3.4.0: Gramática

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    Present tense of “-er” and “-ir” verbs

    Infinitives and Conjugations

    -ER verbs: To conjugate, drop the –er from the infinitive. Next, add endings to the stem. The ending will depend on who is doing the action (remember the subject). Have a look at this example:

    Comer (to eat)

    yo

    como

    I eat

    tú

    comes

    you (informal) eat

    vos

    comés

    you (informal) eat; mostly Argentina & Uruguay

    usted, Ud., él, ella

    come

    you (formal) eat, he/she eats

    nosotros(as)

    comemos

    we eat

    vosotros(as)

    coméis

    y’all (informal: Spain) eat

    ustedes, Uds., ellos/ellas

    comen

    y’all eat, they eat

     

    -IR verbs: IR verbs follow a similar pattern. Take a look at this example:

    Vivir (to live)

    yo

    vivo

    I live

    tú

    vives

    you (informal) live

    vos

    vivís

    you (informal) eat; mostly Argentina & Uruguay

    usted, Ud., él, ella

    vive

    you (formal) live, he/she lives

    nosotros(as)

    vivimos

    we live

    vosotros(as)

    vivís

    y’all (informal: Spain) live

    ustedes, Uds., ellos/ellas

    viven

    y’all live, they live

     

    Takeaway: A conjugated verb gives a lot of information:

    • What?: What is the action being performed? (Ex: Aprender - to learn)
    • Who?: Who is the subject / Who is performing the action? (Ex: Aprendo - I learn)
    • When?: When does the action take place? (All of the verb conjugations on this page are in the present tense - they refer to things happening right now in time)

     

    The following video summarizes the information discussed in this section, and it reviews what we already know about -ar verbs.

    Attribution: Presente regular en español – Spanish Regular Verbs in Present Tense. By ProfeDeELE.es, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

     

    Take a look at other -er and -ir verbs that follow the same conjugation patterns as listed above.

    Actividades de la universidad y de la familia

     

     

    aprender

    to learn

    asistir

    to attend

    beber

    to drink

    compartir

    to share

    correr

    to run

    escribir

    to write

    imprimir

    to print

    leer

    to read

    ver

    to see/watch

    vender

    to sell

    vivir

    to live

     

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