Present tense of er and ir verbs continued

SPANISH NOTEBOOK

PRESENT TENSE OF REGULAR -ER AND -IR VERBS

HOW TO FORM THE PRESENT TENSE OF -ER & -IR VERBS

To form the present tense, you drop the - ER or - IR of the infinitive forms and add the appropriate endings for each person.

PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE ENDINGS.

COMER

Yo como
Tú comes
Él/ella come *
Usted come *
Nosotros(as) comemos
Vosotros(as) coméis **
Ellos/ellas comen *
Ustedes comen *

TO EAT

I eat
You eat (informal)
He/she eats
You eat (formal)
We eat
You all eat (informal)
They eat
You all eat (formal)

VIVIR

Yo vivo
Tú vives
Él/ella vive *
Usted vive *
Nosotros(as) vivimos
Vosotros(as) vivís **
Ellos/ellas viven *
Ustedes viven *

TO LIVE

I live
You live (informal)
He/she lives
You live (formal)
We live
You all live (informal)
They live
You all live (formal)

*Note that the subject pronoun USTED take the same ending as the ÉL or ELLA form; and USTEDES take the same ending as the ELLOS or ELLAS form of the verb.

** VOSOTROS / VOSOTRAS forms are used in much of Spain; however, they are not used in Latin America.

MORE SPANISH VERBS CONJUGATED:

BEBER

Yo bebo
Tú bebes
Él/ella bebe
Usted bebe
Nosotros(as) bebemos
Ellos/ellas beben
Ustedes beben

TO DRINK

I drink
You drink (informal)
He/she drinks
You drink (formal)
We drink
They drink
You all drink (formal)

ESCRIBIR

Yo escribo
Tú escribes
Él/ella escribe
Usted escribe
Nosotros(as) escribimos
Ellos/ellas escriben
Ustedes escriben

TO WRITE

I write
You write (informal)
He/she writes
You write (formal)
We write
They write
You all write (formal)

Abrir to open
Barrer to sweep
Cubrir to cover
Decidir to decide
Discutir to discuss
Existir to exist
Insistir to insist
Sorprender to surprise
Sufrir to suffer
Vender to sale