Verbs in the Present Tense(Los verbos en el tiempo presente)

Second and third conjugations: -er, -ir

Modified by M. Sincioco

The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form of the verb. responder

The fundamental parts of the verb

The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive.

The stem: What is left after taking the ending from the infinitive.

er

respond

REMEMBER:Steps for conjugating a verb:

1) Identify the verb type: -ar, -er, or -ir

2) Take off the -ar, -er, or -ir ending, which leaves only the stem

3) Identify the subject (yo, tú, él, ella, etc.)

4) Add the ending that matches the type of verb (-ar, -er, -ir) and the subject (yo, tú, él, ella, etc)

Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)The following verbs are regular -er verbs and are conjugated according to the pattern in the following three slides.

aprender to learn

beber to drink

comer to eat

creer to believe

leer to read

vender to sell

(+ a + infinitive) (to do something)

e

comer

oc moo

oc meso

oc meo

com mose

oc meno

Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)

All persons and numbers are based on the stem.

Notice which vowel gets the emphasis!

yo

túélellaUd.

nosotros/as

ellasUds.

ellos

aprender

eeapr ndoe

eapr ndese

eapr ndee

aprend mose

eapr ndene

Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)

Its stem?

The emphasis?

beber

eeb boe

eb bese

eb bee

beb mose

eb bene

Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)

Its stem?

The emphasis?

comer

eoc moo

oc meso

oc meo

com mose

oc meno

Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)

Its stem?

The emphasis?

ver

veo

ves

ve

vemos

ven

Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)

The verb ver (to see or to watch) is irregular only in its yo form.

(not vo)

Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)The following verbs are regular -ir verbs and are conjugated according to the pattern in the following three slides.

abrir to open

asistir a to attend

decidir to decide

escribir to write

recibir to receive

vivir to live

i

vivir

iv voi

iv vesi

iv vei

viv mosi

iv veni

Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)

All persons and numbers are based on the stem.

Notice which vowel gets the emphasis!

yo

túélellaUd.

nosotros/as

ellasUds.

ellos

Notice that -ir verbs are conjugated just like -er verbs except for the nosotros/as form.

abrir

iabroa

abresa

abrea

abr mosi

abrena

Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)

Its stem?

The emphasis?Notice that -ir verbs are conjugated just like -er verbs except for the nosotros/as form.

decidir

iidec doi

idec desi

idec dei

decid mosi

idec deni

Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)

Its stem?

The emphasis?

escribir

iiescr boi

iescr besi

iescr bei

escrib mosi

iescr beni

Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)

Its stem?

The emphasis?

FIN