3.4.0: Gramática
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:
|
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:
|
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.
|
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 |