Spanish Regular Verbs in Present Indicative Tense
Verbs are words that indicate an action or emotion within a sentence. In Spanish verbs are divided into the following modes; indicative, conditional, imperative and subjunctive.
The present indicative tense is used to refer to actions that take place in the present.
Verbs are classified according to their endings:
– AR
Hablar (To speak)
– ER
Comer (To eat)
– IR
Vivir (To live)
An infinitive verb is a verb that is not conjugated in any tense. Infinitive verbs are divided into two parts: stems and endings:
| Stem | Ending |
| Habl | ar |
| Com | er |
| Viv | ir |
For present indicative tenses, there are regular and irregular verbs.
- Regular verbs do not change their stems when conjugated.
- Irregular verbs change their stems when conjugated.
Regular verbs that end in -AR:
| Yo | Hablo | I speak |
| Tú | Hablas | You speak |
| Él / Ella / Usted | Habla | He / She / You (formal) speak |
| Nosotros | Hablamos | We speak |
| Vosotros | Habláis | You (plural) speak |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | Hablan | They / You (formal plural) speak |
Regular verbs that end in -ER:
| Yo | Como | I eat |
| Tú | Comes | You eat |
| Él / Ella / Usted | Come | He / She / You (formal) eat |
| Nosotros | Comemos | We eat |
| Vosotros | Coméis | You (plural) eat |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | Comen | They / You (formal plural) eat |
Regular verbs that end in -IR:
| Yo | Vivo | I live |
| Tú | Vives | You live |
| Él / Ella / Usted | Vive | He / She / You (formal) live |
| Nosotros | Vivimos | We live |
| Vosotros | Vivís | You (plural) live |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | Viven | They / You (formal plural) live |