Grammar · Verbs
Regular present tense endings
Three sets of endings cover most verbs in the language.
Take the infinitive, remove the last two letters, add the ending. -ar verbs take o, as, a, amos, an. -er verbs take o, es, e, emos, en. -ir verbs are identical to -er except in the we form, which is imos.
Examples
hablo, hablas, habla, hablamos, hablan
from hablar, to speak
the -ar set
como, comes, come, comemos, comen
from comer, to eat
the -er set
vivo, vives, vive, vivimos, viven
from vivir, to live
only vivimos differs from the -er set
no hablo francés
I do not speak French
no goes in front of the verb, and that is the whole negative
Watch out
Reaching for estoy hablando every time English says I am speaking. The plain present covers it.
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