-Er and -ir verbs



-Er and -ir verbsLet’s review some terms!Verb: a part of speech indicating actionInfinitive: 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. Ex: to swim = nadar to eat = comer to live = vivirConjugate: To change the verb from the infinitive to a form that matches the subject.Subject: The person or thing doing the actionConjugations: the forms of the verb after you conjugate it. Ex: to swim: I swim; you swim; he she or it swims; we swim; they swimNadar: yo nado, tú nadas, él/ella/ Ud. Nada, nosotros nadamos, ellos/as/ Uds nadanSubject pronouns: a word that replaces the proper names of nouns. In English: I, you, he, she, it, we, they. In Spanish:We (m) = NosotrosWe (f) = Nosotras I = yoXXXYou = túThey (m) = ellosThey (f) = ellasYou all = Uds.He = élShe = ellaYou = Ud. To conjugate a verb in Spanish you“Chop suey” – take of the ending, -ar, -er, -iryou are left with the stem of the verb nadar – ar = nad (the stem) “schmoosh” – and on the appropriate ending to match the subject. -ar endings-er endings-ir endingsYooooTúAsEsEs ?l, ella, Ud.AEENosotros/asAmosEmosImosEllos, ellas, Uds.AnEnEn Er and ir verbs have the same endings except for the nosotros formLet’s practice conjugating –er, and –ir verbs!Recibir = to receiveVivir = to liveVender = to sellBeber = to drinkAprender = to learnEscribir = to writeVer = to seeLeer = to readComer = to eatveovesFill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Para el desayuno, yo ______________ los blancos y el pan tostado. (comer)?Qué ______________ tú para el desayuno? (beber)En el café los clientes __________ el mesero. (ver) Mi amigo y yo ______________ el menú. (leer)El mesero __________________ la cuenta (escribir)Las personas en los supermercados _________________ productos congelados (venden)?Dónde __________________ tú? (vivir)Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb beber.La se?ora ____________________ café con leche.Las muchachas ____________________ una limonada.Nosotros ____________________ limonada.Tú ____________________ leche.Yo ____________________ té plete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb escribir.Yo ____________________ muchas cartas.La profesora ____________________ el examen.Los alumnos ____________________ con lápiz.Mariana y yo ____________________ con bolígrafo.Tú ____________________ una carta plete each sentence below with the correct form of the most logical verb in parentheses.Los amigos ____________________ (aprender/comer) en la cafetería de la escuela.Yo ____________________ (recibir/ver) a mi amigo Juan en la sala de clase.Catalina y yo ____________________ (beber/leer) té helado en el café.?____________________ Uds. (leer/comprender) cuando el profesor habla?El alumno ____________________ (comprender/escribir) en el cuaderno.Nosotros ____________________ (vivir/ver) en México.?____________________ tú (aprender/recibir) notas buenas en la clase de matemáticas??Qué ____________________ Ud.? Una novela de Isabel Allende. (escribir/leer)La familia López ____________________ (beber/vivir) en un apartamento grande.Las alumnas argentinas ____________________ (aprender/comer) el inglés. ................
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