1. Verbs in the Present Tense
(Los verbos en el tiempo presente)
Second and third conjugations: -er, -ir

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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?

11. 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?

12. FIN