Present Tense: -ar, -er and -ir verbs
As we covered have learned so far… All Spanish verbs end in one of the following ways:
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-ar (examples: amar, borrar, estudiar, hablar, jugar, saltar, tomar)
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-er (beber, comer, comprender, leer, temer, vender)
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-ir (mentir, pedir, sentir, subir, vivir)
Check Out the vISUAL pattern…
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AR Changes
AMAR
Yo – AMOTu – AMASEl /Ella/ Usted- AMANosotros – AMAMOSEllos /Ellas/ Uds – AMAN
ER Changes
BEBER
Yo – BEBOTu – BEBESEl /Ella/ Usted- BEBENosotros – BEBEMOSEllos /Ellas/ Uds – BEBEN
IR Changes
VIVIR
Yo – VIVOTu – VIVESEl /Ella/ Usted- VIVENosotros – VIVIMOSEllos /Ellas/ Uds – VIVEN
tHINGS TO nOTE….
ER AND IR CHANGES ARE IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR “NOSOTROS”
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tHESE ARE REGULAR “eR” AND “iR”
vERBS
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