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 Yohablo Túhablas Ud. Élhabla 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 Youve already learned some -ar verbs, now you are going to learn some -er verbs.
Some -er Verbs Some -er verbs that you 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.
Lets try the verb to eat, in Spanish, comer.
TO EAT Ieat Youeat He Sheeats It Weeat Theyeat
COMER Yocomo Túcomes Ud. Élcome Ella Nosotros comemos Vosotros coméis Uds. Ellos comen Ellas
The Other -er Verbs Now lets do the other -er verbs that you know.
BEBER Yobebo Túbebes Ud. Élbebe Ella Nosotros bebemos Vosotros bebéis Uds. Ellos beben Ellas
LEER Yoleo Túlees Ud. Éllee Ella Nosotros leemos Vosotros leéis 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.
Lets try the verb to share, In Spanish, compartir.
TO SHARE Ishare Youshare He Sheshares It Weshare Theyshare
COMPARTIR Yo comparto Tú compartes Ud. Él comparte Ella Nosotros compartimos Vosotros compartís Uds. Ellos comparten Ellas