2. -ER& -IRVerbs-ER& -IRVerbs
There are three types of
verbs in Spanish: –AR,
–ER, and –IR.
-ER and –IR verbs are
often studied together
because all of their endings
(except nosotros) are
identical.
3. -ERendings-ERendings
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
ellos, ustedes - en
8. BEBERBEBER
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.
Yo bebo
9. BEBERBEBER
Now let’s talk about
you. When the
subject is tú, you add
–ES because it is an
–ER verb.
Tú bebes
10. BEBERBEBER
él bebe
ella bebe
usted bebe
nosotros bebemos
ellos beben
ellas beben
Uds. beben
Here are the rest of the conjugations for the
verb beber:
11.
12. LEER, COMPRENDERLEER, COMPRENDER
Miguel ______
(leer) filosofía pero
no la ________
(comprender) muy
bien.
leelee
comprende
Don’t forget that the base of
leer is le-, so there is a
double –e on the él form.
19. What about the –IRVerbs?What about the –IRVerbs?
Well, take a look for
yourself. Can you find the
one difference?
beber vivir
bebo vivo
bebes vives
bebe vive
bebemos vivimos
beben viven
22. Regular Present TenseRegular 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
-an -en -en
29. RECIBIR, DEBERRECIBIR, DEBER
Cuando yo _______
(recibir) una carta,
_______ (deber)
leerla [read it].
recibo
debo
Note there was no change in
subject, so “yo” was
understood to be the subject
for both verbs. It was not
necessary to repeat “yo.”
30. VIVIR, CORRERVIVIR, CORRER
Nosotros ________ (vivir)
cerca de [near] un parque
y ________ (correr) allí
[there] por la mañana.
vivimos
corremos
31. Don’t Forget “ir”
It is highly irregular and
does not follow the
regular conjugation.