The present tense of regular er and -ir verbs

Verbos regulares -ER & -IR Tiempo Presente

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

2. The infinitive: The basic, unconjugated
form of the verb. responder
The fundamental parts
of the verb
The ending: The last two letters of the
infinitive.
The stem: What is left after taking the ending
from the infinitive.
er
respond

3. Verbs of the 2
nd
conjugation (-er)
The following verbs are regular -er verbs and are
conjugated according to the pattern in the
following three slides.
aprenderto learn
beberto drink
comerto eat
creerto believe
leerto read
venderto sell
(+ a + infinitive)(to do something)

4. aprender
eeaprndoe
eaprndese
eaprndee
aprendmose
éaprendisé
eaprndene
Verbs of the 2
nd
conjugation (-er)
Its stem?
The emphasis?

5. beber
eebboe
ebbese
ebbee
bebmose
ébebisé
ebbene
Verbs of the 2
nd
conjugation (-er)
Its stem?
The emphasis?

6. comer
eocmoo
ocmeso
ocmeo
commose
écomisé
ocmeno
Verbs of the 2
nd
conjugation (-er)
Its stem?
The emphasis?

7. Verbs of the 3
rd
conjugation (-ir)
The following verbs are regular -ir verbs and are
conjugated according to the pattern in the
following three slides.
abrirto open
asistir ato attend
decidirto decide
escribirto write
recibirto receive
vivirto live

8. abrir
iabroa
abresa
abrea
abrmosi
íabrsí
abrena
Verbs of the 3
rd
conjugation (-ir)
Its stem?
The emphasis?
Notice that -ir verbs are conjugated just like -er verbs
except for the nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms.

9. decidir
iidecdoi
idecdesi
idecdei
decidmosi
ídecidsí
idecdeni
Verbs of the 3
rd
conjugation (-ir)
Its stem?
The emphasis?

10. escribir
iiescrboi
iescrbesi
iescrbei
escribmosi
íescribsí
iescrbeni
Verbs of the 3
rd
conjugation (-ir)
Its stem?
The emphasis?

11. FIN