Aaron Losness - Losness Group

Present Tense:
IR Verbs
Aaron Losness
Present Tense
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The present tense is used to report what
is happening and what is true now.
now
Reports on both specific now (at this
moment) and general now (these days;
this time period).
Structure: simple tense: verb base +
ending
IR Verb Conjugation-PRESENT
Abrir = to open
Vivir = to live
Replace the –Ir
I = yo
-o
I open
I live
Yo abro
Yo vivo
You = tú
(familiar)
-es
You open
You live
Tú abres
Tú vives
He = él
She = ella
-e
He opens
She lives
Él abre
Ella vive
We = nosotros
-imos
We open
We live
Nosotros abrimos
Nosotros vivimos
They = ellos/ellas
-en
They open Ellos abren
They live Ellas viven
You (formal) = usted
You (formal) = ustedes
IR Verbs-PRESENT (I, you, they)
*Sentir: to feel (yo siento, tú sientes, ellos sienten)
*Dormir: to sleep (yo duermo, usted duerme, ellas duermen)
Vivir: to live (yo vivo, tú vives, ellos viven)
Abrir: to open (yo abro, usted abre, ellas abren)
*Decir: to say (yo digo, tú dices, ellos dicen)
*Vestir: to dress (yo visto, usted viste, ellos visten)
*Salir: to leave, go out (yo salgo, tú sales, ellas salen)
*Reír: to laugh (yo río, usted ríe, ellos ríen)
*Ir: to go (yo voy, tú vas, ellas van)
*Prefefir: to prefer (yo prefiero, usted prefiere, ellas prefieren)
*irregular
irregular
IR Verbs- Practice Sentences
*I prefer to eat alone. (preferir)
Prefiero a comer solo.
*She feels sick. (sentir)
Ella siente enferma.
*We laugh all the time. (reír)
Nosotros reímos todo el tiempo.
*You sleep a lot. (dormir)
Tú duermes mucho. Usted duerme mucho.
*She goes to school at night. (ir)
Ella va a la escuela por la noche.
*irregular
irregular
IR Verbs- Practice Sentences
*I leave the country. (salir)
Yo salgo del país.
You live in San Jose (vivir)
Tú vives en San Jose. Usted vive en San Jose.
We dress for work every morning. (vestir)
Vestimos para el trabajo cada mañana.
They open the door. (abrir)
Ellos abren la puerta.
*She always tells the truth. (decir)
Ella siempre dice la verdad.
*irregular
irregular
QUIZ TIME!!!
IR Verbs-Present Quiz
*To prefer (preferir): we prefer, she prefers, they prefer
__________ , __________ , ____________
To open (abrir): I open, you open, we open
__________ , __________ or __________ , ____________
*To leave, go out (salir): you leave, I leave, they leave
__________ or __________ , __________, ____________
*To laugh (reír): I laugh, we laugh, you laugh
__________, __________ , ____________ or __________
*To feel (sentir): I feel, she feels, they feel
__________, __________ , ____________
*irregular
irregular
IR Verbs-Present Quiz
*To sleep (dormir): we sleep , they sleep , I sleep
__________ , __________ , ____________
*To dress (vestir) : I dress, you dress, we dress
__________ , __________ or __________ , ____________
*To go (ir): he goes , I go , they go
__________ , __________ , ____________
To live (vivir): you live, they live, I live
__________ or __________ , __________ , ____________
To say (decir): we say, he says, they say
__________ , __________ , ____________
*irregular
irregular
IR Verbs- Quiz
*She feels sick. (sentir)
_______________________________________________________________________________
*She always tells the truth. (decir)
_______________________________________________________________________________
We dress for work every morning. (vestir)
_______________________________________________________________________________
You live in San Jose (vivir)
_______________________________________________________________________________
*We laugh all the time. (reír)
_______________________________________________________________________________
*irregular
irregular
IR Verbs- Quiz
*You sleep a lot. (dormir)
_______________________________________________________________________________
*I leave the country. (salir)
_______________________________________________________________________________
*I prefer to eat alone. (preferir)
_______________________________________________________________________________
*They open the door. (abrir)
_______________________________________________________________________________
*She goes to school at night. (ir)
_______________________________________________________________________________
*irregular
irregular
ANSWER KEY!!!
IR Verbs-Present Quiz
*To prefer (preferir): we prefer, she prefers, they prefer
nosotros preferimos, ella prefiere, ellos prefieren
To open (abrir): I open, you open, we open
yo abro, tú abres o usted abre, nosotros abremos
*To leave, go out (salir): you leave, I leave, they leave
tú sales o usted sale, yo salgo, ellos salen
*To laugh (reír): I laugh, we laugh, you laugh
yo río, nosotros reímos, tú ríes o usted ríe
*To feel (sentir): I feel, she feels, they feel
yo siento, ella siente, ellos sienten
*irregular
IR Verbs-Present Quiz
*To sleep (dormir): we sleep , they sleep , I sleep
nosotros dormimos, ellas duermen, yo duermo
*To dress (vestir) : I dress, you dress, we dress
yo visto, tú vistes o usted viste, nosotros vestimos
*To go (ir): he goes , I go , they go
él va, yo voy, ellos van
To live (vivir): you live, they live, I live
tú vives o usted vive, ellos viven, yo vivo
To say (decir): we say, he says, they say
nosotros decimos, él dice, ellos dicen
*irregular
irregular
IR Verbs- Quiz
*She feels sick. (sentir)
Ella siente enferma.
*She always tells the truth. (decir)
Ella siempre dice la verdad.
We dress for work every morning. (vestir)
Vestimos para el trabajo cada mañana.
You live in San Jose (vivir)
Tú vives en San Jose. Usted vive en San Jose.
*We laugh all the time. (reír)
Nosotros reímos todo el tiempo.
*irregular
irregular
IR Verbs- Quiz
*You sleep a lot. (dormir)
Tú duermes mucho. Usted duerme mucho.
*I leave the country. (salir)
Yo salgo del país.
*I prefer to eat alone. (preferir)
Prefiero a comer solo.
*They open the door. (abrir)
Ellos abren la puerta.
*She goes to school at night. (ir)
Ella va a la escuela por la noche.
*irregular
irregular
THE END!!!
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