To conjugate an –er verb:

Drop the –er ending from the infinitive. Comer â com-

Add the endings for –er verbs:

-o

-emos

-es

-éis

-e

-en

 

Subject pronoun

-er ending

Spanish

English

yo

-o

como

I eat

tú

-es

comes

you eat (familiar)

usted

él, ella

(it)

-e

-e

-e

come

come

come

you eat (formal)

he, she eats

it eats

nosotros

-emos

comemos

we eat

vosotros

-éis

coméis

you all eat (Spain)

ustedes

ellos, ellas

-en

-en

comen

comen

you all eat

they eat

 

Use the verb in parenthesis to complete the sentence.  The answers are at the end of this page.

  1. Yo muchos tacos.

    2. (comer-to eat)

    I eat many tacos.

  2. Yo el español.

    3. (comprender-to understand)

    I understand Spanish.

  3. Yo mucho.

    4. (aprender-to learn)

    I learn a lot.

  4. Tú mucha limonada. (beber-to drink)

    5. You drink much limonade.

  5. Tú el burrito. (comer-to eat)

    6. You eat the burrito.

  6. Tú la casa. (vender-to sell)

    7. You sell the house.

  7. Usted que la clase es buena. (creer-to believe)

    8. You believe that the class is good.

  8. El una cerveza. (beber-to drink)

    9. He drinks a beer.

     
  9. Ella álgebra. (aprender-to learn)

    10. She learns algebra.

  10. El perro agua. (beber-to drink)

    11. The dog drinks water.

  11. Nosotros el auto.

    12. (vender-to sell)

    We sell the car.

  12. Nosotros el periódico. (leer-to read)

    13. We read the newspaper.

  13. Nosotros en el restaurante.

    14. (comer-to eat)

    We eat in the restaurant.

  14. Ellos la novela. (leer-to read)

    15. They read the novel.

  15. Uds. los días. (aprender-to learn)

    16. All of you learn the days.

  16. Uds. mucha agua. (beber-to drink)

    17. All of you drink much water.

     

ANSWER KEY:

1.  como 2. comprendo 3. aprendo 4. bebes
5. comes 6. vendes 7. cree 8. bebe
9. aprende 10. bebe 11. vendemos 12. leemos
13. comemos 14. leen 15. aprenden  16. beben
 

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