How to use The present tense of regular verbs ending in -er and -ir in Spanish

Learn how to use The present tense of regular verbs ending in -er and -ir, and what to use it for in Spanish.
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The present tense of regular verbs ending in -er and -ir

Reminder: there are three regular conjugations in Spanish. The first one ends in -ar, like amar (to love) or cantar (to sing); the second in -er, like temer (to fear) or beber (to drink); and the third in -ir, like partir (to leave) or recibir (to receive).

Regular verbs ending in -er and -ir are conjugated like this:

Comer en
Yo como
Tú comes
Él/ella/usted come
Nosotros/as comemos
Vosotros/as coméis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes comen
Vivir en
Yo vivo
Tú vives
Él/ella/usted vive
Nosotros/as vivimos
Vosotros/as vivís
Ellos/ellas/ustedes viven

Ellas comen a las nueve.

They eat at nine o'clock.

Betty vive en Madrid.

Betty lives in Madrid.

Exercise 1

Conjuga comprender y escribir en presente de indicativo.

en
Comprender en
Yo comprendo
Tú
Él/ella/usted comprende
Nosotros/as comprendemos
Vosotros/as
Ellos/ellas/ustedes comprenden


Escribir en
Yo escribo
Tú escribes
Él/ella/usted escribe
Nosotros/as
Vosotros/as escribís
Ellos/ellas/ustedes


Conjuga comprender y escribir en presente de indicativo.

en
Comprender en
Yo comprendo
Tú comprendes
Él/ella/usted comprende
Nosotros/as comprendemos
Vosotros/as comprendéis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes comprenden
Escribir en
Yo escribo
Tú escribes
Él/ella/usted escribe
Nosotros/as escribimos
Vosotros/as escribís
Ellos/ellas/ustedes escriben
Exercise 2

Conjuga vender y abrir en presente de indicativo.

en
Vender en
Yo
Tú vendes
Él/ella/usted vende
Nosotros/as vendemos
Vosotros/as vendéis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes


Abrir en
Yo abro
Tú
Él/ella/usted abre
Nosotros/as abrimos
Vosotros/as abrís
Ellos/ellas/ustedes


Conjuga vender y abrir en presente de indicativo.

en
Vender en
Yo vendo
Tú vendes
Él/ella/usted vende
Nosotros/as vendemos
Vosotros/as vendéis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes venden
Abrir en
Yo abro
Tú abres
Él/ella/usted abre
Nosotros/as abrimos
Vosotros/as abrís
Ellos/ellas/ustedes abren
Exercise 3

Conjuga deber y discutir en presente de indicativo.

en
Deber en
Yo
Tú debes
Él/ella/usted debe
Nosotros/as debemos
Vosotros/as debéis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes


Discutir en
Yo discuto
Tú
Él/ella/usted discute
Nosotros/as discutimos
Vosotros/as discutís
Ellos/ellas/ustedes


Conjuga deber y discutir en presente de indicativo.

en
Deber en
Yo debo
Tú debes
Él/ella/usted debe
Nosotros/as debemos
Vosotros/as debéis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes deben
Discutir en
Yo discuto
Tú discutes
Él/ella/usted discute
Nosotros/as discutimos
Vosotros/as discutís
Ellos/ellas/ustedes discuten

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