Question

3.3 present tense of -er and -ir verbs
a conjugate the verbs in parentheses.
1 yo ______ (comer) pizza
2 tú ______ (beber) agua
3 el ______ (aprender) español
4 nosotros ______ (vivir) en méxico
5 ellos ______ (escribir) cartas
6 ustedes ______ (correr) en el parque
7 ella ______ (leer) un libro
8 yo ______ (abrir) la puerta
b fill in the blank with the correct -er or -ir verb form.
1 tú ______ (comer) con tus amigos
2 nosotros ______ (escribir) en la clase
3 ella ______ (beber) jugo de naranja
4 ellos ______ (vivir) en españa
5 yo ______ (leer) un periódico
6 ustedes ______ (aprender) mucho en la escuela
c choose the correct verb form
1 yo (como / vivo / escriben) pizza
2 tú (comes / aprendes / abres) español
3 ellos (corren / beben / viven) en el parque
4 nosotros (escribimos / vivimos / aprendemos) matemáticas

Explanation:

This problem is about conjugating Spanish -ER and -IR verbs in the present tense. Let's solve part A question 1 as an example. For the verb "comer" (an -ER verb), the present - tense conjugation for "yo" (I) is "como". The general rule for -ER verbs: yo: -o, tú: -es, él/ella/usted: -e, nosotros: -emos, vosotros: -éis, ellos/ellas/ustedes: -en. For -IR verbs, the conjugation endings are: yo: -o, tú: -es, él/ella/usted: -e, nosotros: -imos, vosotros: -ís, ellos/ellas/ustedes: -en.

Part A

1. For "Yo ____ (comer) pizza", "comer" is an -ER verb. The conjugation for "yo" is "como". So we fill in "como".
2. For "Tú ____ (beber) agua", "beber" is an -ER verb. The conjugation for "tú" is "bebes".
3. For "Él ____ (aprender) español", "aprender" is an -ER verb. The conjugation for "él" is "aprende".
4. For "Nosotros ____ (vivir) en México", "vivir" is an -IR verb. The conjugation for "nosotros" is "vivimos".
5. For "Ellos ____ (escribir) cartas", "escribir" is an -IR verb. The conjugation for "ellos" is "escriben".
6. For "Ustedes ____ (correr) en el parque", "correr" is an -ER verb. The conjugation for "ustedes" is "corren".
7. For "Ella ____ (leer) un libro", "leer" is an -ER verb. The conjugation for "ella" is "lee".
8. For "Yo ____ (abrir) la puerta", "abrir" is an -IR verb. The conjugation for "yo" is "abro".

Part B

1. For "Tú ____ (comer) con tus amigas", "comer" is an -ER verb. The conjugation for "tú" is "comes".
2. For "Nosotros ____ (escribir) en la clase", "escribir" is an -IR verb. The conjugation for "nosotros" is "escribimos".
3. For "Ella ____ (beber) jugo de naranja", "beber" is an -ER verb. The conjugation for "ella" is "bebe".
4. For "Ellos ____ (vivir) en España", "vivir" is an -IR verb. The conjugation for "ellos" is "viven".
5. For "Yo ____ (leer) un periódico", "leer" is an -ER verb. The conjugation for "yo" is "leo".
6. For "Ustedes ____ (aprender) mucho en la escuela", "aprender" is an -ER verb. The conjugation for "ustedes" is "aprenden".

Part C (assuming the first question is "Yo (como / vivo / escriben) pizza")

1. "como" is the correct form of "comer" for "yo", "vivo" is from "vivir" (doesn't fit the context of eating pizza) and "escriben" is for "ellos" (wrong subject and verb). So we choose "como".
2. For "Tú (comes / aprendes / abres) español", "comes" is from "comer" (doesn't fit learning Spanish), "aprendes" is from "aprender" (fits learning Spanish) and "abres" is from "abrir" (doesn't fit). So we choose "aprendes".
3. For "Ellos (corren / beben / viven) en el parque", "corren" is from "correr" (fits running in the park), "beben" is from "beber" (doesn't fit), "viven" is from "vivir" (doesn't fit). So we choose "corren".
4. For "Nosotros (leemos / vivimos / aprendemos) matemáticas", "leemos" is from "leer" (can read math? Less likely), "vivimos" is from "vivir" (doesn't fit), "aprendemos" is from "aprender" (fits learning math). So we choose "aprendemos".

Answer:

s:

Part A

1. como
2. bebes
3. aprende
4. vivimos
5. escriben
6. corren
7. lee
8. abro

Part B

1. comes
2. escribimos
3. bebe
4. viven
5. leo
6. aprenden

Part C (partial, based on visible questions)

1. como
2. aprendes
3. corren
4. aprendemos