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Framing sentences with ‘ar’ ending and ‘er’ ending verb forms

Some common ‘ar’ ending verbs:

To walk Caminar
To study Estudiar
To take Tomar
To teach Enseñar
To sing Cantar
To dance Bailar
To speak/ To talk Hablar
To play (an instrument) Tocar
To play (a game) Jugar
To swim Nadar
To cook Cocinar
To work Trabajar
To ask Preguntar
To answer Contestar
To like Gustar
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Some common ‘er’ ending verbs:

To eat Comer

To drink Beber

To read Leer (lay-ey-r)

To learn Aprender

To think Creer (Cray-er)

To be able to Poder

To want Querer

To know Saber

To run Correr

To understand Entender

To comprehend Comprender

Note:
Some ‘er’ ending verbs have an exception, where they go through a ‘spell
change’, For examples, in the verbs given above, the exceptions are:

- Poder – changes to Pueder (poo-eh-der)

- Querer – changes to Quierer (key-eh-rer)
- Entender – changes to Entiender
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Examples of normal ‘er’ verb v/s ‘er’ verb with a spell change:

Personal ‘er’ verb - Comer ‘er’ verb - Querer Verb ending

Pronoun (To eat) (To want)
Yo Como Quiero -o

Tú Comes Quieres -es

Nosotros Comemos Quieremos -emos

Vosotros Comeis Quiereis -eis

El/Ella Come Quiere -e

Usted Come Quiere -e

Ellos/Ellas Comen Quieren -en

Ustedes Comen Quieren -en

Glossary:
The guitar – La guitarra The Hospital – el Hospital
A lot/ much – mucho The Museum – el Museo
Books – Libros
The class – el clase Together - Juntos (m.)/Juntas (f.)

Note –
If the sentence is negative, the negation will always come before the verb.
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Eg:
• I want it – Yo Quiero
• I don’t want – Yo no quiero
• I know English – Sabo inglés
• I don’t know English – No sabo inglés

Translate the following sentences using appropriate verb conjugations:

1. Can you speak Spanish? ___________________________
2. Can you dance well? _______________________________
3. She wants to learn how to sing ___________________________
4. He speaks English very well ____________________________
5. She can cook good food ______________________________
6. They (f.) sing well together ______________________________
7. Can I play your guitar please? ______________________________
8. They do not talk in the class _______________________________
9. We work in the hospital __________________________
10. She cannot swim __________________________
11. I don’t understand French ____________________________
12. Do they (m.) know how to dance? _____________________________
13. I don’t work in the museum ________________________________
14. I like to read a lot of books _______________________________
15. I want to study in France _____________________________