Por Sra. Lenzmeier y Srta. Hibberd

Let’s review what you already know about Spanish verbs…. All verbs end in either –ar, -er, or –ir. Verbs in their simplest form are called “infinitives”. When you change a verb to match a subject, it’s called “conjugation”. There are basically two types of verbs, “regular” and “irregular”.

Irregular verbs…. Irregular verbs are “irregular” because they do not follow a pattern, their forms are mostly all different and you have to just memorize them. Some examples of “irregular” verbs that you’ve already learned are: SER: soy, eres, es, somos, sois and son ESTAR: estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, and están TENER: tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, and tienen. IR: voy, vas, va, vamos, and van.

Regular verbs…. Regular verbs are “regular” because they do follow a pattern. You learn that all you have to do is match up the correct ending with a specific subject and you have a verb. Usually the only thing that you have to really memorize are the endings themselves. The “regular” verb form that you’ve already learned is the “-ar” verb ending.

Ex: hablar=to talk hablohablamos hablashabláis hablahablan

-ar verb endings You should remember that all you have to do with “regular” –ar verbs (-o, -as, -a, - amos, áis, and –an) is memorize the endings and then follow the steps: 1. drop the –ar verb ending  escuch 2. choose the subject that you want to talk about.  “ella” 3. add the appropriate –ar verb ending to match the subject.  Ella escucha.

-er and –ir verbs…. Let’s now take a look at –er and –ir verb endings that are “regular” in the present tense. These verbs, like the regular –ar verbs, have very specific endings. Once you learn them, you’ll be able to conjugate any “regular” Spanish verb in the present tense!

Let’s try to brainstorm some “–er” verbs from a few chapters back... aprender el español beber comer correr leer un libro

Here are the verbs you need to study for this unit! vender=to sell leer=to read aprender=to learn comer=to eat correr=to run beber=to drink escribir=to write compartir=to share

comer comocomemos comescoméis comecomen

-ER VERB PRACTICE 1. José reads 5 books for English class. =José lee cinco libros para la clase de inglés. 2. Delía and I eat pizza. Delía y yo comemos la pizza.

escribir escriboescribimos escribesescribís escribeescriben

-IR VERB PRACTICE Examples: 1. I share apples with my family in Apple Valley. Yo comparto manzanas con mi familia en A.V. 2. Do you write letters to your mom? ¿Escribes cartas a tu madre?

What is the difference between -er and -ir verbs? The nosotros and vosotros forms have and “i” instead on an “e” in the –ir verb chart. Otherwise, they are exactly the same!!!!!

The steps are the same as -ar verbs… 1.Choose the verb you want --> beber 2.Drop the -er ending --> beb 3.Choose the subject you want to talk about and add the correct ending…YO Yo bebo.

Write the correct form of correr based on the subject. Use –er verb endings! tú __________________________ corres ellos ________________________ corren usted ________________________ corre yo ___________________________ corro Paco ________________________ corre

Write the correct form of escribir based on the subject. Use –ir verb endings! los estudiantes ________________ escriben nosotros _________________ escribimos ella ________________________ escribe ustedes __________________ escriben tú ___________________________ escribes

Let’s practice… Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 1. Delia ____________ en los Estados Unidos. (vivir) Delia vive en los Estados Unidos. 2. Karen y yo ________________ paella. (comer) Karen y yo comemos paella. 3. Ana _________________ todos los días. (correr) Ana corre todos los días. 4. Ellas ________________ mucha leche. (beber) Ellas beben mucha leche. 5. Tú ________________ un libro. (leer) Tú lees un libro.

Continued… 6. Emiliana __________ el desayuno. (compartir) Emiliana comparte el desayuno. 7. Rodrigo ______________ inglés. (aprender) Rodrigo aprende inglés. 8. Nosotros ______________ frutas. (comer) Nosotros comemos frutas. 9. Ellos ______ comida en la cafetería. (vender) Ellos venden comida en la cafetería

-ir and -er verb endings… 1. Lucía y yo / aprender español / en la escuela Lucía y yo aprendemos en la escuela. 2. los chicos / correr / todos los días Los chicos corren todos los días. 3. ustedes / compartir una pizza / en la cafetería Ustedes comparten en la cafetería. 4. tú / leer un libro / en la biblioteca Tú lees un libro en la biblioteca. 5. yo / escribir en el pizarrón / en clase Yo escribo en el pizarrón en clase.

Complete the sentences. Use each verb in the box at least once. Mi amigo_________________________ Mi amiga_________________________ Los directores _____________________ Todos mis amigos__________________ Mi maestro(a) de español ____________ Yo ______________________________

Name the –er endings!

Name the –ir endings!