PAGE 132 REALIDADES 1 Present tense of er

PAGE 132 REALIDADES 1 Present tense of -er and -ir verbs

-AR VERBS You know the pattern of present-tense -ar verbs: These are the endings: o, as, a, amos, áis, an For example

HABLAR Yo hablo Tú hablas Ud. Él Ella habla Nosotros hablamos Vosotros Uds. Ellos hablan Ellas habláis

3 TYPES OF VERBS There are 3 types of verbs: Infinitives that end in -ar Infinitives that end in -er Infinitives that end in -ir

3 TYPES OF VERBS You’ve already learned some -ar verbs, now you are going to learn some er verbs.

SOME -ER VERBS Some -er verbs that you already know are: beber leer comer ver

The pattern for -er verbs is much like the pattern for -ar verbs. The only difference is, instead of using “a” you use “e. ”

Let’s try the verb “to eat, ” in Spanish, “comer. ”

TO EAT I eat You eat He She It eats We eat They eat

COMER Yo como Tú comes Vosotros Ud. Él Ella come Nosotros Uds. Ellos Ellas comemos coméis comen

THE OTHER -ER VERBS Now let’s do the other -er verbs that you know.

BEBER Yo bebo Tú bebes Ud. Él Ella bebe Nosotros bebemos Vosotros bebéis Uds. Ellos Ellas beben

LEER Yo leo Tú lees Ud. Él Ella lee Nosotros leemos Vosotros leéis Uds. Ellos Ellas leen

THE VERB VER You also know the verb VER. it is the same as the other -er verbs except in the “yo” form. It is irregular in the “yo” form. An arrow will show you the difference.

TO SEE OR TO WATCH I You He She It see We see They sees see

VER Yo veo Tú ves Ud. Él Ella ve Nosotros vemos Vosotros Uds. Ellos Ellas veís ven

3 TYPES OF VERBS You’ve already learned some -ar verbs and -er verbs. Now you are going to learn some -ir verbs.

The pattern for -ir verbs is the exact same pattern for -er verbs except for the nosotros form: instead of using “emos” you will use “imos. ”

Let’s try the verb “to share, ” In Spanish, “compartir. ”

TO SHARE I share You share He She It shares We share They share

COMPARTIR Yo comparto Tú compartes Vosotros Ud. Él Ella comparte Nosotros compartimos Uds. Ellos Ellas compartís comparten