9 Talking About Daily Activities and Routines with Verbs
Chapter Objectives
In this chapter you will learn how to:
- Conjugate regular -ar verbs in order to talk about the daily activities and routines that you and others do
Think about how you describe, in English, one daily routine that you and others have: waking up:
| I | wake up at 6:00 a.m. |
| You | wake up at 6:00 a.m. |
| Fred | wakes up at 6:30 a.m. |
| Amy and I | wake up at 7:00 a.m. |
| Carlos and Ana | wake up at 6:45 a.m. |
How many different ways are there to conjugate the present tense in English?
Just two! wake and wakes.
In Spanish, as well as many other languages, verb conjugations are much more varied and robust. At first it can seem intimidating, but there is a pattern to it, and with practice you can train your brain to internalize that pattern so that you can conjugate effortlessly. In Spanish, all verbs end in -ar, -er and -ir. We form the conjugation by removing the -ar, -er, and -ir endings, and adding the ending based on the subject of the verb. In this chapter we will start with regular verbs ending in -ar. View the following presentation to learn the conjugation patterns, then practice with the conjugation exercises on the third slide.
Tarea Escrita 9.1
Complete the following exercises and screenshot your completed work to submit to your instructor as evidence.
Tarea Escrita/Oral 9.2
Using the list of regular -ar verbs below, write five original sentences about your own routines. State the activity you do and when you do it. Follow the examples below the verb table. Then do an audio recording of you saying your sentences out loud. Submit both the written and recorded sentences to your instructor as evidence.
| bailar | to dance |
| buscar | to look for |
| caminar | to walk |
| cantar | to sing |
| comprar | to buy |
| contestar | to answer |
| conversar | to chat |
| desayunar | to have breakfast |
| descansar | to rest |
| dibujar | to draw |
| enseñar | to teach |
| estudiar | to study |
| hablar | to talk; to speak |
| llegar | to arrive |
| llevar | to take (to carry/transport) |
| mirar | to look (at); to watch |
| practicar | to practice |
| preguntar | to ask (a question) |
| preparar | to prepare |
| regresar | to return |
| terminar | to end; to finish |
| tomar | to take; to drink |
| trabajar | to work |
| viajar | travel |
EJEMPLOS:
- Enseño español los martes y jueves.
- Descanso los domingos.
- Regreso a mi casa a las cinco de la tarde los martes.
- Trabajo todos los días.
- Normalmente viajo en diciembre.
More conjugation practice