The Present Tense of -er, -ir ending verbs

Question 1

What is the present tense used for?

Answer 1

Use the present tense to describe current actions or situations, such as:

I go to school everyday.

Use the present tense to talk about absolute and general truth, such as

Independance day is on the 4th of July.

Question 2

What should I review first?

Answer 2

You need to review the subject pronouns and their order:

yo > nosotros, nosotras

tú, usted > ustedes

él > ellos

ella > ellos

Question 3

Are the conjugations the same as

-ar ending verbs?

Answer 3

NO! Verbs ending in -er, -ir have different

conjugations. That is why you need to pay attention to the infinitive of the verb. That infinitive dictates which group of conjugations to use.

Question 4

What is the difference between regular and irregular verbs?

Answer 4

There are many groups of irregular verbs. There is not one single pattern to follow. On the other hand, regular verbs have two components:

stem + verb ending / infinitive

Stem = does not change

infinitive = has three changes:

the infinitive, the subject, the time

Question 5

What are the conjugation for regular verbs

ending in -er?

Answer 5

Regular verbs ending in -er have the following conjugations:

yo > -o

tú > -es

ud., él, ella > -e

nosotros, nosotras > -emos

ustedes, ellos, ellas > -en

Question 6

How is comer conjugated?

Answer 6

yo como

tú comes

usted, él, ella come

nosotros, nosotras comemos

ustedes, ellos, ellas comen

Question 7

What are the conjugations for

-ir ending verbs?

Answer 7

yo > -o

tú > -es

usted, él, ella > -e

nosotros, nosotras -imos

ustedes, ellos, ellas - en

Question 8

How do you conjugate escribir?

Answer 8

yo escribo

tú escribes

usted, él, ella escribe

nosotros, nosotras escribimos

ustedes, ellos, ellas escriben

Question 9

Answer the following questions:

1- How is the present tense used? Give examples.

2- What are the conjugations for regular -er ending verbs?

3- What are the conjugations for regular -ir ending

verbs?

Answer 9

Work together with a friend and to review and check your answers. Check your digital cards when

studying alone.

Question 10

Is there a difference between -er ending conjugations and -ir ending conjugations?

Answer 10

The only major difference is the conjugations for

nosotros.

-er ending verbs = -emos > comemos

=ir ending verbs = -imos > escribimos