Verbs in the Present Tense (Los verbos en el tiempo presente) Second and third conjugations: -er, -ir Modified by M. Sincioco

The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form of the verb. responder The fundamental parts of the verb The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive. The stem: What is left after taking the ending from the infinitive. er respond

REMEMBER: Steps for conjugating a verb: 1)Identify the verb type: -ar, -er, or -ir 2)Take off the -ar, -er, or -ir ending, which leaves only the stem 3)Identify the subject (yo, tú, él, ella, etc.) 4) Add the ending that matches the type of verb (-ar, -er, -ir) and the subject (yo, tú, él, ella, etc)

Verbs of the 2 nd conjugation (-er) The following verbs are regular -er verbs and are conjugated according to the pattern in the following three slides. aprenderto learn beberto drink comerto eat creerto believe leerto read venderto sell (+ a + infinitive) (to do something)

e comer ocm o o o c meso ocmeo com mose o c men o Verbs of the 2 nd conjugation (-er) All persons and numbers are based on the stem. Notice which vowel gets the emphasis! yo tú él ella Ud. nosotros/as ellas Uds. ellos

aprender eeaprndoe eaprndese eaprndee aprendmose eaprndene Verbs of the 2 nd conjugation (-er) Its stem? The emphasis?

beber eebboe ebbese ebbee bebmose ebbene Verbs of the 2 nd conjugation (-er) Its stem? The emphasis?

comer eocmoo ocmeso ocmeo commose ocmeno Verbs of the 2 nd conjugation (-er) Its stem? The emphasis?

ver veo ves ve vemos ven Verbs of the 2 nd conjugation (-er) The verb ver (to see or to watch) is irregular only in its yo form. (not vo)

Verbs of the 3 rd conjugation (-ir) The following verbs are regular -ir verbs and are conjugated according to the pattern in the following three slides. abrirto open asistir ato attend decidirto decide escribirto write recibirto receive vivirto live

i vivir i v v o i i v v es i iv v e i viv mos i i v ven i Verbs of the 3 rd conjugation (-ir) All persons and numbers are based on the stem. Notice which vowel gets the emphasis! yo tú él ella Ud. nosotros/as ellas Uds. ellos Notice that -ir verbs are conjugated just like -er verbs except for the nosotros/as form.

abrir iabroa a esa abrea abrmosi abrena Verbs of the 3 rd conjugation (-ir) Its stem? The emphasis? Notice that -ir verbs are conjugated just like -er verbs except for the nosotros/as form.

decidir iidecdoi i desi idecdei decidmosi idecdeni Verbs of the 3 rd conjugation (-ir) Its stem? The emphasis?

escribir iiescrboi i besi iescrbei escribmosi iescrbeni Verbs of the 3 rd conjugation (-ir) Its stem? The emphasis?

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