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Beginner Lesson 2:
+IR/ER Verbs, Present Tense, English Lessons
Present Tense (-er/-ir)
Present Tense (-er/-ir):
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The present tense in Spanish is used to describe something that is happening currently in the present. To do so, take out the “er/ir” and replace with the following conjugations:
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ER: Usually conjugated as, -o,-es,-e,-emos,-en
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IR: Usually conjugated as, -o,-es,-e,-imos,-en
-ER Conjugation Example
-IR Conjugation Example
Ir (to go) Irregular Conjugation
Below is an optional practice for conjugating verbs in the present tense. The website, Conjuguemos, has other conjugation practice available for free.
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Children often mumble and slur their words, so if you are not a Spanish speaker, try to catch key words to get context clues.
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If the children become noisy or unfocused, try to get the attention again by using words like: "Escuchen" (listen), "Silencio" (silent), or you can count down "Cinco, cuatro, tres, dos, uno"
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