7.3: Verbos Regulares

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Verbos Regulares

In Spanish, regular verbs follow a similar pattern when they are conjugated in the present tense. They are distinguished by their ending (-ar, -er and -ir) in the infinitive (unconjugated form). Verbs are composed of two parts: the stem and the ending. For example, in the infinitive (the unconjugated form) the verb hablar (to speak) is made up of the stem (habl-) and the ending (-ar).

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habl	ar
stem	ending

The stem is the verb’s main part, it generally remains unchanged as it conveys the meaning. The ending, for its part, will change to indicate the subject who is performing the action and the verb tense (past, present or future).

-AR Verbs

To conjugate the verb, the first step is to drop the infinitive ending (-ar) and add the ending that is specific to the subject.

verb stem + new ending (o, as, a, amos, áis, an).

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Hablar (to speak)

Table 7.2. Hablar Conjugations.
Person	Spanish	English
Yo	hablo	I speak
Tú	hablas	You speak
Él/ella	habla	He/she speak
Usted	habla	You speak (formal)
Nosotros	hablamos	We speak
Vosotros	habláis	You speak (informal plural, Spain only)
Ellos/ellas	hablan	They speak
Ustedes	hablan	You speak (formal/informal plural)

-ER and -IR Verbs

As you saw before, to conjugate the verb the first step is to drop the infinitive ending and add the ending that is specific to the subject. Please note, the endings for -er and -ir verbs are the same, except for nosotros and vosotros.

ER verbs: stem + new ending (o, es, e, emos, éis, en)

IR verbs: stem + new ending (o, es, e, imos, is, en).

Comer (to eat)

Table 7.3. Comer Conjugations.
Person	Spanish	English
Yo	como	I eat
Tú	comes	You eat
Él/ella	come	He/she eats
Usted	come	You eat (formal)
Nosotros	comemos	We eat
Vosotros	coméis	You eat (informal plural, Spain only)
Ellos/ellas	comen	They eat
Ustedes	comen	You eat (formal/informal plural)

Vivir (to live)

Table 7.4. Vivir Conjugations.
Person	Spanish	English
Yo	vivo	I live
Tú	vives	You live
Él/ella	vive	He/she lives
Usted	vive	You live (formal)
Nosotros	vivimos	We live
Vosotros	vivís	You live (informal plural, Spain only)
Ellos/ellas	viven	They live
Ustedes	viven	You live (formal/informal plural)

Negation

In Spanish, to negate an affirmative sentence or to write a negative sentence no is placed before the conjugated verb.

Yo no hablo japonés.

I don’t speak Japanese.

This section includes content derived from Introduction to French (2nd ed.), originally released under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, Liberté, originally released under CC BY-NC-SA, and Tex’s French Grammar, originally released under CC BY 3.0.