Present Tense of -er & -ir Verbs
Regular Verb Regular Verb: follows a pattern for conjugation. Pattern: Stem + endings
3 categories of Regular verbs -AR verbs -ER verbs -IR verbs
How do you know to which group a verb belongs?
Answer: Just look at the last two letters hablar comer vivir
How to conjugate Conjugate: Change an infinitive based upon who is doing the action. Infinitive: The verb before it is conjugated. It still ends in the letters -ar, -er, or -ir.
Step 1: First you must find the... Stem
How do you find the stem? Drop the last two letters of the infinitive. Any remaining letters are the STEM. Example: hablar Stem
Step 2 You will add an ending after the stem based upon: what pronoun you are using (Who’s doing the action?) what category of verb it is (-AR, -ER, - IR).
Pronouns Yo (I) Nosotros/Nosotras Tú (You- informal ) Él/Ella/Usted Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (They/They- females only /You All) (He/She/You- formal ) (We/We- females only )
-ER verb endings yo o nosotros/nosotras emos tú es él/ella/Ud. e ellos/ellas/Uds. en
-ER verb Example Comer (to eat) yo como nosotros comemos tú comes él/ella/Ud. come ellos/ellas/Uds. comen
-IR verb endings yo o nosotros/nosotras imos tú es él/ella/Ud. e ellos/ellas/Uds. en
-IR verb Example Vivir (to live) yo vivo nosotros vivimos tú vives él/ella/Ud. vive ellos/ellas/Uds. viven
Quick fact -er and -ir verbs have the same endings except for the nosotros form
If you want to say you are not doing something... just put a “no” in front of it. hablo (I speak) no hablo (I don’t speak) Hola
Don’t Forget there are 2 words for “you” Tú (informal) Usted (formal) Use it with...
Checking for Understanding
What is a regular verb? Regular Verb: follows a pattern for conjugation. Pattern: Stem + endings
How many regular verb categories are there?
What are the 3 categories? -AR verbs -ER verbs -IR verbs
How do you know to which category a verb belongs? Just look at the last two letters
What does it mean to “conjugate?” Change an infinitive based upon who is doing the action.
What is an “infinitive?” The verb before it is conjugated. It still ends in the letters -ar, -er, or -ir.
What is step 1 of conjugation? Find the stem
How do you find the stem? Drop the last two letters of the infinitive. Any remaining letters are the STEM.
What is the stem of... Mirar Mir
What is the stem of... Escuchar escuch
What is step 2 of conjugation? You will add an ending after the stem
What 2 criteria do you use to know which ending? what pronoun you are using (Who’s doing the action?) what category of verb it is (- AR, -ER, -IR)
What do each of these pronouns mean? Yo Nosotros/Nosotras Tú Él/Ella/Usted Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes I You (informal) He/She/ You (formal) We/ We (females only) They/ They (females)/ You all
What are the -ER Verb endings? yo nosotros/nosotras tú él/ella/Ud. ellos/ellas/Uds. o es e emos en
What are the -IR Verb endings? yo nosotros/nosotras tú él/ella/Ud. ellos/ellas/Uds. o es e imos en
What do you do to say someone is not doing something? Put a “no” in front of the verb
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