Present tense: -er and -ir verbs/El presente de verbos –er e –ir On this lesson you will learn to conjugate and use –er and –ir verbs in the present tense. Do you remember the following terms? VERB: A verb is an action word. INFINITIVE: The main form of a verb is called the infinitive. In English, infinitives include the word "to." THE FUNDAMENTAL PARTS OF THE VERB: HABLAR INFINITIVE: HABLAR STEM: HABL ENDING: AR Let's review –ar verbs by conjugating the following verbs. Give the correct form of the verb and the meaning in English. 1. María/bailar EX. María baila/ María dances 2. Avah y yo/hablar 3. Ana y Julissa/cantar 4. La muchacha guapa/practicar 5. Los estudiantes/usar 6. Mi padre/trabajar 7. Patricio y Tariq/estudiar 8. Mis amigos/explicar 9. Tú y tú/enseñar 10. Yo/hablar Do you recall from a previous lesson that infinitives are the base form of the verb, equivalent in English to: to speak, to eat, to live, etc. Also, in Spanish, all infinitives end in -ar, -er, or -ir. -ar verb: hablar (to speak) -er verb: comer (to eat) -ir verb: vivir (to live) How to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the present tense: STEP 1: Learn the new endings below STEP 2: Conjugate= change the verb to agree with the subject
Common -er and -ir
escribir: to write leer: to read beber: to drink comprender: to understand comer: to eat vivir: to live recibir: to receive describir: to describe decidir: to decide STEP 3: Practice (Ahora a practicar) 1) Cuaderno Interactivo -acordéon Directions: Fold paper, accordion-fashion, in three-inch strips so that all sections are equal. The number of folds in the paper determines the number of column in the chain. On the top piece of the folded paper, write the conjugation (-ar verbs). Open up the paper and you will have a chain of several folds or columns. Then, number the folds you should have four. 1. Cover: -ER & IR CONJUGATIONS 2. Back of cover (page 1) write all –er endings 3. Page 2 choose one –er verb from the vocabulary list and draw an image to represent the verb. Then, conjugate the verb in all forms. You must give all subject pronouns in order too. 4. Back of page 2 (page 3) write all –ir endings 5. Page 4 choose one –ir verb from the vocabulary list and draw an image to represent the verb. Then, conjugate the verb in all forms. You must give all subject pronouns in order too. 6. Color 2) Conjuguemos.com This site will give you the verb and the subject pronoun and you must conjugate the verb appropriately. Directions:
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