1. ESPAÑOL I – SR. JOHNSTON
martes, el veintinueve de enero del 2013

2. In Lección 2, you learned how to form
the present tense of regular -ar verbs. You also
learned about the importance of verb forms, which
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change to show who is performing the action. Now
you will learn the forms of verbs from two other
important verb groups, -er verbs and -ir verbs.
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3. *NOTAS
PRESENT TENSE OF –er AND –ir VERBS
comer (to eat) escribir (to
write)
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yo como escribo
tú comes escribes
Usted/él/ella come escribe
nosotros/as comemos escribimos
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4.  -Er and -ir verbs have very similar endings. You
can detect patterns that make it easier for you to
use them to communicate in Spanish.
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5.  Like -ar verbs, the yo forms of -er and -ir verbs
end in -o.
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6.  Except for the yo form, all of the verb endings for
-er verbs begin with -e.
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7.  -Er and -ir verbs have the exact same endings,
except in the nosotros/as and vosotros/as
forms.
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10. Provide the appropriate present tense forms of these verbs. The first
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item in each column has been done for you.
correr
correr abrir
1. corre
Graciela ________. 1. abren
Ellos ________ la puerta.
2. Tú _____. 2. Carolina _____ la maleta.
3. Yo _____. 3. Yo _____ las ventanas.
4. Sara y Ana _____. 4. Nosotras _____ los libros.
5. Usted _____. 5. Usted _____ el cuaderno.
6. Ustedes _____. 6. Tú _____ la ventana.
7. La gente _____. 7. Ustedes _____ las maletas.
8. Marcos y yo _____. 8. Los muchachos _____ los cuadernos. 3.3-
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11. Provide the appropriate present tense forms of these verbs. The first
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item in each column has been done for you. (cont’d)
aprender
correr
1. aprende
Él __________ español.
2. Maribel y yo _____ inglés.
3. Tú _____ japonés.
4. Tú y tu hermanastra _____ francés.
5. Mi hijo _____ chino.
6. Yo _____ alemán.
7. Usted _____ inglés.
8. Nosotros _____ italiano. 3.3-
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12. PRESENT TENSE OF –ER AND –IR
VERBS
 Identificar – Listen to each statement and mark
an X in the column for the subject of the verb.