Regular Verbs AR, ER, IR
In Spanish there are three kinds of regular verbs: AR, ER, and IR verbs. In order to conjugate these verbs, you should follow three steps.
Find a verb in the infinitive form:
Hablar – to speak
Comer – to eat
Escribir – to write
Divide the verb into the stem and the ending:
Habl ar
Com er
Escrib ir
Add the corresponding ending according to the pronoun:
| Pronouns | AR | ER | IR |
Yo (I) |
-o |
-o |
-o |
Tu (You- sing, inf) |
-as |
-es |
-es |
Usted (You- sing, f) |
-a |
-e |
-e |
El,Ella (He, She) |
-a |
-e |
-e |
Nosotros (We) |
-amos |
-emos |
-imos |
Vosotros (You- pl, inf) |
-ais |
-eis |
-is |
Ustedes (You- pl, f) |
-an |
-en |
-en |
Ellos, Ellas (They) |
-an |
-en |
-en |
sing – Singular
pl – Plural
inf – Informal
f – Formal
Examples:
We speak Spanish - Nosotros hablamos español.
You eat hamburguers - Tu comes hamburguesas.
I write a letter to my friend – Yo escribo una carta a mi amigo.