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ANTE TODO You already know how to form the present tense of regular –ar verbs. You have also learned about the importance of verb forms, which change to show who is performing the action. Spanish has two other important verb groups, –er verbs and –ir verbs.
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ANTE TODO • You already know how to form the present tense of regular –ar verbs. • You have also learned about the importance of verb forms, which change to show who is performing the action. • Spanish has two other important verb groups, –er verbs and –ir verbs.
comer (to eat) escribir (to write) • Singular forms • yo como escribo • tú comes escribes • Ud. / él / ella come escribe • Plural forms • nosotros/as comemosescribimos • vosotros/as coméisescribís • Uds. /ellos /ellascomenescriben
Regular –er and –ir verbs have very similar endings. • Like –ar verbs, the yo forms of –er and –ir verbs end in –o. • Yo como. • Yo escribo. • Except for the yo form, all of the verb endings for –er verbs begin with –e. • –es • –e • –emos • –éis • –en
Regular –er and –ir verbs have the exact same endings, except in the nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms. comer: nosotros comemos vosotros coméis escribir: nosotros escribimosvosotrosescribís
Common –er and –ir verbs –er verbs–ir verbs
correr 1. Graciela _____. 2. Tú _____. 3. Yo _____. 4. Sara y Ana _____. 5. Usted _____. 6. Ustedes _____ . 7. La gente _____. 8. Marcos y yo _____. 1 of 3 ¡INTÉNTALO!Provide the appropriate present tense forms of these verbs.
¡INTÉNTALO!Provide the appropriate present tense forms of these verbs. abrir 1. Ellos _____ la puerta. 2. Carolina _____ la maleta. 3. Yo _____ las ventanas. 4. Nosotras _____ los libros. 5. Usted _____ el cuaderno. 6. Tú _____ la ventana. 7. Ustedes _____maletas. 8. Los muchachos _____ los cuadernos. 2 of 3
aprender 1. Él _____español. 2. Maribel y yo _____ inglés. 3. Tú _____ japonés. 4. Tú y tu hermanastra ______francés. 5. Mi hijo _____chino. 6. Yo _____ alemán. 7. Usted _____inglés. 8. Nosotros _____ italiano. 3 of 3 ¡INTÉNTALO!Provide the appropriate present tense forms of these verbs.