-ER & -IR Verbs

Comer to eat

COMER TO EAT Lets look at an example, the verb COMER, which means to eat. It ends in ER, so it is included in this class.

ComERThe verb can be split into two parts:The base: COM-The infinitive ending: -ER

ComERNow lets say I eat.Start with the base: COM-When you talk about yourself, take off the ending ER and add O instead. Just as you did for BEBER TO DRINK.

COMERyo comoI eat

COMERt comesYou eat (informal)

comERUsted (ud.) comeYou eat (formal)

comERl comehe eats

COMERella comeshe eats

COMERnosotros comemosWe eat (mixed group)Nosotras comemosWe eat (just females)

comERustedes comenYou all eat

comERellos comenthey eat (mixed group)ellas comenThey eat (just females)

comER present tenseYo comoT comesl comeella comeUsted (Ud.) comeNosotros (as) comemos Ustedes (Uds.) comenellos comenellas comenOr like this o emos es e en

-ER endings in the present tense

The endings for regular -ER verbs are the same as for AR verbs, except that the vowel is E- instead of A-!yo -ot -esl, ella, Ud. -enosotros -emosellos -en ustedes enWhat about the past tense?Yo comT comisteUsted (Ud.) comil comiella comi

Nosotros (as) comimos

Ustedes (Uds.) comieronellos comieronellas comieronthe preterite tense is used to express actions that began and ended at a definite time in the past.-ER endings in the past tenseyo -t - istel, ella, Ud. - inosotros -imosEllos, ellas, ustedes - ieron

Lets practice with comer in the present tenseYo __________ frutas todos los das.T __________ almuerzo en la cafetera.Jos _________ muchas hamburguesas.Ana y yo _________ juntas cada maana.Ustedes ______________ demasiado.Jessica y Ramn __________ vegetales todos los das.

comocomescomecomemoscomencomen17Lets practice with comer in the past tenseYo __________ pizza anoche.T ________ en el restaurante viernes.Jos _________ tacos ayer.Ana y yo ___________ hamburguesas.Ustedes ______________ demasiado.Jessica y Ramn __________ en casa de mi abuela.

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