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Regular ER Verbs

The Spanish infinitive, or base form of the verb, is divided into two
parts: the stem and the ending. Many verbs end in er. The verb comer
(to eat) can be divided into the stem and base: com + er. In order to
conjugate a verb, you must change the ending in order to make the verb
agree with the subject. To conjugate a regular er verb, drop the er.
ending and add one of the following: o, es, e, emos, éis, en.

Here is the present tense conjugation of comer.

yo como
tú comes
él come
ella come
usted come
nosotros comemos
nosotras comemos
vosotros coméis
vosotras coméis
ellos comen
ellas comen
ustedes comen

Here are some verbs that follow the regular ER verb conjugation pattern:

aprender – to learn beber – to drink comer – to eat comprender – to understand

correr – to run creer – to believe deber – to owe leer – to read

meter (en) – to put (into) romper – to break temer – to fear, vender – to sell
dread

Write these sentences in Spanish.

I learn. _______________ You (formal, plural) owe. ________________ We (feminine) eat. ______________

He sells. _______________ You (formal, singular) drink. _______________ We (masculine) believe. _____________

She reads. __________________ You (informal, singular) run. _______________

They (feminine) break. ______________ You (informal, plural, feminine) dread. _________________

They (masculine) put. _________________ You (informal, plural, masculine) understand. ________________
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Regular ER Verbs

Letter Boxes
Instructions. Each box has 3 letters. Use one of the letters in each box to write a verb form in the space provided.
Example:

aty SON
son rng eod wem ilp oes
OOD
D
___Yo rompo.____

1.
éms slt sam net tmv uet
OOD
D
__________________________________________________________________

2.
sen lot hps otb hrt urf eso srf ayd pet
OOD
bvc erf xmq zso
D sad

__________________________________________________________________

3.
urt gúz coy fdo qar rsz tex dsm

__________________________________________________________________

4.
rfv oas sbz okj qwt yru axz xsr hgl nes

glé dis syt

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Regular ER Verbs

Cryptograms
Instructions: Each letter is associated with a number. Write the letter that corresponds with each number.

Example:

7 15 1 22 24 6 18 5 6 ___él aprende___

Letters and numbers

a=1, á=2, b=2, c=3, ch=4, d=5, e=6, é=7, f=8, g=9, h=10, i=11, í=12, j=13, k=14, l=15, ll=16, m=17, n=18, ñ=19, o=20, ó=21,
p=22, q=23, r=24, rr=25, s=26, t=27, u=28, ú=29, v=30, w=31, x=32, y=33, z=34

1. 33 20 3 20 17 20 ____________________________________

2. 6 16 1 27 6 17 6 ________________________________

3. 30 20 26 20 27 24 20 26 17 6 27 7 11 26 ___________________________

4. 18 20 26 20 27 24 20 26 15 6 6 17 20 26 __________________________

5. 6 16 20 26 30 6 18 5 6 18 ____________________________

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

Example: Ellos comprenden (comprender) español.

1. Yo _______________ (correr) en el maratón.

2. Ella _____________ (creer) que Paco está en Nueva York.

3. Alfredo _______________ (beber) vino cada día.

4. Él no _______________ (comer) muchos legumbres.

5. Tú _______________ (meter) el libro en la mochila.

6. Usted no me _______________ (deber) nada.

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