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!!!
LISTEN
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)
MORE REGULAR -ER AND -IR VERBS IN THE PRESENT TENSE ...
Abrirtoopen Barrerto sweep Cubrirto cover Decidir to decide Discutir
to discuss Existir to exist Insistir to insist Sorprender to surprise Sufrirto suffer Vender to
sale
