for each subject pronoun.

The endings are:

Pronoun	Ending
yo	-o
tú	-as
él/ella/usted	-a
nosotros/nosotras	-amos
vosotros/vosotras	-áis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	-an

Example: Hablar (to speak)

Let’s conjugate “hablar” as an example:

Pronoun	Conjugation
yo	hablo (I speak)
tú	hablas (you speak)
él/ella/usted	habla (he/she/you formal speak)
nosotros/nosotras	hablamos (we speak)
vosotros/vosotras	habláis (you all speak)
ellos/ellas/ustedes	hablan (they/you all formal speak)

Common Regular -ar Verbs

Some frequently used regular -ar verbs include:

• trabajar (to work)
• estudiar (to study)
• cantar (to sing)
• bailar (to dance)
• cocinar (to cook)

Usage

The Simple Present Tense with -ar verbs is used to express:

1. Habitual actions: “Trabajo todos los días” (I work every day)
2. General truths: “El sol brilla” (The sun shines)
3. Current states: “Ella estudia en la universidad” (She studies at the university)

Synonyms:

• English: Regular -AR Verbs in Present Simple
• Spanish: Verbos Regulares en -AR en Presente Simple, Presente de Indicativo, Presente