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spanish verb conjugations

3 step method (present tense)

Verbs in Spanish have 3 different endings: -ar, -er, -ir

Step 1: Take a verb in its infinitive form: cantar (to sing), comer (to eat), vivir (to live)

Step 2: Remove the endings: cantar → cant-, comer → com-, vivir → viv-
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Step 3: Add the endings below  🢃

Keep in mind that this method works for regular verbs (verbs that follow the rules)

-ar

yo [-o]
tú [-as]
él/ella/usted [-a]
nosotros [-amos]
vosotros [-áis]
ellos/ellas/ustedes [-an]


Examples:
yo canto
[I sing]
tú cantas
[you SING (singular informal)]
él canta
[he SINGs]
ella canta
[she SINGs]
usted canta
[you SING (singular formal)]
nosotros cantamos
[we SING]
vosotros cantáis
[you SING (plural informal)]
ellos cantan
[they sing (masculine)]
ellas cantan
[they sing (feminine)]
ustedes cantan
[YOU SING (PLURAL formal/informal)]

-er

YO [-O]
TÚ [-eS]
ÉL/ELLA/USTED [-e]
NOSOTROS [-eMOS]
VOSOTROS [-éIS]
ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES [-eN]

EXAMPLES:
YO COmo
[I eat]
TÚ comes
[YOU eat (SINGULAR INFORMAL)]
ÉL come
[HE eats]
ELLA Come
[SHE eats]
USTED come
[YOU eat (SINGULAR FORMAL)]
NOSOTROS comemos
[WE eat]
VOSOTROS coméis
[YOU eat (PLURAL INFORMAL)]
ELLOS comen
[THEY eat (MASCULINE)]
ELLAS comen
[THEY eat (FEMININE)]
USTEDES comen
[YOU eat (PLURAL FORMAL/INFORMAL)]

-ir

YO [-O]
TÚ [-eS]
ÉL/ELLA/USTED [-e]
NOSOTROS [-iMOS]
VOSOTROS [-íS]
ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES [-eN]


​EXAMPLES:
YO vivo
[I live]
TÚ vives
[YOU live (SINGULAR INFORMAL)]
ÉL vive
[HE lives]
ELLA vive
[SHE lives]
USTED vive
[YOU live (SINGULAR FORMAL)]
NOSOTROS vivimos
[WE live]
VOSOTROS vivís
[YOU live (PLURAL INFORMAL)]
ELLOS viven
[THEY live (MASCULINE)]
ELLAS viven
[THEY live (FEMININE)]
USTEDES viven
[YOU live (PLURAL FORMAL/INFORMAL)]

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