Experiencias Beginning Spanish - PROGRAM SAMPLER

Exploraciones | ciento cinco 105 Present tense of -er and -ir verbs Remember in Chapter 3 you learned to use -ar verbs to tell about the activities that you and others do. In Spanish, there is also a group of -er and -ir verbs that have similar sets of endings. Refer to the following chart and compare the endings of the three groups. Subject pronouns -a endings -e endings -i endings yo o o o tú a s e s e s él/ella, usted a e e nosotros/as a mos e mos i mos vosotros/as á is é is í s ellos/as, ustedes a n e n e n ¿Qué observas? 1. What do the three groups of -ar , -er and -ir verbs have in common? 2. How are the three groups different? You will now find a chart of the verb form that you use with each person. Notice that at the top, the three verbs are listed in their dictionary form ( cantar, aprender, escribir ), and below these, the endings have been added to the stem of each verb. Remember that the stem is what remains after you remove the -ar , -er or -ir . Present Indicative Verbs Subject pronouns -ar -er -ir cantar aprender escribir yo cant o aprend o escrib o tú canta s aprende s escribe s él/ella, usted cant a aprend e escrib e nosotros/as canta mos aprende mos escribi mos vosotros/as cantá is aprendé is escrib ís ellos/as, ustedes canta n aprende n escribe n José Antonio canta en la banda con sus tres amigos. José Antonio y sus amigos cantan todas las tardes. José Antonio y yo aprendemos nuevas técnicas de música. Yo aprendo a bailar en la clase de baile de la universidad. Tú escribes la letra de las canciones de rock. Vosotros escribís canciones nuevas para el coro de la universidad. José Antonio sings in a band with his three friends. José Antonio and his friends sing every afternoon. José Antonio and I learn new music techniques. I learn to dance in a dance class at the university. You write the lyrics to rock songs. You (all) write new songs for the university choir. Exploremos la gramática 1 Animated Grammar Tutorial