1. Present Tense ER Verb Conjugation

2. Academic Vocab Infinitive: The base form of a verb
Academic Vocab Infinitive: The base form of a verb. When translated, it always includes “TO” + the action. Correr – To run

3. Verbs in Spanish end in “AR”, “ER”, or “IR
Verbs in Spanish end in “AR”, “ER”, or “IR.” For example, think back to when we talked about activities we enjoyed. We always added an infinitive after “Me gusta.” Me gusta correr. I like to run

4. Academic Vocab Conjugate: To break down a verb infinitive into each subject form. In English, you would conjugate TO TALK as: I talk, you talk, he/she talks, we talk, they talk.

5. Verbs in Spanish end in “AR”, “ER”, or “IR
Verbs in Spanish end in “AR”, “ER”, or “IR.” When you conjugate a verb in Spanish, you add a new verb ending to the verb stem.

6. COMER
Stem: the part of the verb that does not change when you add the verb ending.

7. For “regular” verbs without any spelling changes, you express the subject “I” by dropping the last two letters (ER) and replacing them with an “o,” the verb ending for “YO.”

8. Start with the infinitive:
Now, drop the “ER”
To eat YO
COM O ER
And replace it with an “O”
Yo como galletas.= I eat cookies.

9. Yo como Subject pronoun:
Tells us who does the action.
Stem: the part of the verb that does not change.
Verb ending: the suffix you add to match the subject.

10. Try again with another ER verb:
Drop the “ER”
To drink YO
BEB O ER
And replace it with an “O”
Yo bebo café = I drink coffee

11. For regular verbs that end in ER, the ending of the “tú” form is “ES,” but we follow the same process.

12. Start with the infinitive:
Now, drop the “ER”
To eat
COM ER ES
And replace it with an “ES”
Tú comes = You eat/ Do you eat
¿Tú comes tomates? = Do you eat tomatoes?

13. Start with the infinitive:
Drop the “ER”
To drink
BEB ER ES
And replace it with an “ES”
Tú bebes = You drink/Do you drink

14. ¿Tú comes hamburguesas? Sí, yo como hamburguesas.

15. For regular verbs that end in ER, the ending of the “él, ella and usted” form is “E,” and we follow the same process.

16. Start with the infinitive:
Now, drop the “ER”
To eat ÉL
COM E ER
And replace it with an “E”
Él come = He eats

17. Try again with another ER verb:
Drop the “ER”
To run
ELLA
CORR E ER
And replace it with an “E”
Ella corre = She runs
Maria corre = Maria runs

18. Try again with another ER verb:
Drop the “ER”
To read
USTED LE E ER
And replace it with an “E”
Usted lee = You read/Do you read

19. Singular ER verb conjugation
Plural
Yo - o
Tú - es
Él - e
Ella - e
Usted - e

20. For regular verbs that end in ER, the ending of the “nosotros” and “nosotras” form is “EMOS,” and we follow the same process as with the singular forms.

21. Start with the infinitive:
Now, drop the “ER”
To eat
nosotros
COM ER
EMOS
And replace it with an “EMOS”
Nosotros comemos = We (boys/co-ed) eat
Tomás y yo comemos cereal. = Thomas and I eat cereal.

22. For regular verbs that end in ER, the ending of the “ellos, ellas and ustedes” form is “EN,” and we follow the same process as singular verbs.

23. Start with the infinitive:
Now, drop the “ER”
To drink
ELLOS
BEB ER EN
And replace it with an “EN”
Ellos beben = They (boys/co-ed) drink.
Juan y Juanita beben refrescos =
Juan and Juanita drink sodas.

24. Singular ER verb conjugation
Plural
Nosotros - emos
Nosotras - emos
Yo - o
Tú - es
Él - e
Ella - e
Usted - e
Ellos - en
Ellas - en
Ustedes - en

25. XXXXXXXXX BEBER – To drink
Now, write out the full conjugation of the verb “BEBER.” Include subject pronouns and translations. It should look exactly like the grid below.
BEBER – To drink
Singular
Plural
Yo bebo – I drink
Nosotros bebemos – We drink (boys/co-ed)
Nosotras bebemos – We drink (girls)
Tú bebes – You drink (informal)
XXXXXXXXX
Él bebe – He drinks
Ella bebe – She drinks
Usted bebe – You drink (formal)
Ellos beben – They drink (boys/co-ed)
Ellas beben – They drink (girls)
Ustedes beben – You all drink

26. And now… a list of question words!
Who - Quién
When - Cuándo
What - Qué
Which - Cuál
Where - Dónde

27. ¿Qué comes para desayuno? ¿Cuándo comes desayuno?
What do you eat for breakfast?
¿Cuándo comes desayuno?
When do you eat breakfast?
¿Quién comes desayuno?
Who eats breakfast?
¿Dónde comes desayuno?
Where do you eat breakfast?