63 More verbs ending in “ER” and “IR”
Conjugations ending in “ER” that are regular may include the following entries:
- aprender (to learn)
- arder (to soar)
- barrer (to sweep)
- beber (to drink)
- comer (to eat)
- comprender (to understand)
- correr (to run)
- creer (to believe)
- deber (to owe, must)
- esconder (to hide)
- leer (to read)
- meter (to insert, to put in)
- prometer (to promise)
- responder (to answer)
- romper (to break)
- tejer (to weave)
- temer (to be afraid of)
- toser (to cough)
Conjugation:
- Yo aprendo (=I learn)
- Tú aprendes (=You learn)
- Él/Ella/Usted aprende (=He/she/you learns)
- Nosotros/nosotras aprendemos (=We learn)
- Ellos/Ellas/ustedes aprenden (=They learn)
In IR, the verbs take the same conjugation except for the NOSOTROS form. Some regular lexical entries are:
- abrir (=to open)
- decidir (=to decide)
- escribir (=to write)
- partir (=to chop, to depart)
- permitir (=to allow)
- recibir (=to receive)
- subir (=to climb, to go up)
Conjugation:
- Yo decido (=I decide)
- Tú decides (=You decide)
- Él/Ella/Usted decide (=He/she/you decides)
- Nosotros/nosotras decidimos (=We decide)
- Ellos/Ellas/ustedes deciden (=They decide)
Sample conversations:
Making a promise
A: ¿Me ___________ (=prometer, tú) que tú vas a _________________ (add sentence with infinitive as below)?
B: Sí, te lo prometo. OR No, no te lo puedo prometer porque ____________________ (add reason with emotion).
Yes, I promise it to you. OR No, I can’t promise it to you because ____________________.
Promises: dejar de tomar (=quit drinking), dejar de fumar (=quit smoking), dejar de jugar OR apostar (=quit playing OR betting), dejar de gritar (=quit yelling), dejar de golpear (=quite beating)
Reasons: ESTOY + confundido OR confundida (=confused), bravo OR brava (=angry), deprimido OR deprimida (=depressed), enviciado OR enviciada (=into the bad habit), feliz (=happy), triste (=sad), comprometido OR comprometida (=in a commitment)
Your believes
Discuss the big entities that comprise one of your beliefs:
A: ¿Crees en ______________ (add belief)?
B: Sí, _________ (creer in the yo-form) en ____________. / No, no __________ (creer in the yo-form) en ________.
A: ¿En qué crees? (=In what do you believe)
B: Yo creo en _______________________ (add your belief).
Belief: 1) Dios, 2) la virgen, 3) los santos, 4) los orishas, 5) las vacunas, 6) el gobierno, 7) la madre tierra (=mother earth), 8) Santa Claus, 9) Big Bang, 10) Adán y Eva.
Discuss supernatural events you may believe or not believe in:
A: ¿Crees que ________________________ (add event with a sentence and conjugated verb?
B: Sí, creo que ______________. (Beginners 1)
No, no creo que _____________. (Beginners 2 and up in subjunctive)
Flores / hablar, Árboles / bailar, Luna / caminar, Sol / iluminar, Los animales / pensar (=piensan), Las piedras / esperar (=wait), Changó / tocar los bongós (=to play the drums), Babalú Ayé / gritar de dolor (=to scream of pain), Elegua / mostrar el camino (=to show the path), Obatalá / enseñar la ciencia (=to teach the science)
Subjunctive changes a to e in the conjugated ending
Discussing IR actions and occupations
A: ¿Qué _________ (=escribir, tú) mucho (=a lot)?
B: Yo ___________ (=escribir) _____________ (add one thing you usually write).
Options: emails, textos (=text messages), ensayos (=essays), poemas (=poems), cuentos (=stories), cartas (=letters), contratos (=contracts), multas (=fines), facturas (=bills), guiones (=scripts)
A: ¿Por qué? (=Why)
B: Porque soy _______________ (add profession that matches your usual writing).
Options: estudiante (=student), profesor OR profesora (=Teacher), escritor OR escritora (=writer), abogado OR abogada (=lawyer), camarero OR camarera (=waiter or waitress), guionista (=script writer), vendedor (=sale person, clerck)
