Present Tense

of

-er & -ir Verbs

Regular Verb

Regular Verb: follows a pattern for conjugation.

Pattern: Stem + endings

3 categories of Regular

verbs

-AR verbs

-ER verbs

-IR verbs

How do you know to

which group a verb

belongs?

Answer:

Just look at the last two

letters

hablar

comer

vivir

How to conjugate

Conjugate: Change an infinitive

based upon who is doing the action.

Infinitive: The verb before it is

conjugated. It still ends in the

letters -ar, -er, or -ir.

Step 1: First you must find

the...

Stem

How do you find the

stem?

Drop the last two letters of the infinitive. Any

remaining letters are the STEM.

Example: hablar

Stem

Step 2

You will add an ending after the stem based

upon:

what pronoun you are using (Who’s

doing the action?)

what category of verb it is (-AR, -ER, -

IR).

Pronouns

Yo (I) Nosotros/Nosotras

Tú (You- informal)

Él/Ella/Usted Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes

(They/They-females only/You All) (He/She/You-formal)

(We/We-females only)

-ER verb endings

yo o nosotros/nosotras

emos

tú es

él/ella/Ud. e ellos/ellas/Uds. en

-ER verb Example Comer (to eat)

yo como nosotros

comemos

tú comes

él/ella/Ud. come ellos/ellas/Uds.

comen

-IR verb endings

yo o nosotros/nosotras

imos

tú es

él/ella/Ud. e ellos/ellas/Uds. en

-IR verb Example

Vivir (to live)

yo vivo nosotros vivimos

tú vives

él/ella/Ud. vive ellos/ellas/Uds. viven

Quick fact

-er and -ir verbs have the same endings except for the

nosotros form

If you want to say you are not doing

something...

just put a “no” in front of it.

hablo (I speak) no hablo (I don’t speak)

Hola

Don’t Forget there are 2 words for

“you”

Tú (informal) Usted (formal)

Use it with... Use it with...

Checking for Understanding

What is a regular verb?

Regular Verb: follows a pattern for conjugation.

Pattern: Stem + endings

How many regular verb categories are

there?

What are the 3 categories?

-AR verbs

-ER verbs

-IR verbs

How do you know to which category a

verb belongs?

Just look at

the last two

letters

What does it mean to “conjugate?”

Change an

infinitive based

upon who is

doing the action.

What is an “infinitive?”

The verb before it is conjugated. It

still ends in the letters -ar, -er, or -ir.

What is step 1 of conjugation?

Find the stem

How do you find the stem?

Drop the last two

letters of the infinitive.

Any remaining letters

are the STEM.

What is the stem of...

Mirar

Mir

What is the stem of...

Escuchar

escuch

What is step 2 of conjugation?

You will add an ending after

the stem

What 2 criteria do you use to know

which ending?

what pronoun you are using (Who’s doing the action?)

what category of verb it is (-

AR, -ER, -IR)

What do each of these pronouns

mean?

Yo

Nosotros/Nosotras

Tú

Él/Ella/Usted Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes

I

You (informal)

He/ She/ You (formal)

We/ We (females only)

They/ They (females)/ You all

What are the -ER Verb endings?

yo nosotros/nosotras

tú

él/ella/Ud. ellos/ellas/Uds.

o

es

e

emos

en

What are the -IR Verb endings?

yo nosotros/nosotras

tú

él/ella/Ud. ellos/ellas/Uds.

o

es

e

imos

en

What do you do to say someone is not doing

something?

Put a “no” in front of the verb

Practicamos • Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb beber.

• La señora ____________________ café con leche.

• Las muchachas ____________________ una limonada.

• Nosotros ____________________ limonada.

• Tú ____________________ leche.

• Yo ____________________ té helado.

bebe

beben

bebemos

bebes

bebo

Practicamos

• Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb escribir.

• Yo ____________________ muchas cartas.

• La profesora ____________________ el examen.

• Los alumnos ____________________ con lápices.

• Mariana y yo ____________________ con bolígrafos.

• Tú ____________________ una carta larga.

escribo

escribe

escriben

escribimos

escribes

el fin

Gracias

Hola,

I hope