-ar, -er and –ir verbs in the present tense

Review Verb Infinitive Conjugate Subject Conjugations Subject pronouns a part of speech indicating action an unchanged verb. In English it usually includes the word “to” – to be, to swim, to eat, to live, etc. In Spanish all infinitives end in either -ar, -er-, ir. To change the verb from the infinitive to a form that matches the subject. The person or thing doing the action the forms of the verb after you conjugate it. a word that replaces the proper names of nouns.

Subject pronouns Singular Plural We (m) = Nosotros We (f) = Nosotras I = yo 1st person 2nd person You = tú 3rd person He = él She = ella You = Ud. They (m) = ellos They (f) = ellas You all = Uds.

Conjugating Verbs To conjugate a verb in Spanish you take off the ending, -ar, -er, -ir you are left with the stem of the verb comer – er = com (the stem) add on the appropriate ending to match the subject. But What Are The Endings?

-ER and –IR verb endings -ar -er Yo Tú Él, ella, Ud. Nosotros Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -o -o -o -as -es -es -a -e -e -amos -emos -imos -an -en -en

Practicamos habla hablan hablamos hablas hablo Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb hablar. La profesora ____________________ con los estudiantes. Los estudiantes ____________________ en la cafetería. Nosotros ____________________ español. Tú ____________________ mucho. Yo ____________________ con mis amigos. habla hablan hablamos hablas hablo

Practicamos bebe beben bebemos bebes bebo Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb beber. La señora ____________________ café con leche. Las muchachas ____________________ una limonada. Nosotros ____________________ limonada. Tú ____________________ leche. Yo ____________________ té helado. bebe beben bebemos bebes bebo

El fin Practicamos escribo escribe escriben escribimos escribes Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb escribir. Yo ____________________ muchas cartas. La profesora ____________________ el examen. Los alumnos ____________________ con lápices. Mariana y yo ____________________ con bolígrafos. Tú ____________________ una carta larga. escribo El fin escribe escriben escribimos escribes