3 Types of Verbs
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 1.2.1
AR, ER, IR Verbs
Spanish verbs can end in three different ways in the infinitive: AR. ER and IR. These different types of verbs all have different endings in the present tense.
AR verbs
- In the infinitive these verbs end in AR.
- E.g. 'hablar' - to talk.
- These verbs all have the same endings when conjugated.
Regular AR verbs in present tense
- Hablo - I talk.
- Hablas - you (singular) talk.
- Habla - he/she talks.
- Hablamos - we talk.
- Habláis - you (plural) talk.
- Hablan - they talk.
ER verbs
- In the infinitive these verbs end in ER.
- E.g. 'comer' - to eat.
- These verbs all have the same endings when conjugated.
Regular ER verbs in present tense
- Como - I eat.
- Comes - you (singular) eat.
- Come - he/she eats.
- Comemos - we eat.
- Coméis - you (plural) eat.
- Comen - they eat.
IR verbs
- In the infinitive these verbs end in IR.
- E.g. 'vivir' - to live.
- These verbs all have the same endings when conjugated.
Regular IR verbs in present tense
- Vivo - I live.
- Vives - you (singular) live.
- Vive - he/she lives.
- Vivimos - we live.
- Vivís - you (plural) live.
- Viven - they live
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