AR ER IR Study Guide

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SPANISH PRESENT TENSE: VERBS ENDING IN -AR.

The root for SALTAR is "salt-" and the root for AMAR is "am-". See how the endings change:

Subject -AR verb endings SALTAR (to jump)
AMAR (to love)
yo (I) -o salto (I jump)
amo (I love)
tú (you) -as saltas (you jump)
amas (you love)
él/ella (he / she) -a salta (he / she jumps)
ama (he / she loves)
nosotros/as (we) -amos saltamos (we jump)
amamos (we love)
vosotros/as (you all) -áis saltáis (you jump)
amáis (you love)
ellos / ellas (they) -an saltan (they jump)
aman (they love)

SPANISH PRESENT TENSE: VERBS ENDING IN -ER

The root for COMER is "com-" and the root for COMPRENDER is "comprend-". See how the endings change:

Subject -ER verb endings COMER (to eat)
COMPRENDER (to understand)
yo (I) -o como (I eat)
comprendo (I understand)
tú (you) -es comes (you eat)
comprendes (you understand)
él/ella (he / she) -e come (he/she eats)
comprende (he/she understands)
nosotros/as (we) -emos comemos (we eat)
comprendemos (we understand)
vosotros/as (you all) -éis coméis (you eat)
comprendéis (you understand)
ellos / ellas (they) -en comen (they eat)
comprenden (they understand)

SPANISH PRESENT TENSE: VERBS ENDING IN -IR

The root for VIVIR is "viv-" and the root for SUBIR is "sub-". See how the endings change:

Subject -IR verb endings VIVIR (to live)
SUBIR (to go up)
yo (I) -o vivo (I live)
subo (I go up)
tú (you) -es vives (you live)
subes (you go up)
él/ella (he / she) -e vive (he/she lives)
sube (he/she goes up)
nosotros/as (we) -imos vivimos (we live)
subimos (we go up)
vosotros/as (you all) -ís vivís (you all live)
subís (you all go up)
ellos / ellas (they) -en viven (they live)
suben (they go up)