Regular 'IR' Verbs in the Present Tense
Spanish: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.3.5
Regular IR Verbs in the Present Tense
To form the present tense of regular IR verbs, remove the '-ir' and add the correct endings for each person. Here is the example for 'vivir' (to live).
Singular
- yo vivo - I live
- tú vives - you live (singular)
- él/ella vive - he/she/it lives
Plural
- nosotros/nosotras vivimos - we live
- vosotros/vosotras vivís - you live (plural)
- ellos/ellas viven - they live
Examples
- Yo vivo en Winchester.
- I live in Winchester.
- Ellos viven en España.
- They live in Spain.
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