Regular Verb Conjugation

Conjugation means to change. In Spanish we change the endings of verbs in order to show who is doing the action and when it happens.

There are three types of verbs in Spanish: -ar, -er, and -ir.

examples of verbs

-AR

-ER

-IR

escuhar

aprender

escribir

estudiar

leer

vivir

practicar

comer

compatir

How do we conjugate a verb?

  1. Remove the Ending ——— escuchar —> escuch

  2. Determine who is doing the action

  3. Add the correct Ending

-AR verb endings

yo = o

nosotros = amos

tú = as

vosotros = aís

él

ella = a

usted

ellos

ellas = an

ustedes

-ER verb endings

o

nosotros = emos

tú = es

vosotros = eís

él

ella = e

usted

ellos

ellas = en

ustedes

-IR verb endings

o

nosotros = ismo

tú = es

vosotros = ís

él

ella = e

usted

ellos

ellas = en

ustedes