1 ER VERBS Present tense conjugation of ER Verbs in Spanish

2 4 Types of Verbs in Spanish AR verbs ER verbs IR verbs Irregular verbs

3 How To Conjugate an ER Verb Choose an ER verb –Comer (to eat) Chop off the ER. You are left with the stem of the verb. (com-) Rewrite the stem next to your subject pronouns Add the appropriate endings to the stem.

4 COMER = TO EAT YONosotros TuVosotros El Ella Usted Ellos Ellas Ustedes

5 So, what does it mean? In the present tense, there are three translations for each sentence you made. Yo como. I eat. I am eating. I do eat. What do the other conjugations mean? Turn to a neighbor and discuss.

6 Common ER Verbs Aprender = Beber = Comer = Comprender = Correr = Coser = Creer = Deber = Esconder – Leer – Poseer – Prometer – Responder – Romper – Vender -

7 3 Slightly Irregular ER Verbs There are three ER verbs that are only irregular in the YO form. The other forms follow a regular ER pattern. –Hacer = to do or to make Yo hago –Saber = to know information Yo se –Ver = to see Yo veo

8 Practicamos! Ella __________ el espanol bien. (comprender) Los chicos __________ el frances. (aprender) El mesero __________ un refresco. (beber) Nosotros ___________ al colegio. (correr) Ustedes ____________ el libro de ingles. (leer) Mi madre _________ mis calcentines. (coser) Yo ___________ un coche nuevo. (poseer) Tu _____________ al profesor. (responder) El chico ____________ a la chica. (prometer)