ER and IR Verbs How do we conjugate

-ER and –IR Verbs How do we conjugate these verbs?

Repaso Verb a part of speech indicating action Infinitive an unchanged verb. In English it usually includes the word “to” – to be, to swim, to eat, to live, etc. In Spanish all infinitives end in either -ar, -er-, ir. Conjugate Subject To change the verb from the infinitive to a form that matches the subject. The person or thing doing the action Conjugations the forms of the verb after you conjugate it. Subject pronouns a word that replaces the proper names of nouns.

Pronombres sujetos Singular Plural We (m) = Nosotros 1 st person I = yo 2 nd person You = tú 3 rd person He = él They (m) = ellos She = ella They (f) = ellas You = Ud. You all = Uds. We (f) = Nosotras

Verbos To conjugate a verb in Spanish you… Get the infinitive Chop off the ending, -ar, -er, -ir ◦ you are left with the stem of the verb comer – er = com (the stem) Determine the subject (yo, tú, él, ella…) Add on the appropriate ending to match the subject. But What Are The Endings?

Verbos de -ER yo o tú es él ella ud. nosotros nosotras emos ellos e ellas uds. en

Verbos de -IR yo o tú es él ella ud. nosotros nosotras imos ellos e ellas uds. en

Practicamos Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb beber. Completa cada frase con la forma correcta del verbo beber. La bebe señora __________ café con leche. beben Las muchachas __________ una limonada. Nosotros bebemos __________ limonada. Tú bebes __________ leche. Yo bebo __________ té helado.

Practicamos Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb escribir. Completa cada frase con la forma correcta del verbo escribir. escribo Yo __________ muchas cartas. La El fin escribe profesora __________ el examen. Los escriben alumnos __________ con lápices. y yo __________ con escribimos bolígrafos. Mariana Tú escribes __________ una carta larga.