verbos regulares (tiempo sencillos)

Presente el tiempo sencillos de los verbos regulares

Forming the present simple tense of regular –ar verbs

If the infinitive of the Spanish verb ends in –ar, it means that the verb belongs to the first conjugation, for example, escuchar, comprar, hablar.

To know which form of the verb to use in Spanish, you need to work out what the stem of the verb is and then add the correct ending. The stem of regular –ar verbs in the present simple tense is formed by taking the infinitive and chopping off –ar

Infinitive	stem (without –ar)
escuchar (to listen)	escuch–
comprar (to buy)	compra–

Present simple tense regular –ar

Now you know how to find the stem of a verb you can add the correct ending. The one you choose will depend on who or what is doing the action.

Here are the present simple endings for regular –ar verbs:

present simple endings	Present simple of hablar	Meaning: to speak
–o	(yo) hablo	I speak
–as	(tú) hablas	you speak
–a	(él/ella) habla (usted) habla	he/she/it speaks you speak
–amos	(nosotros/nosotras hablamos	we speak
–áis	(vosotros/vosotras habláis	you speak
–an	(ellos/ellas) hablan (ustedes) hablan	they speak you speak

Present simple endings

los ejemplos

Trabajo en un banco. I work in a bank.

No hablo alemán. I don’t speak German.

¿Buscas algo? Are you looking for something?

Compra pan cada día. He/She buys bread every day.

Lydia estudia medicina. Lydia studies or, is studying medicine.

Funciona bien. It works well.

¿Recordáis aquella noche? Do you remember that night?

Ustedes fabrican ventanas. ¿No? You make windows, don’t you?

Mis profesores me ayudan mucho. My teachers help me a lot.

Forming the present simple tense of regular –er verbs

If the infinitive of the Spanish verb ends in –er, it means that the verb belongs to the second conjugation, for example, comer, depender.

The stem of regular –er verbs in the present simple tense is formed by taking the infinitive and chopping off –er.

Infinitive	stem (without –ar)
comer (to eat)	com–
depender (to depend)	depend–

Present simple tense regular –er

Now add the correct ending, depending on who or what is doing the action.

Here are the present simple endings for regular –er verbs:

present simple endings	Present simple of comer	Meaning: to eat
–o	(yo) como	I eat
–es	(tú) comes	you eat
–e	(él/ella) come (usted) come	he/she/it eats you eat
–emos	(nosotros/nosotras comemos	we eat
–éis	(vosotros/vosotras coméis	you eat
–en	(ellos/ellas) comen (ustedes) comen	they eat you eat

Present simple endings regular –er

los ejemplos

José come demasiado. José eats too much.

Mis padres me deben 15 euros. My parents owe me 15 euros.

Depende. It depends.

Forming the present simple tense of regular –ir verbs

If the infinitive of the Spanish verb ends in –ir, it means that the verb belongs to the third conjugation, for example, vivir, recibir.

The stem of regular –ir verbs in the present simple tense is formed by taking the infinitive and chopping off –ir.

Infinitive	stem (without –ar)
vivir (to live)	viv–
recibir (to receive)	recib–

Present simple tense regular –ir

Now add the correct ending depending on who or what is doing the action.

Here are the present simple endings for regular –ir verbs:

present simple endings	Present simple of comer	Meaning: to eat
–o	(yo) vivo	I live
–es	(tú) vives	you live
–e	(él/ella) vive (usted) vive	he/she/it lives you live
–emos	(nosotros/nosotras vivimos	we live
–is	(vosotros/vosotras vivís	you live
–en	(ellos/ellas) viven (ustedes) viven	they live you live