Ir + a + (infinitive)Ir + a + (infinitive)

Do you remember using the verb IR to talk about where someone goes?

Ex. Yo voy a la biblioteca. I go to the library.

When you want to say what someone is going to do, use ir + a + (infinitive)

Ex. Yo voy a comer en la cafetería. I am going to eat in the cafeteria.

We learned how to conjugate verbs that end in –ar. The regular endings are:

-o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an

Now we are going to learn how to conjuagte verbs that end in –er and –ir.

-er verbs have the same endings as –ir verbs except in the nosotros and vosotros forms.

Notice that the endings for –er verbs are just like –ar verb endings but with the letter e in the place of a.-ar: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an-er: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en

YovendoI sellTúvendes

You (fam.) sellÉl/Ella/Ud. vende

He/She sells, You (for.) sell

Ellos(as)/Uds. vendenThey/You (for.) sell

Abrir – to open

Notice that the endings for –ir verbs are just like –er verb endings except the forms of nosotros and vosotros.-er: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en-ir: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en

YoabroI openTúabres

You (fam.) openVosotros(as) abrís

You all (fam.) openÉl/Ella/Ud. abre

He/She opens, You (for.) open

Ellos(as)/Uds. abrenThey/You (for.) open

Verbs with irregular yo forms

There are several verbs in Spanish that are regular in every form but the yo form.

Two of these verbs are hacer and conocer.

Oír is another verb with an irregular yo form, but the rest of the forms are also irregular.

Hacer – to make/to do

Notice that the endings for hacer are regular but the yo form ends in -go.There are several verbs that are normal but where the yo form ends in –go. Some of them are: Poner – to put/place, Salir – to leave/to go out, Traer – to bring (traigo), Caer – to fall (caigo)

YohagoI make/doTúhaces

You (fam.) make/doÉl/Ella/Ud. hace

He/She makes/does, You (for.) make/do

Ellos(as)/Uds. hacenThey/You (for.) make/do

Conocer – to know, to be familiar with (person, place)

When using conocer, you will use the personal a between the verb form and the person. You do not use the a when conocer is followed by a place.Ella conoce a Ana. She knows Ana. Ellos conocen Madrid. They know Madrid.

YoconozcoI know

Nosotros(as) conocemosWe know

TúconocesYou (fam.) knowÉl/Ella/Ud. conoce

He/She knows, You (for.) know

Ellos(as)/Uds. conocenThey/You (for.) know

Yo oigoI hear

Nosotros oímos We hear

Tú oyesYou (fam.) hear

Vosotros oísYou all(fam.) hear

Él, Ella, Ud. oyeHe/She hears, You (for.) hear

Ellos(as), Uds. oyen They, You all(for.) hear

Like hacer and conocer, oír has an irregular yo form. Also, some of the forms have a spell change (i – y). Also the nosotros and vosotros forms have an accent on the i.

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