Practice Your Spanish Verbs with ER Verbs

Can you fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis?

11. Yo (comer) como frutas y vegetales. El lunes pasado yo comí frutas y vegetales.

12. Tú (correr) corres tres millas. El martes pasado tú corriste tres millas.

13. Usted (beber) bebe leche en el desayuno. El miércoles pasado usted bebió leche en el desayuno.

14. Él (aprender – to learn) aprende español en la escuela. Él aprendió español en la escuela el año pasado.

15. Nosotros (aprender) aprendemos matemáticas en la clase. Ayer nosotros aprendimos matemáticas en la clase.

16. Ustedes no (comprender) comprenden las formulas en la clase de química. Ayer nosotros no comprendimos las formulas en la clase de química.

ER Verbs are a category of verbs in Spanish that end with the letters "er". In the present tense, these verbs undergo specific changes to match the subject performing the action. Similarly, in the past tense (also known as pretérito), these verbs have different forms to indicate actions that were completed at a specific time in the past.

Presente (Present Tense)

In the present tense, ER verbs like "comer" (to eat), "correr" (to run), "beber" (to drink), and "aprender" (to learn) change their endings based on the subject. For example, "Yo como" (I eat), "Tú corres" (You run), "Usted bebe" (You drink), "Él aprende" (He learns), "Nosotros aprendemos" (We learn), and "Ustedes comprenden" (You all understand).

Pretérito (Past Tense)

In the past tense, these ER verbs have different forms to indicate actions that occurred in the past. For instance, "Yo comí" (I ate), "Tú corriste" (You ran), "Usted bebió" (You drank), "Él aprendió" (He learned), "Nosotros aprendimos" (We learned), and "Ustedes comprendieron" (You all understood).

Practicing these verb forms helps in mastering the Spanish language and being able to communicate effectively in both the present and past contexts.