Apuntes: -ER Verbs Lección 4: La comida
Yo puedo… I can… Success Criteria Conjugate –ER verbs in the present tense Identify beverages in Spanish Success Criteria Given a subject and a verb infinitive, conjugate the verb by removing the –er ending and adding the appropriate ending that matches the subject Identify beverages based on a visual representation
The infinitives of Verbs In Spanish, there are verbs that end in –AR, -ER, and –IR. Remember that the infinitive of a verb is the “to _____” form that would be found in a dictionary. Here are some –ER verbs in the infinitive.
Comer To eat
Beber To drink the verb tomar (“to take”) is also sometimes used in the sense of “to drink”
Present Tense –ER Verb Endings Steps for conjugating regular –ER verbs in the present tense: Remove the –ER ending Add the following endings for the singular and plural subject pronouns: o emos I we es éis you y’all e en he, she, you, it they, you all
Practicar Fill in the blank in each sentence with the missing form of the verb in parenthesis. Comer Yo Nosotros Ellos Tú Ella Vosotros Beber Él Ustedes Yo Vosotros Tú Nosotros como bebe comemos beben comen bebo comes bebéis come bebes coméis bebemos
The drinks (beverages) Las bebidas
Tengo sed I am thirsty Literally, “I have thirst”
El agua The water Water is a feminine noun, but has a masculine definite article When describing agua, use feminine adjectives Example: El agua fría
El café The coffee
El jugo The juice Orange juice Apple juice Grape juice Tomato juice
La leche The milk
La limonada The lemonade
Los refrescos Pop (soft drinks)
El té The tea
El té helado The iced tea
Apuntes: -ER Verbs Lección 4: La comida
Yo puedo… I can… Success Criteria Conjugate –ER verbs in the present tense Success Criteria Given a subject and a verb infinitive, conjugate the verb by removing the –er ending and adding the appropriate ending that matches the subject
Other –ER Verbs Otros verbos
Lay- To read leo leemos lees leéis lee leen
Bay- To see veo vemos ves veis ve ven Ver is irregular in the yo form The vosotros form does not have an accent mark To see veo vemos ves veis ve ven
¡Practicar! Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis. Ella ___________ (leer) libros en la biblioteca. Yo ____________ (ver) películas en el cine. Los estudiantes ___________ (leer) mucho en la clase de inglés. Nosotros ___________ (ver) la televisión en casa. lee veo leen vemos