LANG 9050-Spanish IA-Chapter 3-Present tense of -er and -ir verbs

Question 1

Present tense of -er and -ir verbs

————————— comer (to eat)
Singluar
yo ———————- como (com-o)
tú ———————– comes (com-es)
usted/él/ella ——– come (com-e)

Plural
nostros/as ———— comeamos (com-eamos)
vostros/as ————- coméis (come-éis)
Usteds/ellos/ellas – comen (com-en)

Answer 1

Present tense of -er and -ir verbs

————————— escribir (to write)
Singluar
yo ———————- escribo (escrib-o)
tú ———————– escribes (escrib-es)
usted/él/ella ——– escribe (escrib-e)

Plural
nostros/as ———— escribamos (escrib-eamos)
vostros/as ————- escribís (escrib-ís)
Usteds/ellos/ellas – escriben (escrib-en)

Question 2

RULES:

Like -ar verbs, the “yo” forms of -er and -ir verbs end in
-o.

Examples:
Yo como
Yo escribo.

Answer 2

RULES:

Like -ar verbs, the “yo” forms of -er and -ir verbs end in
-o.

Examples:
Yo como
Yo escribo.

Question 3

Expect for “yo” form, all of the verbs for -er verbs begin with -e.

Examples:

• es
• e
• emos
• éis
• en

Answer 3

Expect for “yo” form, all of the verbs for -er verbs begin with -e.

Examples:

• es
• e
• emos
• éis
• en

Question 4

-er and -ir verbs have the same ending, except in the nosotros/as and vosotros/as.

Examples:

nosotros -> comemos —– vosotros -> coméis
—————- escribimos —– vosotros -> escribís

Answer 4

-er and -ir verbs have the same ending, except in the nosotros/as and vosotros/as.

Examples:

nosotros -> comemos —– vosotros -> coméis
—————- escribimos —– vosotros -> escribís