Apuntes: -ER Verbs Lección 3: La familia

Yo puedo… I can… Conjugate –ER verbs in the present tense

The infinitives of Verbs In Spanish, there are verbs that end in –AR, -ER, and –IR. Remember that the infinitive of a verb is the “to _____” form that would be found in a dictionary. Here are some –ER verbs in the infinitive.

Aprender To learn Aprender is often followed by a + infinitive of another verb. Example: Ustedes aprenden a hablar español.

agua, jugo, leche, refrescos Beber To drink agua, jugo, leche, refrescos water, juice, milk, pop

Comer To eat

Comprender To understand

Correr To run

Creo que sí/no = I do/don’t think (believe) so Creer (en) To believe (in) Creo que sí/no = I do/don’t think (believe) so

Deber Should, must, ought to Deber is generally followed by the infinitive of a verb. Example: Debes estudiar español.

Leer To read

Present Tense –ER Verb Endings Steps for conjugating regular –ER verbs in the present tense: Remove the –ER ending Add the following endings for the singular and plural subject pronouns: o emos es éis e en

Practicar Fill in the blank in each sentence with the missing form of the verb in parenthesis. Nosotros __________________ (aprender) a hablar español. Yo __________ (leer) mucho. Los estudiantes _____________ (comer) en la cafetería. ¿____________ (creer) tú en Papá Noel? aprendemos leo comen Crees

Verb Charts Ah- pren-d To learn aprendo aprendes aprendéis aprende The remaining verb charts are tarea! To learn aprendo aprendemos aprendes aprendéis aprende aprenden

Apuntes: -IR Verbs Lección 3: La familia

Yo Puedo I can… Conjugate –IR verbs in the present tense

Abrir To open

Asistir (a) To attend Asistir is often followed by the word a Example: Asisto a la escuela

Compartir To share

Decidir To decide Decidir is often followed by the infinitive of another verb. Example: Los estudiantes buenos deciden estudiar.

Describir To describe

Escribir To write

Recibir To receive

Vivir To live

Present Tense –IR Verb Endings Steps for conjugating regular –IR verbs in the present tense: Remove the –IR ending Add the following endings for the singular and plural subject pronouns: o imos es ís e en

Practicar We live in the United States. Nosotros vivimos en los Estados Unidos. My sister attends the university. Mi hermana asiste a la universidad. The students receive a lot of homework in Spanish class. Los estudiantes reciben mucha tarea en la clase de español.

-IR Verb Charts ah-b-r To open abro abrimos abres abrís abre abren The remaining verb charts are tarea! To open abro abrimos abres abrís abre abren