Present Tense Regular Verb Conjugation

Many verbs in Spanish are regular verbs in the present tense. In other words, they follow simple rules for conjugating the verb from the infinitive. Verbs in Spanish end in -ir, -er and -ar.

Here are the rules for each of the 3 verb types. Notice that -ir and -er verbs are almost the same.

Pronoun	-ir	-er	-ar
yo	o	o	o
tú	es	es	as
ud.	e	e	a
nosotros	imos	emos	amos
vosotros	éis	éis	áis
uds.	en	en	an

Conjugation Examples

Comer, hablar, and vivir are regular in the present tense.

Pronoun	vivir	comer	hablar
yo	vivo	como	hablo
tú	vives	comes	hablas
usted	vive	come	habla
nosotros	vivimos	comemos	hablamos
vosotros	vivís	coméis	habláis
ustedes	viven	comen	hablan