Present Tense Verbs YO & T I & YOU

Present Tense ER Verb Conjugation

Academic Vocab

Infinitive: The base form of a verb. When translated, it always includes TO + the action.

Correr To runVerbs in Spanish end in AR, ER, or IR.

For example, think back to when we talked about activities we enjoyed. We always added an infinitive after Me gusta.

Me gusta correr.

I like to runAcademic Vocab

Conjugate: To break down a verb infinitive into each subject form.

In English, you would conjugate TO TALK as: I talk, you talk, he/she talks, we talk, they talk.Verbs in Spanish end in AR, ER, or IR.

When you conjugate a verb in Spanish, you add a new verb ending to the verb stem. COMER

Stem: the part of the verb that does not change when you add the verb ending.

For regular verbs without any spelling changes, you express the subject I by dropping the last two letters (ER) and replacing them with an o, the verb ending for YO.

OStart with the infinitive:COMERNow, drop the ERTo eatAnd replace it with an OYo como galletas.= I eat cookies.YOYo como

Stem: the part of the verb that does not change.Subject pronoun: Tells us who does the action.Verb ending: the suffix you add to match the subject.OTry again with another ER verb: BEBERDrop the ERTo drinkAnd replace it with an OYo bebo caf = I drink coffeeYOFor regular verbs that end in ER, the ending of the t form is ES,but we follow the same process.

ESStart with the infinitive:COMERNow, drop the ERTo eatAnd replace it with an EST comes = You eat/ Do you eatT comes tomates? = Do you eat tomatoes?

ESStart with the infinitive:BEBERDrop the ERTo drinkAnd replace it with an EST bebes = You drink/Do you drinkT comes hamburguesas?S, yo como hamburguesas.

For regular verbs that end in ER, the ending of the l, ella and usted form is E,and we follow the same process.

EStart with the infinitive:COMERNow, drop the ERTo eatAnd replace it with an El come = He eatsLETry again with another ER verb: CORRERDrop the ERTo runAnd replace it with an EElla corre = She runsELLAMaria corre = Maria runsETry again with another ER verb: LEERDrop the ERTo readAnd replace it with an EUsted lee = You read/Do you readUSTEDSingular ER verb conjugationSingularPluralYo - oT - esl - eElla - eUsted - eFor regular verbs that end in ER, the ending of the nosotros and nosotras form is EMOS,and we follow the same process as with the singular forms.

EMOSStart with the infinitive:COMERNow, drop the ERTo eatAnd replace it with an EMOSNosotros comemos hamburguesas. = We (boys/co-ed) eat hamburgers.Toms y yo comemos cereal. = Thomas and I eat cereal. nosotrosFor regular verbs that end in ER, the ending of the ellos, ellas and ustedes form is EN,and we follow the same process as singular verbs.

ENStart with the infinitive:BEBERNow, drop the ERTo drinkAnd replace it with an ENEllos beben = They (boys/co-ed) drink.Juan y Juanita beben refrescos = Juan and Juanita drink sodas.ELLOSSingular ER verb conjugationSingularPluralYo - oT - esl - eElla - eUsted - eNosotros - emosNosotras - emosEllos - enEllas - enUstedes - enNow, write out the full conjugation of the verb BEBER. Include subject pronouns and translations. It should look exactly like the grid below. SingularPluralYo bebo I drinkNosotros bebemos We drink (boys/co-ed)Nosotras bebemos We drink (girls)T bebes You drink (informal)XXXXXXXXXl bebe He drinksElla bebe She drinksUsted bebe You drink (formal)Ellos beben They drink (boys/co-ed)Ellas beben They drink (girls)Ustedes beben You all drink BEBER To drinkRegular verbs that end in IR have the same conjugation pattern as ER verbs...EXCEPT for the Nosotros/as form.

Singular ER verb conjugationSingularPluralYo - oT - esl - eElla - eUsted - eNosotros - imosNosotras - imosEllos - enEllas - enUstedes - enNow, write out the full conjugation of the verb COMPARTIR. Include subject pronouns and translations. It should look exactly like the grid below. SingularPluralYo comparto I shareNosotros compartimos We share(boys/co-ed)Nosotras compartimos We share (girls)T compartes You share (informal)XXXXXXXXXl comparte He sharesElla comparte She sharesUsted comparte You share (formal)Ellos comparten They share (boys/co-ed)Ellas comparten They share (girls)Ustedes comparten You all shareCompartir To sharePor ejemplo...Mi madre y yo compartimos una ensalada.My mom and I share a salad.

T compartes tus galletas?Do you share your cookies?

Yo comparto mi cereal con mi hermana. I share my cereal with my sister. And now a list of question words!

Who - QuinWhat - QuWhere - DndeWhen - CundoWhich - CulQu comes para desayuno?What do you eat for breakfast?

Cundo comes desayuno?When do you eat breakfast?

Quin comes desayuno?Who eats breakfast?

Dnde comes desayuno?Where do you eat breakfast?

Write the SUBJECT of each verb phrase. Vamos a practicar...ComoYoComel, Ella or UstedCompartimosNosotros or NosotrasComenEllos, Ellas or UstedesBebesTBebemosNosotros or NosotrasNow, CONJUGATE the verb based on the subject.

Write both the subject and the conjugated verb. Ex. Correr (T) = T corresBeberEllaElla bebeCorrerNosotrosNosotros corremosComerTT comesCompartirEllosEllos compartenLeer (to read)UstedUsted LeeEscribir (to write)Ustedes Ustedes escribenVivir (to live)YoYo vivoBeberTT bebesComerll comeContra el ratn

Fill in the blank with the conjugated form of BEBER or COMER before Speedy reaches his hole in the wall!

Yo ___ el yogur.como1

Ella ___ el agua.bebe2

Nosotros ___ los refrescosbebemos3

Ustedes ___ el cereal.comen4

T ___ los huevos?bebes5

l ___ caf con leche.bebe6

Tom y Jerry ___ perros calientes.comen7

Mi amigo y yo ___ el tbebemos8

Yo ___ la limonada.bebo9

___ usted un sandwich en almuerzo?come10

Romeo y Juliet ___ el t helado.beben11