Conjugating verbs in Spanish: Regular verbs

In English there is the advantage that the verbs are practically not conjugated, they only change for the third person singular, on the other hand, in Spanish there are six different endings for the verbs, which makes it a little more complicated to learn.
In a previous lesson we already saw the subject pronouns, it is necessary that you have them in mind, so we are going to place the table so that you can visualize them better

How to conjugate regular verbs in Spanish

In a previous lesson we already saw the subject pronouns, it is necessary that you have them in mind, so we are going to place the table so that you can visualize them better.

I
yo
You
You (formal)
Usted
He
Él
She
Ella
We
Nosotros
You (plural)
Ustedes
You (plural)
Vosotros
They
Ellos
They
Ellas

1) We need the verb in its infinitive form (hablar).
2) We remove the verb ending (“-ar”, “-er” or “-ir”) and the base or root of the verb remains unchanged (hablar).
3) We add to the end of the root the ending that corresponds to the subject that is doing the action in the sentence (yo hablo).

See also  The present tense in Spanish

Conjugating Spanish ar verbs

To conjugate this type of regular verbs in the present tense we must delete the infinitive ending “-ar” and add the ending “-o”, “-as”, “-a”, “-amos”, “-áis” or “-an” to them.

To love
Amar
I love
yo amo
You love
Tú amas
You love (formal)
Usted ama
He loves
Él ama
She loves
Ella ama
We love
Nosotros amamos
You love(plural)
Ustedes aman
You love(plural)
Vosotros amáis
They love
Ellos aman
They love
Ellas aman

Conjugating Spanish er verbs

To conjugate this type of regular verbs in the present tense we must delete the infinitive ending “-er” and add the ending “-o”, “-es”, “-e”, “-emos”, “-éis” or “-en” to them.

To drink
beber
I drink
yo bebo
You drink
Tú bebes
You drink (formal)
Usted bebe
He drinks
Él bebe
She drinks
Ella bebe
We drink
Nosotros bebemos
You drink(plural)
Ustedes beben
You drink(plural)
Vosotros bebéis
They drink
Ellos beben
They drink
Ellas beben

Conjugating Spanish ir verbs

To conjugate this type of regular verbs in the present tense we must delete the infinitive ending “-ir” and add the ending “-o”, “-es”, “-e”, “-imos”, “-ís” or “-en” to them.

To decide
decidir
I decide
yo decido
You decide
Tú decides
You decide (formal)
Usted decide
He decides
Él decide
She decides
Ella decide
We decide
Nosotros decidimos
You decide(plural)
Ustedes deciden
You decide(plural)
Vosotros decidís
They decide
Ellos deciden
They decide
Ellas deciden

Final considerations

Fortunately, when learning the Spanish language we can count on learning how to conjugate regular verbs in the first place, since they have a series of rules that you can follow and make the conjugation easier, later we will list the most used verbs in the Spanish language

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