Transcript Apuntes 4-2: -er and –ir verbs with tag questions

Apuntes 4-2: -er and –ir
verbs with tag questions
Exprésate pg. 138
Conjugating regular verbs
To conjugate regular verbs into the
present tense, drop the infinitive ending.
 -ar
 -er
 -ir
Add the appropriate –ar, -er, or –ir ending,
making sure to match the subject to the
correct ending.
Repaso: -ar verb endings
-o
-amos
-as
-áis
-a
-an
Práctica
Las formas del verbo CANTAR (to sing):
cantar
canto
cantamos
cantas
cantáis
canta
cantan
-er verb endings
-o
-emos
-es
-éis
-e
-en
-ir verb endings
-o
-imos
-es
-ís
-e
-en
The only difference between –er and –ir endings
are the nosotros and vosotros endings.
Práctica
Las formas del verbo COMER
(to eat)
como
comemos
comes
coméis
come
comen
Más Práctica
Las formas del verbo ESCRIBIR
(to write)
escribo
escribimos
escribes
escribís
escribe
escriben
deber + infinitivo
Means “should do something”
Conjugate deber according to the
appropriate subject
Follow it with an infinitive verb to express
what should be done
Por ejemplo:


Debo hacer la tarea de español.
I should do my Spanish homework.
aprender + a + infinitivo
Means “to learn to do something”
Conjugate aprender according to the
appropriate subject
follow it with an infinitive verb to express
what is being learned
Por ejemplo:
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Lola aprende a patinar.
Lola learns how to skate.