Present Tense of –ER & -IR Verbs Español 1 – 3.1
Present Tense of –ER & -IR verbs Q - What is an infinitive? A – The most basic form of the verb – not conjugated. Ends in –er/-ar/-ir and means to… (to study – estudiar) Q – What does “conjugate” mean? A – To put the verb in all it’s forms for each pronoun. Cross off the AR/ER/ or IR and add the appropriate ending. To make the verb agree with the subject.
Present Tense of –ER & -IR verbs Q - What are the 3 types of regular verbs? A – AR/ER/IR verbs Q – What is the 2 step process to conjugating –AR verbs? A – 1. Cross off the – AR 2. Add the endings to the stem (o/as/a/amos/an)
Present Tense of –ER & -IR verbs -ER verbs & -IR verbs follow the same process, you just have to learn a different set of endings. Here are the endings:
-ER Verbs (vender) Yo o Tú es Él/ella e usted Nosotros emos Ellos/ellas en ustedes
-IR Verbs (compartir) Yo o Tú es Él/ella e usted Nosotros imos Ellos/ellas en ustedes *****Notice that the only difference between -ER & -IR verbs is the nosotros ending.
Conjugate the verb vender (to sell) Yo vendo Tú vendes Él/ella vende usted Nosotros vendemos Ellos/ellas venden ustedes
Conjugate the verb compartir (to share) Yo comparto Tú compartes Él/ella comparte usted Nosotros compartimos Ellos/ellas/ustedes comparten
Práctica del Paquete Yo leer (to read) Nosotros hacer (to do) Ellos aprender (to learn) Tú comer (to eat) Ana vender Ustedes correr (to run) Ana y yo compartir Ustedes beber (to drink) Yo leo/I read Nosotros hacemos/we do Ellos aprenden/they learn Tú comes/you eat Ana vende/Ana sells Ustedes corren/you all run Ana y yo compartimos/Ana and I share Ustedes beben/you all drink