Download - Present Tense of -er & -ir Verbs
Present Tense
of
-er & -ir Verbs
Regular Verb
Regular Verb: follows a pattern for conjugation.
Pattern: Stem + endings
3 categories of Regular
verbs
-AR verbs
-ER verbs
-IR verbs
How do you know to
which group a verb
belongs?
Answer:
Just look at the last two
letters
hablar
comer
vivir
How to conjugate
Conjugate: Change an infinitive
based upon who is doing the action.
Infinitive: The verb before it is
conjugated. It still ends in the
letters -ar, -er, or -ir.
Step 1: First you must find
the...
Stem
How do you find the
stem?
Drop the last two letters of the infinitive. Any
remaining letters are the STEM.
Example: hablar
Stem
Step 2
You will add an ending after the stem based
upon:
what pronoun you are using (Who’s
doing the action?)
what category of verb it is (-AR, -ER, -
IR).
Pronouns
Yo (I) Nosotros/Nosotras
Tú (You- informal)
Él/Ella/Usted Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes
(They/They-females only/You All) (He/She/You-formal)
(We/We-females only)
-ER verb endings
yo o nosotros/nosotras
emos
tú es
él/ella/Ud. e ellos/ellas/Uds. en
-ER verb Example Comer (to eat)
yo como nosotros
comemos
tú comes
él/ella/Ud. come ellos/ellas/Uds.
comen
-IR verb endings
yo o nosotros/nosotras
imos
tú es
él/ella/Ud. e ellos/ellas/Uds. en
-IR verb Example
Vivir (to live)
yo vivo nosotros vivimos
tú vives
él/ella/Ud. vive ellos/ellas/Uds. viven
Quick fact
-er and -ir verbs have the same endings except for the
nosotros form
If you want to say you are not doing
something...
just put a “no” in front of it.
hablo (I speak) no hablo (I don’t speak)
Hola
Don’t Forget there are 2 words for
“you”
Tú (informal) Usted (formal)
Use it with... Use it with...
Checking for Understanding
What is a regular verb?
Regular Verb: follows a pattern for conjugation.
Pattern: Stem + endings
How many regular verb categories are
there?
What are the 3 categories?
-AR verbs
-ER verbs
-IR verbs
How do you know to which category a
verb belongs?
Just look at
the last two
letters
What does it mean to “conjugate?”
Change an
infinitive based
upon who is
doing the action.
What is an “infinitive?”
The verb before it is conjugated. It
still ends in the letters -ar, -er, or -ir.
What is step 1 of conjugation?
Find the stem
How do you find the stem?
Drop the last two
letters of the infinitive.
Any remaining letters
are the STEM.
What is the stem of...
Mirar
Mir
What is the stem of...
Escuchar
escuch
What is step 2 of conjugation?
You will add an ending after
the stem
What 2 criteria do you use to know
which ending?
what pronoun you are using (Who’s doing the action?)
what category of verb it is (-
AR, -ER, -IR)
What do each of these pronouns
mean?
Yo
Nosotros/Nosotras
Tú
Él/Ella/Usted Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes
I
You (informal)
He/ She/ You (formal)
We/ We (females only)
They/ They (females)/ You all
What are the -ER Verb endings?
yo nosotros/nosotras
tú
él/ella/Ud. ellos/ellas/Uds.
o
es
e
emos
en
What are the -IR Verb endings?
yo nosotros/nosotras
tú
él/ella/Ud. ellos/ellas/Uds.
o
es
e
imos
en
What do you do to say someone is not doing
something?
Put a “no” in front of the verb
Practicamos • 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
• 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
el fin
Gracias
Hola,
I hope