Spanish present tense -er and -ir verbs

Spanish present tense -er and -ir verbs

Objectives - to be able to say what you do at break.

- to be able to use the present tense

Do you remember this from Module 2?

These are the endings for -ar verbs

In today's lesson we will revise and build on our previous knowledge :)

In Spanish there are 3 types of verbs

• -ar verbs, for example - hablar - to speak

• -er verbs, for example - comer - to eat

• -ir verbs, for example - escribir - to write

Today we will look at -er and -ir verbs

• Think back, you learnt some examples of these verbs last lesson...

• Como - I eat (comer - to eat)

• Escribo - I write (escribir - to write)

-er verbs in the Present tense:

Comer - to eat

Como - I eat

Comes - you eat

Come - he/she eats

Comemos - we eat

Coméis - you (plural) eat

Comen - they eat

You have a copy of the verb endings for -er verbs in your Notebook.

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'you eat'?

• como

• comes

• come

• comen

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'we eat'?

• como

• come

• comemos

• comen

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'she eats'?

• como

• come

• comemos

• comen

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'they eat'?

• como

• comes

• coméis

• comen

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'you plural eat'?

• como

• comes

• coméis

• comen

-ir verbs in the Present tense:

Escribir - to write

Escribo - I write

Escribes - you write

Escribe - he/she writes

Escribimos - we write

Escribís - you (plural) write

Escriben - they write

You have a copy of the verb endings for -ir verbs in your Notebook.

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'he writes'?

• escribes

• escribe

• escribimos

• escriben

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'I write'?

• escribo

• escribe

• escribimos

• escriben

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'we write'?

• escribo

• escribe

• escribimos

• escriben

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'they write'?

• escribes

• escribe

• escribís

• escriben

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'you plural write'?

• escribes

• escribimos

• escribís

• escriben

Fill in the Blank

How do you say 'he eats'?

Fill in the Blank

How do you say 'we write'?

Fill in the Blank

How do you say 'they eat'?

Fill in the Blank

How do you say 'she writes'?

Fill in the Blank

How do you say 'I write'?

There are lots of other -er and -ir verbs

• - er verbs: beber - to drink, leer - to read

• - ir verbs: vivir - to live, recibir - to receive

• These verbs have the same endings as the other - er and - ir verbs you've just seen.

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'he drinks'?

• bebo

• bebe

• bebemos

• beben

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'we read'?

• leo

• lee

• leemos

• leen

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'they live'?

• vivo

• vivo

• vivimos

• viven

Multiple Choice

Which one means 'you receive'?

• recipo

• recibes

• recibimos

• reciben