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IR Verbs
IR verbs (with clues)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sufrir | to suffer |
| abrir | to open (you OPEN your mouth to say "ahhhh" at the beginning of ABRIR) |
| vivir | to live ("Viva la México" is "Long LIVE Mexico") |
| añadir | to add (Grandma says "Anya dear, ADD the salt to the food, please") |
| dividir | to divide |
| partir | to leave (to "part ways;" or, you have to LEAVE the party before you want to) |
| subir | to climb (a SUBmarine must CLIMB in altitude to get to the surface) |
| admitir | to admit |
| omitir | to omit (leave out, exclude) |
| escribir | to write (a scribe's job was to WRITE; to SCRIBble down a ph #) |
| recibir | to receive |
| describir | to describe |
| imprimir | to print (imprint) |
| servir | to serve (remember it is irregular! e:i stem-change pattern) |
| conjugate "servir" (e:i) | sirvo, sirves, sirve, servimos, sirven |
| list the endings used to conjugate "IR" verbs in present tense | o, es, e, imos, en |