Present Tense - Regular -er Verbs  


Let's consider the present tense of a regular (er) verb. The verb meaning (to run) in Spanish is (correr).

Now we take off the -er ending:
correr - er = corr

Now we add on one of the present tense endings: o, es, e, emos, is, en (The ending chosen will depend upon the gender of the subject and whether it is singular or plural.)
corr + (ending) --> corro, corres, corre, corremos, corréis, corren

The different forms of the verb correr are shown in the table below.

Present Tense - correr (example sentences) (full conjugation)
yo corro (I run)
corres (you run)
Ud./él/ella corre (you/he/she runs)
nosotros (as) corremos (we run)
vosotros (as) corréis (you run)
Uds./ellos/ellas corren (they run)

There are many verbs that follow the same pattern. Some of the more common ones are listed as follows:

For regular Spanish verbs the ending is identical and you can simply follow a specific rule to determine the form for them all. See the table below.
Present Tense Endings for (ar), (er) and (ir) verbs
ar verbs er verbs ir verbs
yo o o o
as es es
Ud./él/ella a e e
nosotros (as) amos emos imos
vosotros (as) áis éis ís
Uds./ellos/ellas an en en
Footnote: yo = I, tú = you (informal), usted (Ud.) = you (formal), él = he, ella = she, nosotros = we (males/mixed group), nosotras = we (females), vosotros = you guys (informal, males/mixed group), vosotras = you guys (informal, females), ellos = they (males/mixed group), ellas = they(females), ustedes (Uds.) = you all (formal)
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