-er and -ir verb structure (present tense)
This chapter we are working on regular verbs that end in -er (like comer) and -ir (like vivir). The process of conjugating them is the same as with -ar verbs (like nadar) with some different endings. Lets review the -ar verb conjugation:Yo nado Nosotros nadamosTú nadasÉl -Ella -Usted nada Ellos -Ellas -Ustedes nadanER and IR verbs conjugation: Yo -o Nosotros - emos (er verb) -imos (ir verb)Tú - esÉl -Ella -Usted - e Ellos -Ellas -Ustedes - en Remember the subject pronounce; Subject pronoun chart Place the subject pronouns in the chart according to singular sides and point-of view. yo nosotros, nosotras tú vosotros, vosotras (Spain) él, ella, Ud. ellos, ellas, Uds. Which subject pronoun would refer to your mom when you are talking about her? ella Usted ellos yo Which subject pronoun do you use when you are talking about yourself and your family? yo Ustedes nosotros ellos Which subject pronoun do you use when you are talking to one friend? yo tú Usted Nosotros Which subject pronoun would you use when you are talking to a group of principals? ella Usted nosotros Ustedes Sort the verbs--are they "Infinitives" (whole verbs ) or "Stems"? Infinitives (original form of the verb) comer beber comprender vivir escribir compartir Stems (What you have left after removing the ending) com comprend beb escrib viv compart -er and -ir verb endings Write the verb endings in the chart according to singular sides and point-of-view. (What endings go with each subject in the chart?)Note: You need 2 endings for the nosotros and 2 endings for the vosotros subject pronouns. o emos, imos es éis, ís (Spain) e en *Conjugate the verb "comer" in the verb chart. *Conjugate: Change the Infinitive verb ending to match the subject.Note: You don't have to fill in vosotros verbs, just leave it blank.It will count it wrong but I'll fix that. como comemos comes coméis come comen *Conjugate the verb "vivir" in the verb chart. *Conjugate: Change the Infinitive verb ending to match the subject.Note: You don't have to fill in vosotros verbs, just leave it blank.It will count it wrong but I'll fix that. vivo vivimos vives vivis vive viven Set 1: Match the Spanish verbs to the best possible English meanings. como I eat bebemos We drink comprenden You all understand OR Do you all understand? lee María reeds corres You (familiar) run OR Do you run? you running? Set 2: Match the Spanish verbs to the best possible English meanings. vivo I live escribes You (familiar) write OR Do you write? you writing? compartimos My friends and I share come Pedro eats deciden My parents decide Write the *conjugated verb in the blank to complete each sentence. *Conjugate: Change the Infinitive verb ending to match the subject. Sra. Willadsen come los tacos de carne asada. (comer) Mis hermanos y yo vivimosen Chapin, SC. (vivir) Yo aprendo el español. (aprender) Tú escribes *la tarea de la clase de álgebra. (escribir) *la tarea = homework Esteban y Marcos comparten una pizza "hawaiana," con el jamón y la piña. (compartir) Mi madre decide * ir al supermercado. (decidir) * ir = to go Yo leo *un libro en la clase de inglés. (leer) *un libro = a book Los amigos de Paula corren en *el gimnasio. (correr) *el gimnasio = the gym Ashton bebe el refresco en la cafetería de SHHS. (beber)