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Grade 10 · lesson 3 of 4

Conjugate Regular ir Actions

For the subjects in this course, regular ir present endings are o, es, e, imos and en.

About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Supplied materials

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  • Use the regular ir present for the stated speaker. Original sentence: “yo ___”. Infinitive: vivir (live); time/context: today. Choose only the missing verb. Candidate answers: (A) vive (B) vives (C) vivimos (D) vivo.
  • Use the regular ir present for the stated speaker. Original sentence: “tú ___”. Infinitive: escribir (write); time/context: today. Choose only the missing verb. Candidate answers: (A) escribe (B) escribes (C) escribimos (D) escribo.

Learn the idea

Regular present endings connect a verb’s stem with its subject. These supplied actions occur now or habitually; a statement’s negative form keeps that agreement while changing its claim. For the subjects in this course, regular ir present endings are o, es, e, imos and en. Several endings overlap with er, but the nosotros form distinguishes the two taught classes.

Remove ir from vivir or escribir and add the appropriate subject ending. Vivimos marks nosotros; escriben marks ustedes. These forms describe present/habitual actions under the given context, rather than completed past events.

An ir infinitive is not a command to use the verb ir. Some ir-class verbs are irregular; this lesson uses the supplied regular models only. Preserve ordinary spelling and do not transfer emos to the nosotros ir form.

  1. Copy the supplied example and underline its speaker, noun, time cue or evidence words.
  2. Apply the shown language rule; keep any required ending, accent or paired punctuation.
  3. Solve the changed independent check, then explain why one offered alternative fails.
  4. Complete all three new practice cases and use the model to correct the precise word or meaning.
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Supplied case: Use the regular ir present for the stated speaker. Original sentence: “yo ___”. Infinitive: vivir (live); time/context: today. Choose only the missing verb. Candidate answers: (A) vive (B) vives (C) vivimos (D) vivo. Solution: The supplied subject yo needs the o ending in this regular ir present pattern. Remove ir from vivir, leaving viv, then add o: vivo. The other offered forms belong to different subjects. Final result: vivo. An ir infinitive is not a command to use the verb ir. Some ir-class verbs are irregular; this lesson uses the supplied regular models only. Preserve ordinary spelling and do not transfer emos to the nosotros ir form.

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  • Remove ir from vivir or escribir and add the appropriate subject ending.
  • An ir infinitive is not a command to use the verb ir.
Use the regular ir present for the stated speaker. Original sentence: “tú ___”. Infinitive: escribir (write); time/context: today. Choose only the missing verb.

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escribes

The supplied subject tú needs the es ending in this regular ir present pattern. Remove ir from escribir, leaving escrib, then add es: escribes. The other offered forms belong to different subjects.

Take it further

A third-person label says “ella recibe”. Convert it to the person speaking about themself, yo, preserving recibir (receive) and the regular ir present, context today. Which replacement verb is needed? Candidate answers: (A) recibe (B) recibes (C) recibimos (D) recibo. Expected result: recibo. The supplied subject yo needs the o ending in this regular ir present pattern. Remove ir from recibir, leaving recib, then add o: recibo. The other offered forms belong to different subjects.

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More practice: try new cases

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More practice: try new cases
1. Use the regular ir present for the stated speaker. Original sentence: “ella ___”. Infinitive: abrir (open); time/context: today. Choose only the missing verb.
Need a hint?
  • Remove ir from vivir or escribir and add the appropriate subject ending.
  • An ir infinitive is not a command to use the verb ir.
2. Use the regular ir present for the stated speaker. Original sentence: “nosotros ___”. Infinitive: recibir (receive); time/context: today. Choose only the missing verb.
Need a hint?
  • Remove ir from vivir or escribir and add the appropriate subject ending.
  • An ir infinitive is not a command to use the verb ir.
3. Use the regular ir present for the stated speaker. Original sentence: “ustedes ___”. Infinitive: vivir (live); time/context: today. Choose only the missing verb.
Need a hint?
  • Remove ir from vivir or escribir and add the appropriate subject ending.
  • An ir infinitive is not a command to use the verb ir.

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