Transcript Capítulo 3A notes #1

Capítulo 3A notes
#1
Conjugating “-er” and “-ir” verbs
Review
 Remember, there are three different
types of infinitives: Ar, Er, Ir,
 You have already learned how to
conjugate infinitives ending in “-ar”. For
example, hablar, patinar, escuchar,
montar, usar, bailar, nadar, cantar, etc.
Conjugation steps
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1)write down your subject pronouns
Yo
nosotros
Tú
ustedes
Él, ella, usted
ellos, ellas
 2) take of the infinitive ending
 Ex: Hablar-------HABL
 3) Add the correct conjugation endings
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Yo bailo
Tú bailas
Él, ella baila
Usted
Nosotros bailamos
Ustedes bailan
Ellos, ellas bailan
Remember
 If you have one person’s name you use the él,
ella ending, “a” to conjugate the verb.
 Ex: Carlos canta
 If you have two people’s names or a plural
noun you use the ellos/ellas ending, “an” to
conjugate the verb.
 Ex: Carlos y Carmen cantan
Ex: Los estudiantes estudian
Conjugating infinitives
that end in “er” and “ir”
Endings for “er” verbs are:
-o -emos
-es -en
-e -en
*basically where you used an “a” to
conjugate “ar” verbs, you put an “e”
instead. Let’s compare the two charts
-Ar endings v. –er endings
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Hablar=to speak
Yo hablo
Tú hablas
Él, ella, usted habla
Nosotros hablamos
Ustedes hablan
Ellos, ellas hablan
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Comer=to eat
Yo como
Tú comes
Él, ella, usted come
Nosotros comemos
Ustedes comen
Ellos, ellas comen
“IR” verbs
 The only difference between “er” and “ir”
verbs is that the nosotros form changes
from “emos” to “imos”. Every other form
is the same. Let’s compare:
-“Er” verbs v. “ir” verbs
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Escribir=to write
Yo escibo
Tú escribes
Él, ella, usted escribe
Nosotros escribimos
Ustedes escriben
Ellos, ellas escriben
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Comer=to eat
Yo como
Tú comes
Él, ella, usted come
Nosotros comemos
Ustedes comen
Ellos, ellas comen
Ver=to see
 Yo veo
nosotros vemos
 Tú ves
ustedes ven
 Él, ella, usted ve ellos, ellas ven
 *irregular in the “yo” form because we
keep the “e”