Present tense of -er and -ir verbs 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 habla Ella Nosotros hablamos Vosotros habláis Uds. Ellos hablan Ellas
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 Here are the –er verbs you need to learn: beber = to drink leer = to read comer = to eat correr = to run
The pattern for -er verbs is much like the pattern for -ar verbs. The only difference is, instead of using “a” you use “e.” o emos es éis e en
Let’s try the verb “to eat,” in Spanish, “comer.”
COMER Yo como Tú comes Ud. Él come Ella Nosotros comemos Vosotros coméis Uds. Ellos comen Ellas
The Other -er Verbs Now let’s do some of the other -er verbs
BEBER Yo bebo Tú bebes Ud. Él bebe Ella Nosotros bebemos Vosotros bebéis Uds. Ellos beben Ellas
LEER Yo leo Tú lees Ud. Él lee Ella Nosotros leemos Vosotros leéis Uds. Ellos leen Ellas
3 Types of Verbs You’ve already learned some -ar verbs and -er verbs. Now you are going to learn some -ir verbs. escribir = to write vivir = to live
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.” o imos es ís e en
Let’s try the verb “to write,” In Spanish, “escribir.”
ESCRIBIR Nosotros escribimos Yo escribo Tú escribes Vosotros escribís Ud. Él escribe Ella Nosotros escribimos Vosotros escribís Uds. Ellos escriben Ellas