ER VERBS

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ER VERBS

• Present tense conjugation of ER Verbs in Spanish

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4 Types of Verbs in Spanish

• AR verbs
• ER verbs
• IR verbs
• Irregular verbs

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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.

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COMER TO EAT
YO Nosotros
Tu Vosotros
El Ella Usted Ellos Ellas Ustedes
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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.

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Common ER Verbs

• Aprender
• Beber
• Comer
• Comprender
• Correr
• Coser
• Creer
• Deber

• Esconder
• Leer
• Poseer
• Prometer
• Responder
• Romper
• Vender -

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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

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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)