ER/IR VERBS 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, an For example
HABLAR Yohablo Túhablas Ud. Élhabla Ella Nosotros hablamos Nosotras 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 Youve already learned some -ar verbs, now you are going to learn some -er verbs.
Some -er Verbs Some -er verbs that you may already know are: beberleer comer ver
The pattern for -er verbs is much like the pattern for -ar verbs. The only difference is, instead of using a you use e.
Forms for regular ER verbs: yo o nosotros emos nosotras tú es el ellos ella e ellas en Usted ustedes
Lets try the verb to eat, in Spanish, comer.
TO EAT Ieat Youeat He Sheeats It Weeat Theyeat
COMER – to eat Yocomo Túcomes Ud. Élcome Ella Nosotros comemos Nosotras Uds. Ellos comen Ellas
The Other -er Verbs Now lets do the other -er verbs that you know.
BEBER – to drink Yobebo Túbebes Ud. Élbebe Ella Nosotros bebemos Nosotras Uds. Ellos beben Ellas
LEER – to read Yoleo Túlees Ud. Éllee Ella Nosotros leemos Nosotras Uds. Ellosleen Ellas
3 Types of Verbs Youve already learned some -ar verbs and -er verbs. Now you are going to learn some -ir verbs.
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.
The forms for regular IR verbs yo onosotros imos nosotras tú es elellos ella eellas en ustedustedes
Lets try the verb to share, In Spanish, compartir.
TO SHARE – Ishare Youshare He Sheshares It Weshare Theyshare
COMPARTIR -to share Yo comparto Tú compartes Ud. Él comparte Ella Nosotros compartimos Nosotras Uds. Ellos comparten Ellas
VIVIR – to live Yo vivo Tú vives Ud. Él vive Ella Nosotros vivimos Nosotras Uds. Ellos viven Ellas
Conjugate the following er verbs: Comprenderto understand Correrto run Romperto break Venderto sell Deberto owe Aprenderto learn Prometerto promise
Conjugate the following ir verbs: Abrirto open Asistirto help/ assist Decidirto decide Escribirto write Recibirto receive Subirto climb Vivirto live Permitirto allow/permit