DLA: Spanish 101

El presente de los verbos regulares con terminación -ER / -IR

The present tense of regular -ER and -IR ending verbs

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Verbs are divided in three groups according to the endings of their infinitive: ar -er -ir. The verbs
themselves consist of two parts: a stem or root, which carries the meaning, and the ending, which in
conjugated forms indicates the subject and the tense.

Subject Conjugated form (verb ending)

ER - IR
Yo o - o
Tú es - es
Él/ella/usted e - e
Nosotros/as emos - imos
Vosotros/as éis - ís
Ellos/ellas/ustedes en - en

Example: comer (to eat) com is the root and -er is the ending.
vivir (to live) viv is the root and -ir is the ending

The verb’s ending change for each person (1st, 2nd, 3rd). The ending indicates who the
subject is in each case. In Spanish, the subject can be omitted.

Example: Comer (to eat) Como una ensalada. I eat a salad.

¿Qué comes? What do you eat?

Vivir (to live) Ella vive en Riverside. She lives in Riverside.

¿Dónde viven ellos? Where do they live?

Subject Conjugated form (verb ending) Example: The verb beber (to drink)

Subject Stem Ending Conjugated

verb form
Yo beb o bebo
Tú beb es bebes
Él/ella/usted beb e bebe
Nosotros/as beb emos bebemos
Vosotros/as beb éis bebéis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes beb en beben

The verb escribir (to write)

Subject Stem Ending Conjugated verb

form
 Yo escrib o escribo
Tú escrib es escribes
Él/ella/usted escrib e escribe
Nosotros/as escrib emos escribimos
Vosotros/as escrib ís escribís
Ellos/ellas/ustedes escrib en escriben

Conjugate the following verb aprender (to learn)

Subject Stem Ending Conjugated
verb form
Yo
Tú
Él/ella/usted
Nosotros/as
Vosotros/as
Ellos/ellas/ustedes

Conjugate the following verb abrir (to open)

Subject Stem Ending Conjugated
verb form
Yo
Tú
Él/ella/usted
Nosotros/as
Vosotros/as
Ellos/ellas/ustedes

Complete the following sentences, using the present tense.

1- Ella _______________ (to live) en Argentina.
2.- Nosotros _______________ (to write) el vocabulario en el cuaderno.
3.- Yo_______________ (to receive) una carta.
4.- Ellos_______________(to go up) al autobús.
5.- ¿Ustedes_______________ (to attend) a clase todos los días?
6.- María_______________ (ought/should/must) estudiar mucho porque necesita una “A”.
7.- El profesor_______________ (to read) la tarea de los estudiantes.
8.- Los estudiantes _______________ (to decide) estudiar en la biblioteca.
9.- ¿Tú _______________ (to understand) la gramática de la lección 2?.
10. Carlos y yo no _________________(to believe in) en “Santa Claus”.