Present tense of -er and -ir verbs

You know the pattern of present-tense -ar verbs:These are the endings: o, as, a, amos, an

For example

Yo hablo

Túhablas

Ud.Él hablaElla

Nosotros hablamos

Uds.Ellos hablanEllas

There are 3 types of verbs:

Infinitives that end in -ar Infinitives that end in -er Infinitives that end in -ir

You’ve already learned some -ar verbs, now you are going to learn some -er verbs.

The pattern for -er verbs is much like the pattern for -ar verbs. The only differenceis, instead of using “a” you use “e.”

Let’s try the verb “to eat,” inSpanish, “comer.”

Yo como

Túcomes

Ud.Él comeElla

Nosotros comemos

Uds. Ellos comen Ellas

Yo bebo

Túbebes

Ud.Él bebeElla

Nosotros bebemos

Uds.Ellos bebenEllas

Yo leo

Tú lees

Ud.Él leeElla

Nosotros leemos

Uds.Ellos leenEllas

You also know the verb VER.it is the same as the other -er verbs except in the “yo” form. It is irregular in the “yo” form. An arrow will show you the difference.

Yo veo

Tú ves

Ud.Él veElla

Nosotrosvemos

Uds. Ellos ven Ellas

You’ve already learned some -ar verbs and -er verbs. Now you are going to learn some -ir verbs.

The pattern for -ir verbs is the exact same pattern for-er verbs except for the nosotros form: instead of using “emos” youwill use “imos.”

Let’s try the verb “to share,” In Spanish, “compartir.”

Yo comparto

Tú compartes

Ud.Él comparte

Ella

Nosotros compartimos

Uds. Ellos comparten

Ellas