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Cornell Notes The Present Tense of Er and Ir Verbs With Tag Questions
Cornell Notes The Present Tense of Er and Ir Verbs With Tag Questions
Cornell Notes The Present Tense of Er and Ir Verbs With Tag Questions
138 Cornell notes: the present tense of –er and –ir verbs and tag questions
Regular verbs To conjugate a regular –er or –ir verb in the present tense, drop
the –er or –ir of the infinitive and add these endings.
Subject -er endings -ir endings
pronoun
Yo -o -o
Tú -es -es
Él, Ella, Usted -e -e
Nosotros -emos -imos
Vosotros -éis -ís
Ellos, Ellas, -en -en
Ustedes
Examples Comer: to eat
Como Comemos
Comes Coméis
come Comen
Escribir: to write
Escribo Escribimos
Escribes Escribís
Escribe Escriben
Tag questions • A tag question is attached to the end of a sentence to
make it a question. If you expect someone to answer yes,
us ¿no? or ¿verdad?
Examples:
Vienes a la fiesta, ¿no? (¿verdad?)
You’re coming…aren’t you?
No, no voy.
No, I’m not going.
Some –er and –ir • Abrir to open
verbs • Asistir to attend
• Beber to drink
• Interrumpir to interrupt