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-Ar -Er and -ir verbs

Lets review some terms!


Verb: a part of speech indicating action
Infinitive: 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 = vivir
Conjugate: To change the verb from the infinitive to a form that matches the subject.
Subject: The person or thing doing the action
Conjugations: the forms of the verb after you conjugate it.
Ex: to swim: I swim; you swim; he she or it swims; we swim; they swim
Nadar: yo nado, t nadas, l/ella/ Ud. Nada, nosotros nadamos, ellos/as/ Uds nadan
Subject pronouns: a word that replaces the proper names of nouns. In English: I, you, he, she, it,
we, they. In Spanish:

I = yo
You = t
He = l
She = ella
You = Ud.

We (m) = Nosotros
We (f) = Nosotras
You all (m) = Vosotros
You all (f) = Vosotras
They (m) = ellos
They (f) = ellas
You all = Uds.

To conjugate a verb in Spanish you


1. Chop suey take of the ending, -ar, -er, -ir
a. you are left with the stem of the verb
i. nadar ar = nad (the stem)
2. schmoosh and on the appropriate ending to match the subject.
-ar endings
-er endings
-ir endings
Yo
o
o
o
T
As
Es
Es
l, ella, Ud.
A
E
E
Nosotros/as
Amos
Emos
Imos
Vosotros/as
is
is
s
Ellos, ellas, Uds.
An
En
En
Er and ir verbs have the same endings except for the nosotros form
Lets practice conjugating ar, er, and ir verbs!

Ver = to see

Leer = to read

Nadar=to swim

Beber = to drink

Aprender = to learn

Escribir = to write

Recibir = to receive

Practicar=to practice

Vender = to sell

veo
ves

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1. Para el desayuno, yo ______________ los blancos y el pan tostado. (comer)
2. Qu ______________ t para el desayuno? (beber)
3. En el caf los clientes __________ el mesero. (ver)
4.

Mi amigo y yo ______________ el men. (leer)

5. El mesero __________________ la cuenta (escribir)


6. Las personas en los supermercados _________________ productos congelados
(venden)
7. Dnde __________________ t? (vivir)
Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb beber.

1. La seora ____________________ caf con leche.


2. Las muchachas ____________________ una limonada.
3. Nosotros ____________________ limonada.
4. T ____________________ leche.
5. Yo ____________________ t helado.
Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the verb escribir.
1. Yo ____________________ muchas cartas.
2. La profesora ____________________ el examen.
3. Los alumnos ____________________ con lpiz.
4. Mariana y yo ____________________ con bolgrafo.
5. T ____________________ una carta larga.
Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the most logical verb in parentheses.
1. Los amigos ____________________ (aprender/comer) en la cafetera de la escuela.
2. Yo ____________________ (recibir/ver) a mi amigo Juan en la sala de clase.
3. Catalina y yo ____________________ (beber/leer) t helado en el caf.
4. ____________________ Uds. (leer/comprender) cuando el profesor habla?
5. El alumno ____________________ (comprender/escribir) en el cuaderno.
6. Nosotros ____________________ (vivir/ver) en Mxico.
7. ____________________ t (aprender/recibir) notas buenas en la clase de matemticas?
8. Qu ____________________ Ud.? Una novela de Isabel Allende. (escribir/leer)
9. La familia Lpez ____________________ (beber/vivir) en un apartamento grande.
10. Las alumnas argentinas ____________________ (aprender/comer) el ingls.

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