-ER and – IR Verbs

1. -ER and –IR Verbs

2. Review • Verb • Infinitive • Conjugate • Subject • Conjugations • Subject pronouns a part of speech indicating action an unchanged verb. In English it usually includes the word “to” – to be, to swim, to eat, to live, etc. In Spanish all infinitives end in either -ar, -er-, ir. To change the verb from the infinitive to a form that matches the subject. The person or thing doing the action the forms of the verb after you conjugate it. a word that replaces the proper names of nouns.

3. How to Conjugate ER & IR verbs Conjugation ER and IR verbs is just like AR verbs but you use a different set of endings. Other than that, you follow all of the same rules, just making sure you choose your new ending from the correct endings chart (ex: ER verb use ER chart).

4. ER & IR Charts • You already know the AR chart • To get from the AR chart to the ER chart, just change all of the As to Es. • To get from the ER chart to the IR chart, it is EXACTLY the same except in the nosotros and vosotros forms

5. Practicamos • Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb beber. • La señora ____________________ café con leche. • Las muchachas ____________________ unalimonada. • Nosotros ____________________ limonada. • Tú ____________________ leche. • Yo ____________________ téhelado. bebe beben bebemos bebes bebo

6. 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 ____________________ unacartalarga. escribo escribe escriben escribimos escribes