Unidad 3-Lección 1 –er and –ir verbs
Remember that there are 2 types of verbs in Spanish… regular and irregular
an example of an irregular verb ser soy eres esson sois somos
an example of a regular verb hablar hablo hablas hablahablan habláis hablamos
There are actually 3 types of regular verbs in addition to –ar verbs, there are also –er verbs and –ir verbs (which are different from the verb “ir”)
How to conjugate –er verbs 1.drop the –er ending 2. add the matching ending to the stem of the verb. -o -es -e-en -éis -emos
some –er verbs aprender – to learn beber – to drink comer – to eat comprender – to understand correr – to run leer – to read vender – to sell
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How to conjugate -ir verbs 1.drop the -ir ending 2. add the matching ending to the stem -o -es -e-en -ís -imos The only difference is the nosotros form! *emos (er) or imos (ir)*
some -ir verbs compartir – to share escribir – to write recibir – to receive vivir – to live
Practicamos 1. we learn1. _________________ 2. he eats2. _________________ 3. you (fam) read3. _________________ 4. I read4. _________________ 5. they (m) drink5. _________________ 6. we write6. _________________ 7. you all sell7. _________________ 8. I share 8. _________________ 9. they (f) receive9. _________________ 10. she learns10. _________________ 11. you (form) share11. _________________
Practicamos 1. we are learning1. nosotros aprendemos 2. he eats2. él come 3. you (fam) read3. tú lees 4. I read4. yo leo 5. they (m) drink5. ellos beben 6. we write6. nosotros escribimos 7. you all sell7. Uds. venden 8. I share 8. yo comparto 9. they (f) receive9. ellas reciben 10. she learns10. ella aprende 11. you (form) share11. Ud. comparte
Here is one exception… ver – to see veoveo ves veveven veis vemos Notice that the yo form is irregular, but the endings are regular
Here is another exception… hacer – to do/to make (often used in fixed expressions-like for the weather) hago haces hacehacen hacéis hacemos Notice that the yo form is irregular, but the endings are regular—sometimes this is called a “go verb”
Mini-Prueba Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb 1. Nosotros _____(learns) español. 2.Yo _____(read) un libro de Twilight. 3.Las muchachas ____(run) en XC. 4.Tú no ______(live) en Wisconsin. 5.Yo ____(write) un correo electrónico. 6.La Sra. H ______(drinks) Starbucks. 7.Ustedes _____(sell) churros por Charity Bash. 8.Yo no _______(eat) cebollas. 9.Ellos __________(read). 10.Mi amigo y yo _______(recibir) una A+ en esta prueba.
Respuestas: 1 pto. each: spelling counts! 1. Aprendemos 2.Leo 3.corren 4.Vives 5.Escribo 6.Bebe 7.Venden 8.Como 9.leen 10.recibimos