Regular Present Tense er and ir Verbs There

Regular Present Tense -er and –ir Verbs

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 (example is below): yo hablo tú hablas él, ella, usted habla nosotros, hablamos nosotras vosotros habláis ellos, ellas, ustedes hablan

Now for –er verbs: To form –er verbs, take off the –er and then add the following endings: -o -es -e -emos -éis -en comer (to eat) como comemos comes coméis comen Notice that the only difference between –er verbs and –ar verbs is that you use e instead of a -o -as -a -ar -amos -áis -an -o -es -e -er -emos -éis -en

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 abren Do you see what the difference is between –er and –ir verbs? They’re just alike except for the nosotros and vosotros forms: -o -es -e -er -emos -éis -en -o -es -e -ir -imos -ís -en

-ER and –IR verb endings Yo Tú Él, ella, Ud. Nosotros, Nosotras Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -er Verbs -ir Verbs -o -o -es -e -e -emos -imos -en

Practicamos slide A: Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb beber. 1. La señora __________ café con leche. 2. Las muchachas __________ una limonada. 3. Nosotros __________ limonada. 4. Tú __________ leche. 5. Yo __________ té helado.

Practicamos slide B: Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb escribir. 6. Yo __________ muchas cartas. 7. La profesora __________ el examen. 8. Los alumnos __________ con lápices. 9. Mariana y yo __________ con bolígrafos. 10. Tú __________ una carta larga.

-ER verbs aprender = to learn barrer = to sweep beber = to drink comer = to eat comprender = to comprehend correr = to run deber = to owe, to ought to depender = to depend esconder = to hide meter = to put in poseer = to possess prometer = to promise romper = to break sorprender = to surprise temer = to fear vender = to sell, vend

-IR verbs escribir vivir decidir compartir discutir permitir aplaudir debatir describir asistir (asistir a) descubrir abrir definir recibir dividir partir reunir to write to live to decide to share to discuss to permit to applaud to debate, discuss, agitate to describe to assist (to attend) to uncover, discover to open to define to receive, get to divide to leave, part, split to meet, have a meeting