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Los Verbos

–ER & -IR-ER &- IR verbs in Spanish

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Copy these –ER and –IR verbs

in your Steno pad.

leer= to read

ver= to see

correr= to run

aprender=to learn

comprender= to understand

escribir= to write

vivir= to live

abrir= to open

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We know that these are –ER verbs

because the infinitive ends with -ER

comer > leer > beber > aprender

To conjugate these verbs, you must first remove

the -ER ending.

The part that is left is called the STEM.

comer com- > comprender comprend-

beber beb- > leer le-

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So, how do we use the verb

in a sentence?

You must find the STEM and then add the

appropriate endings to match each subject!

Copy these endings for –ER verbs.

Yo -o Nosotros -emos

Tú -es Vosotros -éis

Él

Ella

Ud.-e

Ellos

Ellas

Uds.-en

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comer beber

Yo como la ensalada.

Tú bebes el café.

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VER (to see) is irregular in the

YO form.

Yo veo Nosotros vemos

Tú ves Vosotros veis

Él

Ella

Ud.ve

Ellos

Ellas

Uds.ven

• keep the E in the yo form

• No accent mark in the vosotros form.

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We know that these are –IR verbs

because the infinitive ends with -IR

vivir > escribir > abrir

To conjugate these verbs, you must first remove the -IR ending.

The part that is left is called the STEM.

vivir viv-

escribir escrib-

abrir abr-

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So, how do we use these

verbs in a sentence?

You must find the STEM and then add the

appropriate endings to match each subject!

Copy these endings for –IR verbs.

Yo -o Nosotros -imos

Tú -es Vosotros -ís

Él

Ella

Ud.-e

Ellos

Ellas

Uds.-en

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Did you notice something strange?

ER and IR endings are the same EXCEPT for

NOSOTROS and VOSOTROS!

-ER -IR

Yo o o

Tú es es

Él / ella /Ud. e e

Nosotros emos imos

Vosotros éis ís

Ellos/ellas/Uds. en en

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escribir

Nosotros escribimos

mucho.

Ella abre la puerta.

abrir

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So, follow these 3 easy steps.

1. Drop the –ER or -IR from the verb

2. Identify your subject

3. Add the appropriate ending from the chart

-ER -IR

Yo o o

Tú es es

Él / ella /Ud. e e

Nosotros emos imos

Vosotros éis ís

Ellos/ellas/Uds. en en

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Your turn!

vivir

Sofia ___ en la casa verde.

Nosotros ___ en la casa azul.

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Your turn!

vivir

Sofia vive en la casa verde.

Nosotros vivimos en la casa azul.

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Your turn!

leer

Yo _____ un libro grande.

Tú _____ un libro pequeño.

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Your turn!

leer

Yo leo un libro grande.

Tú lees un libro pequeño.