How do we form the present tense endings for regular 'er', 'ar' and 'ir' verbs?
The present tense is used to describe actions that are happening in the present, and is the most commonly used tense in Spanish
To form it, first you must remove the infinitive endings of the verb - er, ar and ir - in order to get the stem of the verb, then add the following conjugations:
Hablar - Ar verb, To speak
Hablo
Hablas
Habla
Hablamos
Habláis
Hablan
The same technique appled to 'ar' verbs also must be applied to 'er' and 'ir' verbs - remove the infinitive ending and add the conjugations
Comer - 'Er' verb, To Eat
Como
Comes
Come
Comemos
Coméis
Comen
Vivir - 'ir' verb, To live
Vivo
Vives
Vive
Vivimos
Vivís
Viven
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