Transcript - ER & - IR Verbs

-ER & -IR Verbs
 As we saw in the
previous presentation,
there are three
conjugations of verbs in
Spanish: –AR, –ER, and
–IR.
 -ER and –IR verbs are
often studied together
because all of their
endings (except one) are
identical.
BEBER
Let’s look at an
example, the verb
BEBER, which
means “to drink.” It
ends in –ER, so it is
included in this class.
BEBER
The verb can be split into
two parts:
 The base: BEB The infinitive ending: -ER
BEBER
Now let’s say “I drink.”
Start with the base:
BEBWhen you talk about
yourself, add –O, just as
you did for the –AR
verbs.
BEBER
yo bebo
 Are you surprised?
BEBER
Now let’s talk about
you. When the
subject is tú, you add
–ES (remember that
it’s an –ER verb).
BEBER
tú bebes
BEBER
Let’s guess endings
for the other persons:
él, ella, Ud.,
nosotros, ellos, ellas,
Uds.
BEBER
él bebe
ella bebe
Ud. bebe
nosotros bebemos
ellos beben
ellas beben
Uds. beben
-ER endings
 The endings for regular
-ER verbs are the same
as for –AR verbs, except
that the vowel is –Einstead of –A-!
 yo -o
 tú -es
 él, ella, Ud. -e
 nosotros -emos
 ellos -en
 ustedes –en
What about the –IR Verbs?
Well, take a look for
yourself. Can you find the
one difference?
beber
vivir
bebo
vivo
bebes
vives
bebe
vive
bebemos
vivimos
beben
viven
That’s right!
The endings are
identical except for
the nosotros form:
 beber: bebemos
 vivir: vivimos
Let’s Practice
> ESCRIBIR
Yo _______ muchas
cartas, pero mi
hermana no
_______ cartas.
Escribir
Yo escribo muchas
cartas, pero mi
hermana no escribe
cartas.
RECIBIR, DEBER
Cuando yo _______
(recibir) una carta,
_______ (deber)
leerla [read it].
RECIBIR, DEBER
 Cuando yo recibo una
carta, debo leerla.
 N.B. There was no
change in subject, so
“yo” was understood to
be the subject for both
verbs. It was not
necessary to repeat “yo.”
LEER, COMPRENDER
Miguel ______
(leer) filosofía pero
no la ________
(comprender) muy
bien.
LEER, COMPRENDER
Miguel lee filosofia
pero no la
comprende muy
bien.
 Don’t forget that the base of
leer is le-, so there is a double
–e on the él form.
VIVIR, CORRER
Nosotros _____
(vivir) cerca de
[near] un parque y
______ (correr) allí
[there] por la
mañana.
VIVIR, CORRER
Nosotros vivimos
cerca de un parque
y corremos allí por
la mañana.
Regular Present Tense
 To summarize, here are
the endings for the three
verb conjugations:
 -AR
-ER
-IR
 -o
-o
-o
 -as
-es
-es
 -a
-e
-e
 -amos –emos –imos
 -an
-en
-en
Regular Present Tense
Now let’s look at
verbs that don’t fit
these neat patterns!
Start the presentation
entitled Tener (#5).