Transcript ER and –IR Verbs

-AR, -ER and –IR Verbs
Review
Verb a part of speech indicating action
 Infinitive an unchanged verb. In English it usually includes the
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word “to” – to be, to swim, to eat, to live, etc. In
Spanish all infinitives end in either -ar, -er-, ir.
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Conjugate
To change the verb from the infinitive to a form that
matches the subject.
Subject The person or thing doing the action
 Conjugations the forms of the verb after you conjugate it.
 Subject pronouns a word that replaces the proper names of
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nouns.
Subject pronouns
Singular
1st person
2nd person
I = yo
You = tú
Plural
We (m) = Nosotros
We (f) = Nosotras
You all (m) = Vosotros
You all (f) = Vosotras
3rd person
He = él
They (m) = ellos
She = ella
They (f) = ellas
You = Ud.
You all = Uds.
Conjugating Verbs
To conjugate a verb in Spanish you
 “Chop suey” – take off the ending, -ar, -er,
-ir
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◦ you are left with the stem of the verb
 hablar – ar = habl (the stem)
“schmoosh” – add on the appropriate
ending to match the subject.
 But What Are The Endings?
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Present tense –ar, -er, and –ir verb endings:
- ar
Person
- er
Singular Plural
- ir
Singular Plural
Singular Plural
1st
-o
-amos
-o
-emos
-o
-imos
2nd
-as
-áis
-es
-éis
-es
-ís
3rd
-a
-an
-e
-en
-e
-en
Verbs to know:
Salir: to go out
Abrir: to open
*salgo
salimos
abro
abrimos
sales
salís
abres
abrís
sale
salen
abre
abren
** Salir is only irregular in the yo form**
Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the
verb beber.
1. La señora ____________________ café con leche.
2. Las muchachas ____________________ una limonada.
3. Nosotros ____________________ limonada.
4. Tú ____________________ leche.
5.Yo ____________________ té helado.
Conjugate the verb according to the subject:
1. ¿ Cuándo ______ Alejandro su regalo? (abrir)
2. ¿ Qué_______ ustedes por la mañana? (comer)
3. ¿ A qué hora______ tú de la escuela? (salir)
4.Yo siempre_______ de la fiesta a la medianoche. (Comer)
5. ¿ Quién______ la leche en tu familia por la mañana? (beber)
6. Nosotros_______ jugo de naranja. (beber)
7. Ana y Marta_______ pan tostado con mantequilla. (comer)
Complete the following sentences with the correct form
of the –ar verb in parentheses.
1. ¿Tú me ___________________ al cine? (acompañar)
2. Ellas ___________________ bien. (bailar)
3. Nosotros ___________________ juntos. (cantar)
4. Ellos no ___________________ el cheque. (cobrar)
5. Él ________________ un regalo [gift]. (comprar)
6. Nosotros__________________ un poco después de comer.
(descansar)
7. Yo___________________ español. (enseñar)