ER VERBS Present tense conjugation of ER Verbs
ER VERBS Present tense conjugation of ER Verbs in Spanish
4 Types of Verbs in Spanish • AR verbs • ER verbs • Irregular verbs
How To Conjugate an ER Verb • Choose an ER verb – Comer (to eat) • Chop off the ER. You are left with the stem of the verb. (com-) • Rewrite the stem next to your subject pronouns • Add the appropriate endings to the stem.
COMER = TO EAT YO Nosotros Tu Vosotros El Ella Usted Ellos Ellas Ustedes
So, what does it mean? • In the present tense, there are three translations for each sentence you made. • Yo como. • I eat. • I am eating. • I do eat. • What do the other conjugations mean? Turn to a neighbor and discuss.
Common ER Verbs • • Aprender = Beber = Comprender = Correr = Coser = Creer = Deber = • • Esconder – Leer – Poseer – Prometer – Responder – Romper – Vender -
3 Slightly Irregular ER Verbs • There are three ER verbs that are only irregular in the YO form. The other forms follow a regular ER pattern. – Hacer = to do or to make • Yo hago – Saber = to know information • Yo se – Ver = to see • Yo veo
Practicamos! • • • Ella _____ el espanol bien. (comprender) Los chicos _____ el frances. (aprender) El mesero _____ un refresco. (beber) Nosotros ______ al colegio. (correr) Ustedes ______ el libro de ingles. (leer) Mi madre _____ mis calcentines. (coser) Yo ______ un coche nuevo. (poseer) Tu _______ al profesor. (responder) El chico ______ a la chica. (prometer)
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