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Present tense of
-er and -ir
verbs
You know the pattern of
present-tense -ar verbs:
These are the endings:
o, as, a, amos, an
For example
Yo
hablo
Tú
hablas
Ud.
Él
Ella
habla
Nosotros hablamos
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
hablan
 There
are 3 types of verbs:
Infinitives that end in -ar
Infinitives that end in -er
Infinitives that end in -ir
You’ve already learned some -ar verbs,
now you are going to learn some -er verbs.
The pattern for -er verbs is much like the
pattern for -ar verbs. The only difference
is, instead of using “a” you use “e.”
Let’s try the verb “to eat,” in
Spanish, “comer.”
Yo
como
Tú
comes
Ud.
Él
Ella
come
Nosotros comemos
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
comen
Yo
bebo
Tú
bebes
Ud.
Él
Ella
bebe
Nosotros bebemos
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
beben
Yo
leo
Tú
lees
Ud.
Él
Ella
lee
Nosotros
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
leemos
leen
You also know the verb VER.
it is the same as the other -er
verbs except in the “yo” form.
It is irregular in the “yo” form.
An arrow will show you the
difference.
Yo
veo
Tú
ves
Ud.
Él
Ella
ve
Nosotros vemos
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
ven
 You’ve
already learned
some -ar verbs and -er
verbs. Now you are going
to learn some -ir verbs.
The pattern for -ir verbs is
the exact same pattern for
-er verbs except for the
nosotros form:
instead of using “emos” you
will use “imos.”
Let’s try the verb “to share,”
In Spanish, “compartir.”
Yo
comparto
Tú
compartes
Ud.
Él
Ella
comparte
Nosotros
compartimos
Uds.
Ellos
Ellas
comparten