ER/IR VERBS

Present tense of -er and -ir verbs

-AR VerbsYou know the pattern of present-tense -ar verbs:These are the endings:

o, as, a, amos, an

For example

HABLARYo hablo

Tú hablas

Ud.

Él habla

Ella

Nosotros hablamos

Nosotras

Uds.

Ellos hablan

Ellas

3 Types of Verbs

• There are 3 types of verbs:

Infinitives that end in -ar

Infinitives that end in -er

Infinitives that end in -ir

3 Types of Verbs

• You’ve already learned some -ar verbs, now you are going to learn some -er verbs.

Some -er Verbs

• Some -er verbs that you may already know are:

beber leer

comer ver

The pattern for -er verbs is much like the pattern for-ar verbs. The only differenceis, instead of using “a” you use “e.”

Forms for regular ER verbs:

• yo o nosotros

emos

nosotras

• tú es

• el ellos

• ella e ellas en

• Usted ustedes

Let’s try the verb “to eat,” inSpanish, “comer.”

TO EATI eat

You eat

He

She eats

It

We eat

They eat

COMER – to eatYo como

Tú comes

Ud.

Él come

Ella

Nosotros comemosNosotras Uds. Ellos comen Ellas

The Other -er VerbsNow let’s do the other -er verbs that youknow.

BEBER – to drinkYo bebo

Tú bebes

Ud.

Él bebe

Ella

Nosotros bebemosNosotras

Uds.Ellos bebenEllas

LEER – to readYo leo

Tú lees

Ud.

Él lee

Ella

Nosotros leemosNosotras

Uds.Ellos leenEllas

3 Types of Verbs

• 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” youwill use “imos.”

The forms for regular IR verbs

• yo o nosotrosimos

nosotras• tú es

• el ellos• ella e ellas en• usted ustedes

Let’s try the verb “to share,” In Spanish, “compartir.”

TO SHARE – I share

You share

He

She shares

It

We share

They share

COMPARTIR -to shareYo comparto

Tú compartes

Ud.

Él comparte

Ella

Nosotros compartimos

Nosotras

Uds.

Ellos comparten

Ellas

VIVIR – to liveYo vivo

Tú vives

Ud.

Él vive

Ella

Nosotros vivimos

Nosotras

Uds.

Ellos viven

Ellas

Conjugate the following er verbs:

• Comprender to understand

• Correr to run

• Romper to break

• Vender to sell

• Deber to owe

• Aprender to learn

• Prometer to promise

Conjugate the following ir verbs:• Abrir to open• Asistir to help/ assist• Decidir to decide• Escribir to write• Recibir to receive• Subir to climb• Vivir to live• Permitir to allow/permit