Regular 'ER' Verbs in the Present Tense
Spanish: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.3.3
Regular ER Verbs in the Present Tense
To make the present tense for regular ER verbs, remove the '-er' and add the correct endings. Here is the example for 'comer' (to eat).
Singular
- yo como - I eat
- tú comes - you eat (singular)
- él/ella come - he/she/it eats
Plural
- nosotros/nosotras comemos - we eat
- vosotros/vosotras coméis - you eat (plural)
- ellos/ellas comen - they eat
Examples
- Nosotros comemos verduras.
- We eat vegetables.
- Yo como pizza.
- I eat pizza.
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