What is the only difference between –er and –ir verbs when conjugated? Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to conjugate –er and –ir verbs. What is the only difference between –er and –ir verbs when conjugated? Reminders: Quiz on –er/-ir verbs is tomorrow Benchmark is on Friday 4/15

Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to conjugate –er and –ir verbs. -ER & -IR Verbs As we saw in the previous presentation, there are three conjugations of verbs in Spanish: – AR, –ER, and –IR. -ER and –IR verbs are often studied together because all of their endings (except one) are identical.

BEBER Let’s look at an example, the verb BEBER, which means “to drink.” It ends in –ER, so it is included in this class.

BEBER The verb can be split into two parts: The base: BEB- The infinitive ending: - ER

BEBER Now let’s say “I drink.” Start with the base: BEB- When you talk about yourself, add –O, just as you did for the –AR verbs.

BEBER yo bebo Are you surprised?

BEBER Now let’s talk about you. When the subject is tú, you add –ES (remember that it’s an –ER verb).

BEBER tú bebes

BEBER Let’s guess endings for the other persons: él, ella, Ud., nosotros, vosotros(as), ellos, ellas, Uds.

BEBER él bebe ella bebe Ud. bebe nosotros bebemos vosotros(as) bebéis ellos beben ellas beben Uds. beben

-ER endings The endings for regular -ER verbs are the same as for –AR verbs, except that the vowel is –E- instead of –A-! yo -o tú -es él, ella, Ud. -e nosotros –emos vosotros -éis ellos -en ustedes –en

What about the –IR Verbs? Well, take a look for yourself. Can you find the two differences? beber vivir bebo vivo bebes vives bebe vive Bebemos vivimos bebéis vivís beben viven

That’s right! The endings are identical except for the nosotros and vosotros forms: beber: bebemos, bebéis vivir: vivimos, vivís

Let’s Practice > ESCRIBIR Yo _______ muchas cartas, pero mi hermana no _______ cartas.

Escribir Yo escribo muchas cartas, pero mi hermana no escribe cartas.

RECIBIR, DEBER Cuando yo _______ (recibir) una carta, _______ (deber) leerla [read it].

RECIBIR, DEBER Cuando yo recibo una carta, debo leerla. N.B. There was no change in subject, so “yo” was understood to be the subject for both verbs. It was not necessary to repeat “yo.”

LEER, COMPRENDER Miguel ______ (leer) filosofía pero no la ________ (comprender) muy bien.

LEER, COMPRENDER Miguel lee filosofia pero no la comprende muy bien. Don’t forget that the base of leer is le-, so there is a double –e on the él form.

VIVIR, CORRER Nosotros _____ (vivir) cerca de [near] un parque y ______ (correr) allí [there] por la mañana.

VIVIR, CORRER Nosotros vivimos cerca de un parque y corremos allí por la mañana.

Regular Present Tense To summarize, here are the endings for the three verb conjugations: -AR -ER -IR -o -o -o -as -es -es -a -e -e -amos –emos –imos -áis -éis -ís -an -en -en

Essential Question: Why is it important to be able to recognize and understand Spanish verbs in the present tense, particularly –er verbs? Make a sentence out of the fragments. 1. Yo/vivir/en Rockaway. __________________________ 2. Carmen y yo/aprender/Español. __________________________ 3. Ruben y Miranda/no comprender/Español. ______________________________ Fill in the blank with the correct form of the each –ar verb. 4. Tú__________________el brazo(romper). 5. Yo__________________novelas(leer). 6. Paul__________________a la clase de Español(asistir). Write a sentence in Spanish about this picture using the word bank. corres como Tú Yo pizza en el parque _________________________ ________________________ 7. 8.