-ER and –IR Verbs
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.
How to Conjugate ER & IR verbs Conjugation ER and IR verbs is just like AR verbs but you use a different set of endings. Other than that, you follow all of the same rules, just making sure you choose your new ending from the correct endings chart (ex: ER verb use ER chart).
ER & IR Charts You already know the AR chart To get from the AR chart to the ER chart, just change all of the As to Es. To get from the ER chart to the IR chart, it is EXACTLY the same except in the nosotros and vosotros forms o amos as áis a an o emos es éis e en o imos es ís e en
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
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 escribe escriben escribimos escribes