Regular Verbs

Regular verbs with -ar, -er, -ir

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In the case of regular verbs, each conjugation group has six endings in the present tense which are appended to the verbal stem.

All regular verbs of the same conjugation group have the same endings in the indicative present (and the other tenses). They are attached to the verbal stem without any changes.

Regular verbs with ending on –ar

Further regular verbs with –ar are for example:

Hablar, estudiar, preguntar, cantar, caminiar, trabajar, escuchar, explicar, contestar, fumar, nadar, ayudar, practicar, bailar

Regular verbs with ending on –er

Further regular verbs with –er are for example:

Correr, aprender, leer, creer, comprender, vender, romper, temper, conder

Regular verbs with ending on –ir

Further regular verbs with ending –ir are for example:

Subir, escribir, partir, decidir, imprimier, prohibir, recibir, cubrir

Characteristics:

The endings of the -er and -ir conjugations are almost identical in the indicative present tense. Only the first two persons plural differ from each other.

In the -er conjugation there is a -e in the 1st person plural and a -e in the 2nd person plural before the ending -is additional -e- (éis).

Exercise:

Verbos regulares en presente

Example: Frank (caminar) camina lento.

1. Ana (hablar) __________ español.
2. Yo (escuchar) __________ música.
3. Ustedes (fumar) __________ mucho.
4. Renata (vivir) __________ en Barcelona.
5. Tú (comer) __________ muy poco.
6. Los negocios (abrir) __________ a las 9:00 horas.
7. Nosotros (trabajar) __________ en la misma empresa.
8. ¿Vosotros (viajar) __________ en el tren?
9. Ricardo y yo (beber) __________ mucho.

Grammar and Exercises

• Nouns
• Adjectives
• Adjectives with ser and estar
• Adjectives as adverbs
• Reinforcement of the adjective
• Plural
• Comparison and Comparative
• Superlative

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