REGULAR-IR VERBS COMMON-IR VERBS IN SPANISH

1. GROUP NO. 5
REPORTER: SAUD K. KAMAD
COURSE/PROGRAM: MAED-ENGLISH
SUBJECT: EDUM 523
PROF: DR. LUISITO DIVINAGRACIA

2. At the end of the discussion about “Regular-ir verbs
and common-ir verbs”, the students can be able to:
a. Explain what the regular-ir verbs and common-ir verbs are,
b. Distinguish the different rules in conjugating regular-ir verbs
and common-ir verbs,
c. Participate during the discussion, and
d. Construct sentences observing the conjugation of regular-ir
verbs and common-ir verbs.

3. REGULAR-IR VERBS
COMMON-IR VERBS
 In Spanish, there are three categories of verbs. The
category is determined by the last two letters of the
infinitive:
 -ar verbs (like hablar) ( To speak)
 -er verbs (like comer) ( To eat)
 -ir verbs (like vivir) ( To live)
 The infinitive is the base form of the verb, such as to
speak, to eat, to live, etc. In Spanish, all infinitives end in -
ar, -er, or -ir.

4. CONJUGATION OF REGULAR-IR VERBS
 To conjugate a verb means to manipulate the infinitive so that it agrees with
the different possible subjects. Here is the present tense conjugation of the
infinitive “to write”.
 I write
 She writes
 He writes
 We write
 You-all write
 They write

5. Many Spanish verbs are completely regular, meaning that
they follow a specific pattern of conjugation. In this lesson
you will learn to conjugate regular -ir verbs (in the present
tense). Before you can do that, you must memorize the
following subject pronouns
 Yo (I)
 Tú (you – informal)
 él (he)
 ella (she)
 usted (you – formal
 nosotros/nosotras (we)
 vosotros/vosotras (you-all – informal)
 ellos/ellas (they)
 ustedes (you-all formal)

6. In this lesson, we will use the model verb: vivir. In Spanish, you
conjugate verbs by changing the ending. If the subject is I (yo),
conjugate by dropping the ending and add -o
Ex:
Yo vivo (vivir – ir + o = vivo)
I live, I am living, I do live
 If the subject is you – informal (tú), conjugate by dropping the ending and
adding -es (for -ir verbs).
EX:
Tú vives (vivir – ir + es = vives)
You live, you are living, you do live

7. If the subject is he (él), she (ella) or you – formal (usted),
conjugate by dropping the ending and adding -e (-ir
verbs)
 Ex:
él/ella/usted vive (vivir – ir + e = vive)
He lives, She is living, You (formal) do live
 If the subject is we (nosotros/nosotras), conjugate by dropping the ending and
adding -imos for -ir verbs.
Ex:
nosotros vivimos (vivir – ir + imos = vivimos)
We live, We are living, We do live

8. If the subject is you-all – informal (vosotros/vosotras),
conjugate by dropping the ending and adding ís (-ir verbs)
Ex:
Vosotros vivís (vivir – ir + ís = vivís)
You-all live, You-all are living, You-all do live
 If the subject is they (ellos/ellas) or you-all – formal (ustedes), conjugate by
dropping the ending and adding -en (-ir verbs).
Ex:
Ellos/ellas/ustedes viven (vivir – ir + en = viven)
They live, They are living, You-all (formal) do live

9. As you can see, to conjugate regular -ir verbs, simply drop
the ending (-ir) and add one of the following:
 o
 es
 e
 imos
 ís
 en

10. LOS VERBOS-IR COMUNES
(COMMON-IR VERBS)
 Abrir (To open)
 Cubriri (To cover)
 Decidir (To decide)
 Describir (To describe)
 Escribir (To write)
 Recibir (To receive)
 Subir (To climb)
 Sufrir (To suffer)
 Vivir (To live)

11. TRADUCION SIMPLE
 I open ____________.
 You open_________.
 He open__________.
 We open__________.
 They open________.
 I cover____________.
 You decide_______.
 She covers________.
 He describes______.
 We receive________.
 You all climb______.
 They cover________.
 You all live__________.
 You write___________.
 He suffers____________.
 Yo abro
 Tu abres
 El abre
EJERCICIO 11.1

12. (Quien escribe el libro ( o la historia o el drama)?
(Who writes the book (or the story or the drama)?
 Quien escribe Una Serie de eventos
Desafortunados? Ans: Lemony Snicket
 Quein escribe Romeo y Julieta? Ans: William
Shakespeare
 Quein escribe EL Gato Ensombrerado? Ans:
Dr. Seuss
 Queines escriben la historia de “Hansel y
Gretel”? Ans: Los Hermanos Grimm
 Quein escribe El Prisionero de Azkaban? Ans:
J.K Rowling
 Quein escribe Las Cronicas de Narnia? Answ:
C.S Lewis
 Quein escribe La Pequena Casa en la
Pradera? Ans:Laura Ingalls Wilder
 Who writes A Series of Unfortunate
Events? Ans: Lemony Snicket
 Who writes Romeo and Juliet? Ans:
William Shakespeare
 Who writes The Cat in the Hat? Ans: Dr.
Seuss
 Who writes the story of “Hansel and
Gretel”? Ans: Los Hermanos Grimm
 Who writes The Prisoner of Azkaban?
Ans: J.K Rowling
 Who writes The Chronicles of Narnia?
Ans: C.S Lewis
 Who writes Little House on the Prairie?
Ans: Laura Ingalls Wilder
EJERCICIO 11.2

13. Verdadero o Falso?
(True or False)?
 Nosotros abrimos la escuela los sabados y
los domingos?. Ans: F
 Muchas personas reciben regalos en
diciembre? Ans: V
 Muchas personas suffren del Huracan
Katrina en Nueva Orleans. Ans: V
 El president de los Estado Unidos vive en
Hollywood. Ans. F
 Spiderman sube mucho. Ans: V
 Mi maestro/maestro describe las lecciones a
los estudiantes. Ans: V
 Benjamin Franklin descubre la electricidad.
Ans: V
 We open the school on Saturdays and
Sundays. Answ: F
 Many people receive gifts in December?
Ans: V
 Many people suffered from Hurricane
Katrina in New Orleans. Ans: V
 The president of the United States lives
in Hollywood. Ans. F
 Spiderman goes up a lot. Ans: V
 My teacher/teacher describes the
lessons to the students. Ans: V
 Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity.
Ans: V
EJERCICIO 11.3

14. Also - tambien Next door to, next to - al lado de
birthday - el cumpleanos too, too mmuch -demasiado
letter - la letra year - el aňo
 I receive gifts for my birthday every year.
 Sometimes I suffer when I study too much.
 They believe that Tom Cruise lives next to the
Martians.
 He suffers because he eats too much on his
birthday.
 She decides that we eat in the dining room
every year on her birthday.
 I want pizza, milk, and ice cream, too.
 You write ten letters every year.
 Yo recibo regalos para mi cumpleaños
cada años.
 A veces yo sufro cuando yo estudio
demasiado.
 Ellos creen que Tom Cruise vive al lado
de los marcianos.
 El sufre porque el come demasiado en
su cumpleaños.
 Ella decide que nosotros comemos en
el comedor cada aňo en su compleanos.
 Yo quiero pizza, leche, y helado
también.
 Tu ecribes diez cartas cada aňo.
EJERCICIO 11.4
VOCABULARIO

15. Reference: https://studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/justir