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2	Spanish I – ER Verbs What do they look like? How do you change them? Why do you change them?
3	Most Spanish words that end in ER are verbs. com beb le
4	All verbs have two parts to them: an ending
5	When you remove the ending, the part that remains is called the stem.
6	Every verb has 2 parts:
7	There are 3 types of verb categories: AR, ER & IR The ER tells us which endings to use.
8	The stem tells the action comer com = eat beber beb = drink leer le = read
9	The ending o means I bebo = I am drinking leo = I am reading vendo = I am selling como = I am eating corro = I am running
10	The ending es means you bebes = you are drinking lees = you are reading vendes = you are selling comes = you are eating corres = you are running
11	The ending e means he, she, it, and the formal you (usted) bebe = he is drinking she is drinking it is drinking you (usted) are drinking come = he is eating she is eating it is eating you (usted) are eating
12	The ending emos means we bebemos = we are drinking leemos = we are reading vendemos = we are selling comemos = we are eating corremos = we are running
13	The ending éis means you (vosotros) bebéis = you (vosotros) are drinking leéis = you (vosotros) are reading vendéis = you (vosotros) are selling coméis = you (vosotros) are eating
14	The ending en means they and you (ustedes) beben = they are drinking you (ustedes) are drinking comen = they are eating you (ustedes) are eating leen = they are reading you (ustedes) are reading
15	Now for a little practice with these verb forms!
16	How would you say “I am eating?” Verb Endings comer o es e emos éis en
17	How would you say “you (tú) are eating?” Verb endings comer o es e emos éis en
18	How would you say “he, she, it or you (usted) are eating?” Verb endings comer o es e emos éis en
19	How would you say “we are eating?” Verb endings comer o es e emos éis en
20	How would you say “you (vosotros) are eating?” Verb endings comer o es e emos éis en
21	How would you say “they or you (ustedes) are eating?” Verb endings comer o es e emos éis en
22	One-word verbs! you are drinking = bebes Notice how multiple English words translate into one Spanish word.
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24	To summarize… Drop the ER ending. Add the appropriate subject ending. You now have the perfect one-word Spanish conjugated verb.