VerbosSpanish: 8th Grade

Señora Scherer

Vocabulario: -er and -ir Verbos

Make a t-chart that looks like the one below. You will need 10 spaces. Then write each Spanish word or phrase that you read in Spanish. Use the pictures to guess the meaning.

Español Ingles

comer

correr

aprender

vender

comprender

escribir

compartir

describir

recibir

decidir

Verbos in Español: RepasoInfinitive: The most basic form of a verb.

Verbs end in –ar, -er, or -ir when they are in the INFINITIVE FORM.

Always have a “to” in front of the translation.Ej: nadar = TO swim Bailar = TO dance

Go back and add “to” in front of each of your English definitions.

Conjugating VerbsWatch the following video to review subject pronouns:

Conjugating Verbs Cont’dWe conjugate verbs when we want to say things

that we do regularly or daily.

Conjugate: To change the ending of the verb.Ej: I swim = Yo nado.“nado” is a conjugated form of the verb “nadar,”

meaning “to swim.”

–ER Verb EndingsSingular Plural

1st Person

(yo)-o

(nosotros)-emos

2nd person

(tú)-es

X

3rd person

(él, ella,Ud.)-e

(ellos, ellas, Uds.)

-en

–IR Verb EndingsSingular Plural

1st Person

(yo)-o

(nosotros)-imos

2nd person

(tú)-es

X

3rd person

(él, ella,Ud.)-e

(ellos, ellas, Uds.)

-en

Note*The endings are the same for both types of

verbs in all forms except for the nosotros/nosotras form.For –er verbs, the ending is –EMOSFor –ir verbs, the ending is –IMOS.

Ejemplo: comerComer = to eat

Singular Plural

1st Person Yo comoI eat

nosotros/ascomemos

We eat

2nd person Tú comesYou eat

X

3rd person Él, ella, Ud. comeHe, she, you eat

Ellos, ellas, Uds.comen

They, You all eat

¡Conjuga!Now it is your turn to conjugate each of the -ar

verbs similar to the example. Make the chart below for each verb in order to show your work.

Singular Plural

1st Person yo nosotros

2nd person tú X

3rd person él, ella,Ud. ellos, ellas, Uds.