Apuntes 4-2: -er and –ir Apuntes 4-2: -er and –ir verbs with tag questionsverbs with tag questions

ExprExprésate pg. 138ésate pg. 138

Conjugating regular verbsConjugating regular verbs

To conjugate regular verbs into the To conjugate regular verbs into the present tense, drop the infinitive ending.present tense, drop the infinitive ending. -ar-ar -er-er -ir-ir

Add the appropriate –ar, -er, or –ir ending, Add the appropriate –ar, -er, or –ir ending, making sure to match the subject to the making sure to match the subject to the correct ending.correct ending.

Repaso: -ar verb endingsRepaso: -ar verb endings

-o-o

-as-as

-a-a

-amos-amos

-áis-áis

-an-an

PrPrácticaáctica

cantcantoo

cantcantasas

cantcantaa

cantcantamosamos

cantcantáisáis

cantcantanan

Las formas del verbo CANTAR (to sing):

cantar

-er verb endings-er verb endings

-o-o

-es-es

-e-e

-emos-emos

--éiséis

-en-en

-ir verb endings-ir verb endings

-o-o

-es-es

-e-e

-imos-imos

--ísís

-en-enThe only difference between –er and –ir endings

are the nosotros and vosotros endings.

PrPrácticaáctica

comcomoo

comcomeses

comcomee

comcomemosemos

comcoméiséis

comcomenen

Las formas del verbo COMER

(to eat)

MMás Prácticaás Práctica

escribescriboo

escribescribeses

escribescribee

escribescribimosimos

escribescribísís

escribescribenen

Las formas del verbo ESCRIBIR

(to write)

deber + infinitivodeber + infinitivo

Means “should do something”Means “should do something”

Conjugate deber according to the Conjugate deber according to the appropriate subjectappropriate subject

Follow it with an infinitive verb to express Follow it with an infinitive verb to express what should be donewhat should be done

Por ejemplo:Por ejemplo: Debo hacer la tarea de español.Debo hacer la tarea de español. I should do my Spanish homework.I should do my Spanish homework.

aprender + a + infinitivoaprender + a + infinitivo

Means “to learn to do something”Means “to learn to do something”

Conjugate Conjugate aprenderaprender according to the according to the appropriate subjectappropriate subject

follow it with an infinitive verb to express follow it with an infinitive verb to express what is being learnedwhat is being learned

Por ejemplo:Por ejemplo: Lola Lola aprendeaprende a patinar. a patinar. Lola learns how to skate.Lola learns how to skate.