Present tense, er, ir verbs

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Verbs in the Present Tense
(Los verbos en el tiempo presente)
Second and third conjugations -er, -ir
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The fundamental parts of the verb
No te olvides! Don't forget!
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• The infinitive The basic, unconjugated form of
  the verb.

responder
The ending The last two letters of the
infinitive.
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er
The stem What is left after taking the ending
from the infinitive.
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respond
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Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)
The following verbs are regular -er verbs and are
conjugated according to the pattern in the
following three slides.
creer
to believe
aprender
to learn
( a infinitive)
(to do something)
beber
to drink
leer
to read
vender
to sell
comer
to eat
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Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)

• aprender

Its stem?
e
e
apr
nd
o
e
aprend
mos
e
e
apr
nd
es
e
é
aprend
is
é
e
apr
nd
e
e
e
apr
nd
en
e
The emphasis?
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Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)

• beber

Its stem?
e
e
b
b
o
e
beb
mos
e
e
b
b
es
e
é
beb
is
é
e
b
b
e
e
e
b
b
en
e
The emphasis?
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Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)

• comer

Its stem?
e
o
c
m
o
o
com
mos
e
o
c
m
es
o
é
com
is
é
o
c
m
e
o
o
c
m
en
o
The emphasis?
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Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er)

• ver

The verb ver (to see or to watch) is irregular
only in its yo form. Also notice that the
vosotros/as form has no written accent because it
is only one syllable.
veo
vemos
(not vo)
ves
veis
ve
ven
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Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)
The following verbs are regular -ir verbs and are
conjugated according to the pattern in the
following three slides.
escribir
to write
abrir
to open
asistir a
to attend
recibir
to receive
vivir
to live
decidir
to decide
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Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)

• abrir

Its stem?
i
a
br
o
a
abr
mos
i
a
br
es
a
í
abr
s
í
a
br
e
a
a
br
en
a
The emphasis?
Notice that -ir verbs are conjugated just like
-er verbs except for the nosotros/as and
vosotros/as forms.
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Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)

• decidir

Its stem?
i
i
dec
d
o
i
decid
mos
i
i
dec
d
es
i
í
decid
s
í
i
dec
d
e
i
i
dec
d
en
i
The emphasis?
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Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir)

• escribir

Its stem?
i
i
escr
b
o
i
escrib
mos
i
i
escr
b
es
i
í
escrib
s
í
i
escr
b
e
i
i
escr
b
en
i
The emphasis?
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FIN