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Conjugating regular present tense verbs
 All Spanish verbs end with either –ar, -er or –ir in their infinitive forms. The
infinitive form is the verb without a subject or tense. In English it translates as
“to + verb”. EXAMPLE: “hablar” means “to talk/speak”
 You conjugate an infinitive verb to make it match the subject.
 To conjugate a regular present tense verb you:
1. Drop the –ar, -er or –ir ending of the verb. That will leave you with the
stem of the verb. EXAMPLE: hablar, drop –ar ending, left with habl
2. Add the ending that matches the subject. EXAMPLE: I speak, subject is I (1 st
person singular), add –o to stem, Yo hablo
The following charts have the endings for –ar, -er and –ir present tense verbs.
Regular –AR verbs
Subject (singular)
yo
(1st person)
Verb ending
tú
(2nd person)
él/ella/usted
a name or sing. noun
(3rd person)
as
o
a
Subject (plural)
nosotros/nosotras
_____ y yo
(1st person)
vosotros/vosotras
(2nd person, Spain)
ellos/ellas/ustedes
2+ names or plural
noun
(3rd person)
Verb ending
Subject (plural)
nosotros/nosotras
_____ y yo
(1st person)
vosotros/vosotras
(2nd person, Spain)
ellos/ellas/ustedes
2+ names or plural
noun
(3rd person)
Verb ending
Subject (plural)
nosotros/nosotras
_____ y yo
(1st person)
vosotros/vosotras
(2nd person, Spain)
ellos/ellas/ustedes
2+ names or plural
noun
(3rd person)
Verb ending
amos
áis
an
Regular –ER verbs
Subject (singular)
yo
(1st person)
Verb ending
tú
(2nd person)
él/ella/usted
a name or sing. noun
(3rd person)
es
o
e
emos
éis
en
Regular –IR verbs
Subject (singular)
yo
(1st person)
Verb ending
tú
(2nd person)
él/ella/usted
a name or sing. noun
(3rd person)
es
o
e
imos
ís
en