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Realidades 1
Present tense of
-er and -ir verbs
-AR Verbs
You know the pattern of
present-tense -ar verbs:
These are the endings:
o, as, a, amos, áis, an
For example
HABLAR
Yo hablo Nosotros hablamos
Ud. Uds.
Él habla Ellos hablan
Ella 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
already know are:
beber leer
comer ver
The pattern for -er verbs is
much like the pattern for
-ar verbs. The only difference
is, instead of using “a” you
use “e.”
Let’s try the verb “to eat,” in
Spanish, “comer.”
TO EAT
I eat We eat
You eat
He They eat
She eats
It
COMER
Yo como Nosotros comemos
Ud. Uds.
Él come Ellos comen
Ella Ellas
The Other -er Verbs
Now let’s do the other -er
verbs that you
know.
BEBER
Yo bebo Nosotros bebemos
Ud. Uds.
Él bebe Ellos beben
Ella Ellas
LEER
Yo leo Nosotros leemos
Ud. Uds.
Él lee Ellos leen
Ella Ellas
The Verb VER
You also know the verb VER.
it is the same as the other -er
verbs except in the “yo” form.
It is irregular in the “yo”
form. An arrow will show
you the difference.
To SEE or To WATCH
I see We see
You see
He They see
She sees
It
VER
Yo veo Nosotros vemos
Ud. Uds.
Él ve Ellos ven
Ella Ellas
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” you
will use “imos.”
Let’s try the verb “to share,”
In Spanish, “compartir.”
TO SHARE
I share We share
You share
He
She shares They share
It
COMPARTIR
Yo comparto Nosotros compartimos
Ud. Uds.
Él comparte Ellos comparten
Ella Ellas
Let’s review again.
COMER
Yo como Nosotros comemos
Ud. Uds.
Él come Ellos comen
Ella Ellas
BEBER
Yo bebo Nosotros bebemos
Ud. Uds.
Él bebe Ellos beben
Ella Ellas
LEER
Yo leo Nosotros leemos
Ud. Uds.
Él lee Ellos leen
Ella Ellas
VER
Yo veo Nosotros vemos
Ud. Uds.
Él ve Ellos ven
Ella Ellas
COMPARTIR
Yo comparto Nosotros compartimos
Ud. Uds.
Él comparte Ellos comparten
Ella Ellas