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AR VERBS: PRINCIPLES AND ANALYSIS
   Observation One:        There are AR,ER, and IR verbs. 
In actuality, they are what are called in English,  infinitives   or "to" words.
For example:   cantar = to sing
   Observation Two:     Division of the infinitive  "cantar" will yield: 
"cant"  which means  "sing"    AND   "ar"  which means  "to".
   Observation Three:   Before using cantar to express ideas such as "I sing", 
first   drop the "ar" at the end of the infinitive 
and replace it with the proper ending 
which you will find in the next observation.
   Observation Four:These are the endings and their usage in proper position:
   
   o   =  I,  therefore     canto   =   I  sing
   
   as  =  you (familiar),  therefore   cantas =  you (familiar) sing
   
   a   =  he or it,  therefore  canta =  he sings   or  it sings
   
 EXCEPT:
          when the word  ella  appears before it:   
          ella  canta  =   she  sings
   
             OR:
          when the word  usted  appears before it:   
          usted  canta  =   you  (formal) sing
   
ALL OF THE ABOVE FORMS  ARE  SPOKEN TO OR ABOUT ONE PERSON AND  ARE SINGULAR!
   
THE FOLLOWING FORMS ARE USED FOR MORE THAN ONE  PERSON AND ARE PLURAL FORMS.
   
   amos  =  we,  therefore      cantamos  =  we  sing
   
   an      =  they,  therefore     cantan     =  they sing
   
 EXCEPT:
   when the word ustedes  appears before it:   
         ustedes  cantan  =   you guys  sing =   you (plural) sing 
   
   Observation Five:To emphasize the idea of  "I", "you" (familiar), "he",
 "we", or "they", add the following PRONOUNS in front of the verb forms:
   
   yo =  I, therefore yo canto  also means I sing
   tú = you (familiar)  therefore tú cantas also means you (familiar) sing
   él =  he, therefore él canta also means he sings
   nosotros = we, therefore nosotros cantamos also means we sing
   ellos = they (masculine or mixed group), therefore 
        ellos cantan means they sing (masculine  only or mixed group)
   ellas = they (feminine group only),   therefore 
        ellas cantan means they sing (feminine group only)
   
   
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