Skip to main content
Humanities LibreTexts

6.25: En contexto: Verbos regulares de -er/-ir

  • Page ID
    50180
  • \( \newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \) \( \newcommand{\vecd}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash {#1}}} \)\(\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\) \( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\) \( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \(\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\) \( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\) \( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)\(\newcommand{\AA}{\unicode[.8,0]{x212B}}\)

    Objetivos

    Identify the correct conjugation of verbs in the present tense that end in -er & -ir

    Crowds of shoppers at the Rastro market in Madrid¿Decidimos comprar el bolso rojo o el rosado?

    Elena y Sara están en El Rastro de Madrid, un mercado de cosas usadas (Elena and Sara are in the Rastro Flea Market of Madrid).

    Elena- ¿Debo comprar este bolso rojo?
    Sara- No, debes comprar el bolso rosado. Tienes una chaqueta de color similar.
    Elena- ¿Este puesto no vende un bolso más grande? El bolso rosado es un poco pequeño.
    Sara- El puesto de bolsos usados solamente vende lo que recibe. Y los bolsos pequeños son elegantes.
    Elena- Bien, compro el bolso rosado. Los puestos del Rastro venden las cosas a precios muy bajos.
    Sara- ¿No abres el bolso antes de comprarlo? Yo siempre abro los bolsos que compro. A veces hay objetos o incluso dinero dentro.
    Elena- Bueno, sí, las personas a veces descubren cosas interesantes en El Rastro.
    Sara- Los vendedores cumplen con la promesa de tener un poco de todo. Ahora debemos buscar el paraguas.
    Elena- Y definitivamente abrimos el paraguas antes de comprarlo.

    An audio element has been excluded from this version of the text. You can listen to it online here: http://pb.libretexts.org/introductoryspanishii/?p=254

    Preguntas:

    https://assess.lumenlearning.com/pra...1-1e11ba577a86
    [reveal-answer q=”645098″]Text-only version of questions[/reveal-answer]
    [hidden-answer a=”645098″]

    1. What is the subject pronoun for the verb forms “debo” and “abro”? What are their infinitives?
    2. What is the subject pronoun for the verb forms “debes” and “abres”? What are their infinitives?
    3. What is the subject pronoun for the verb forms “vende” and “recibe”? What are their infinitives?
    4. What is the subject pronoun for the verb forms “debemos” and “abrimos”? What are their infinitives?
    5. What is the subject pronoun for the verb forms “venden” and “descubren”? What are their infinitives?
    6. Compare the different verb endings for these ER and IR verbs… when are they the same and when are they different?
    7. Compare the verb endings for these ER and IR verbs with the endings for the AR verbs that you have already learned… how are they similar and how are they different?

    [/hidden-answer]

    Contribute!

    Did you have an idea for improving this content? We’d love your input.

    Improve this page Learn More

    CC licensed content, Shared previously
    Lumen Learning authored content

    6.25: En contexto: Verbos regulares de -er/-ir is shared under a not declared license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by LibreTexts.

    • Was this article helpful?