Conjugaci�n de verbos -IR

Learning Objectives Identify regular Spanish verbs that end in -IR. State the five present tense endings for regular -IR verbs. Conjugate a regular -IR verb for all subject pronouns (yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros/as, ellos/ellas/ustedes). Correctly match the subject pronoun with the correct -IR verb ending. Use a conjugated -IR verb to form a simple, complete sentence in Spanish. Differentiate between the conjugation patterns of -AR verbs and -IR verbs. Do you *live* in a house or *write* your name in a notebook? 🏡✍️ Let's learn how to talk about these actions in Spanish! Today, we are learning about a new group of action words called -IR verbs. Just like with -AR verbs, these words change to tell us WHO is doing the action. Learning this helps us talk about what we...

TermDefinitionExample Verbo (Verb)An action word. It tells you what someone or something is doing.escribir (to write), vivir (to live), abrir (to open) Infinitivo (Infinitive)The original form of a verb before it is changed. In Spanish, infinitives end in -AR, -ER, or -IR.The infinitive is 'compartir' (to share). Raíz (Stem)The part of the verb that is left after you take off the -ir ending.For the verb 'vivir', the stem is 'viv-'. Terminación (Ending)The letters you add to the stem to show who is doing the action.In 'yo escribo', the ending is '-o'. Conjugar (To Conjugate)To change the verb from its infinitive form to match the person doing the action.We conjugate 'abrir' to 'abro' to say 'Yo abro' (I open)....

Step 1: Find the Stem Infinitive - ir = Stem To start conjugating a regular -IR verb, you must first find its stem. You do this by simply removing the last two letters, -ir, from the infinitive form. Step 2: Add the Correct Ending Stem + New Ending = Conjugated Verb After you have the stem, add the correct present tense ending that matches the subject pronoun. The endings for -IR verbs are: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -en. The -IR Verb Endings Pattern yo: -o | tú: -es | él/ella/Ud.: -e | nosotros/as: -imos | ellos/ellas/Uds.: -en These are the specific endings you must memorize and add to the verb stem. Notice that the 'nosotros' ending, '-imos', is the only one that keeps the 'i' from the original '-ir' infinitive.