Verbs in the Present Tense (Los verbos en el tiempo presente) Second and third conjugations: -er, -ir
The fundamental parts of the verb ¡No te olvides! Don't forget! 1 The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated form of the verb. responder 2 The ending: The last two letters of the infinitive. er The stem: What is left after taking the ending from the infinitive. 3 respond
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. aprender to learn creer to believe (+ a + infinitive) (to do something) beber to drink leer to read comer to eat vender to sell
Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er) aprender Its stem? apr e e nd o aprend e e mos apr e e nd es aprend é é is apr e e nd e apr e e nd en The emphasis?
Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er) beber Its stem? b e e b o beb e e mos b e e b es beb é é is b e e b e b e e b en The emphasis?
Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er) comer Its stem? c o o m o com e e mos c o o m es com é é is c o o m e c o o m en The emphasis?
Verbs of the 2nd conjugation (-er) 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
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. abrir to open escribir to write asistir a to attend recibir to receive decidir to decide vivir to live
Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir) abrir Its stem? a a br o abr i i mos a a br es abr í í s a a br e a a br en The emphasis? Notice that -ir verbs are conjugated just like -er verbs except for the nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms.
Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir) decidir Its stem? dec i i d o decid i i mos dec i i d es decid í í s dec i i d e dec i i d en The emphasis?
Verbs of the 3rd conjugation (-ir) escribir Its stem? escr i i b o escrib i i mos escr i i b es escrib í í s escr i i b e escr i i b en The emphasis?
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