2.4 Verbs ending with -er
The final verb type ends with -er. Again, we will focus for now only on regular verb forms.
As always, we start by removing the ending in the infinitive form (-er). For example, the stem for comer (to eat) is com. The conjugation is as follows:
| yo |
-o |
nosotros/nosotras |
-emos |
| tú |
-es |
vosotros/vosotras |
-éis |
| él, ella |
-e |
ellos/ellas |
-en |
Now you take the stem and form the conjugation by using the right endings:
| yo como = I eat |
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| tú comes = you eat |
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| él come = he eats |
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| ella come = she eats |
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| nosotros comemos = we eat (masculine) |
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| nosotras comemos = we eat (feminine) |
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| vosotros coméis = you eat (masculine) |
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| vosotras coméis = you eat (feminine) |
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| ellos comen = they eat (masculine) |
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| ellas comen = they eat (feminine) |
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Here you find now a summary of all three conjugation types. As you can see the basic logic is the same. Now it's up to you to get them into your head:
Conjugation of verbs in present forms (Presente)
| -ar |
-er |
-ir |
| habl-o |
com-o |
recib-o |
| habl-as |
com-es |
recib-es |
| habl-a |
com-e |
recib-e |
| habl-amos |
com-emos |
recib-imos |
| habl-áis |
com-éis |
recib-éis |
| habl-an |
com-en |
recib-en |
