Present tense of -er and -ir

verbs

-AR VerbsYou know the pattern of present-tense -ar verbs:These are the endings: O Amos

As

A An

HABLARYo hablo

Tú hablas

Ud.Él hablaElla

Nosotros hablamos

Uds.Ellos hablanEllas

3 Types of VerbsThere are 3 types of verbs: Infinitives that end in -ar Infinitives that end in -er Infinitives that end in -ir

3 Types of VerbsYou’ve already learned some -ar verbs, now you are going to learn some -er verbs.

Some -er VerbsSome -er verbs that you already know are:

beber comer

The pattern for -er verbs is much like the pattern for-ar verbs. The only differenceis, instead of using “a” you use “e.”

Endings for ER verbs

o emos

es

e en

Putting endings with a verbComer

Como (I) Comemos (we)

Comes (you)

Come (he/she) (you formal)

Comen (they) (you all)

BEBER (to drink)Bebo (I) Bebemos (we)

Bebes (you)

Bebe (he/she) (you formal)

Beben (they) (you all)

PracticeConjugate the following verbs according to their

subject.

Comer (ella)Come

Comer (nosotros)Comemos

Beber (yo)Bebo

Beber (ellos) BebenBeber (tu) Bebes

3 Types of VerbsYou’ve already learned some -ar verbs and -er verbs.

The only type left is ir. What are some ir verbs?

Endings for ir verbsThe pattern for ir verbs is very similar to er

o imos

es

e en

Where is the only difference in endings between er and ir?

Escribir (to write)

Escribo EscribimosEscribes Escribe Escriben

Practica

She eats cereal

We drink orange juice

I eat a hamburger

We share the meal

I share the bread

I drink the milk

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