Conjugating verbs that end in -ir Las conjugaciones de los verbos que terminan en -ir
Subject Pronouns yo = I nosotros,as = we, we girls tú = you vosotros,as = you all, girls él = he, it ellos = they (boys, boys and girls) ella = she, it ellas = they (just girls) Usted = you (Formal) Ustedes = you all (Formal)
Rules The same rules apply for –ir ending verbs as they do for –ar and –er ending verbs. A verb in the infinitive form (with the –r attached) means “to ______” Vivir = to live To conjugate (change) a verb remember the 2 steps: Step 1: Take off the –ir ending Step 2: Add on the ending of who is doing the action
-Ir verb endings Plural subject Singular subject yo -o nosotros,as -imos I We tú -es vosotros,as -ís You You all él/ella/Usted -e ellos/ellas/Ustedes -en He/She/It/You(F) They/You all(F)
Vivir – to live Singular subject Plural subject yo vivo nosotros,as vivimos I live We live tú vives vosotros,as vivís You live You all live él/ella/Usted vive ellos/ellas/Ustedes viven He/She/It/You(F) live They/You all(F) live
Common –ir verbs asistir- to attend abrir- to open cubrir- to cover decidir- to decide describir- to describe dividir- to divide escribir- to write recibir- to receive vivir- to live
¡Practicamos! Practice conjugating an –ir verb in the present tense: Remember the steps! Step 1: take off the –ir Step 2: add on the endings admitir– to admit omitir– to omit sufrir– to suffer añadir– to add subir– to climb
Yo Nosotros Nosotras Tú Vosotros Vosotras Él Ellos Ella Ellas Usted Ustedes