Download Regular Present Tense –er and –ir Verbs

Regular Present Tense
-er and –ir
Verbs
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Review
• Verb
• Infinitive
The action of the sentence.
an unconjugated verb. In English it usually includes the word “to” –
to be, to swim, to eat, to live, etc. It has no tense (present, past,
future) or form (alignment with a subject). In Spanish all infinitives
end in either -ar, -er-, ir.
• Conjugate
To change the verb from the infinitive so that it has
tense and a form that matches the subject.
• Subject The person or thing doing the action (the doer)
• Conjugations the forms of the verb after you conjugate it.
• Subject pronouns Replaces the proper names or noun representing
the subject.
Subject pronouns
Singular
1st person
2nd person
I = yo
You = tú
Plural
We (m) = nosotros
We (f) = nosotras
You all info. (m) = vosotros
You all info. (f) = vosotras
3rd person
He = él
They (m) = ellos
She = ella
They (f) = ellas
You = Ud.
You all = Uds.
Conjugating Verbs
 To conjugate a verb in Spanish you
 “Chop suey” – take off the ending, -ar, -er,
-ir
◦ you are left with the stem of the verb
 comer – er = com (the stem)
 “schmoosh” – add on the appropriate
ending to match the subject.
 But What Are The Endings?
• There are three types of regular verbs in
Spanish: verbs that end in –ar, verbs that end in
–er, and verbs that end in –ir. You’ve already
learned –ar verbs:
• To conjugate an ar verb, take off the ar ending
and add the correct ending to match the
subject.
yo hablo
tú hablas
él, ella habla
nosotros hablamos
vosotros habláis
ellos hablan
Now for –er verbs:
To form –er verbs, take off the –er and then add the following endings:
Yo –o
Tú –es
Él
Ella -e
Ud.
comer (to eat)
como
comemos
comes
coméis
come
comen
Nosotros -emos
Vosotros -éis
Ellos
Ellas -en
Uds.
Notice that the only difference between –er verbs and –ar verbs is that you use
e’s instead of a’s:
-ar
-o
-as
-a
-er
-amos
-áis
-an
-o
-es
-e
-emos
-éis
-en
Leer: to read
• Le (stem)
Yo leo
Tú lees
Él
Ella
lee
Ud.
Nosotros leemos
Vosotros leéis
Ellos
Ellas
leen
Uds.
Er Verbs with Irregular yo Forms
• Ver (to see)
• V (stem)
Yo veo
Tú ves
Él
Ella
ve
Ud.
Nosotros vemos
Vosotros véis
Ellos
Ellas
ven
Uds.
Er Verbs with Irregular yo Forms
• Hacer (to make or to do)
• Hac (stem)
Yo hago
Nosotros hacemos
Tú haces
Vosotros hacéis
Él
Ellos
Ella
hace Ellas
hacen
Ud.
Uds.
Now for –ir verbs. Drop the –ir and add the following
endings:
-o
-es
-e
-imos
-ís
-en
abrir (to open)
abro
abrimos
abres
abrís
abre
abren
Do you see what the difference is between –er and –ir
verbs? They’re just alike except for the nosotros and
vosotros forms:
-er
-o
-es
-e
-ir
-emos
-éis
-en
-o
-es
-e
-imos
-ís
-en
Ir (To go)
• Ir (to go) is NOT an –Ir verb.
• Ir (to go) is an irregular verb
Yo voy
Nosotros vamos
Tú vas
Vosotros vais
Él
Ellos
Ella
va
Ellas
van
Ud.
Uds.
Las diferencias
• The only difference between –ar verbs and
–er verbs is that you use e’s instead of a’s
in the –er verbs.
• The only difference between –er verbs and
–ir verbs is the nosotros and vosotros
forms.
3 Meanings / Interpretations
• Every regular present tense verb has 3
meaning or interpretations…
• Ex: Yo hablo
– I speak.
– I am speaking.
• DO NOT use the verb ser with -er / -ir / -ar verbs.
• Just conjugate the main action; the main –er / -ir / ar verb.
• The “am” and “ing” are implied.
– I do speak.
• The “do” is implied.
3 Meanings / Interpretations
• Every regular present tense verb has 3
meaning or interpretations…
• Ex: Ella come el pescado.
– She eats fish.
– She is eating fish.
• DO NOT use the verb ser with -er / -ir / -ar verbs.
• Just conjugate the main action; the main –er / -ir / ar verb.
• The “is” and “ing” are implied
– She does eat fish.
• The “does” is implied
Practicamos
 Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb beber.
bebe
 La señora ____________________
café con leche.
beben
 Las muchachas ____________________ agua fría.
bebemos
 Nosotros ____________________
limonada.
bebes
 Tú ____________________
leche.
bebo
 Yo ____________________
té helado.
Practicamos
 Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb escribir.
escribo muchas cartas.
 Yo ____________________
 La profesora ____________________
escribe el examen.
El fin
escriben
 Los alumnos ____________________
con lápices.
escribimos con bolígrafos.
 Mariana y yo ____________________
escribes una carta larga.
 Tú ____________________