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Tier 2

Present Tense Regular Verbs

Present Tense Regular Verbs 📝

Three Conjugation Groups

-AR Verbs (hablar = to speak)



SingularPlural
1sthablohablamos
2ndhablashabláis
3rdhablahablan

-ER Verbs (comer = to eat)



SingularPlural
1stcomocomemos
2ndcomescoméis
3rdcomecomen

-IR Verbs (vivir = to live)



SingularPlural
1stvivovivimos
2ndvivesvivís
3rdviveviven

Key Patterns


  • -ar: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an

  • -er: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en

  • -ir: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en

  • Note: -er and -ir are identical except in 1st/2nd person plural!

    • Common Regular Verbs


  • hablar (to speak), trabajar (to work), estudiar (to study)

  • comer (to eat), beber (to drink), leer (to read)

  • vivir (to live), escribir (to write), abrir (to open)

    • Examples

    Yo hablo español
    Tú comes pizza
    Él vive en Madrid
    Nosotros estudiamos mucho
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