Present Tense - Regular -er Verbs
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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.
| yo |  corro |
(I run) | |
| tú | 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:
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aprender - to learn (example sentences)
beber - to drink (example sentences)
comprender - to understand (example sentences)
creer - to believe (example sentences)
leer - to read (example sentences)
vender - to sell (example sentences)
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 |
| tú | 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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