Regular Verbs in the Present

Kurz erklärt

Use the Spanish present tense to talk about routines, facts, and actions happening now. Regular verbs follow a predictable pattern: remove -ar, -er, or -ir from the infinitive and add an ending that matches the subject. Because the ending usually identifies the subject, Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns such as yo and nosotros.

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-ar: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -an; -er: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -en; -ir: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -en. In neutral Latin American Spanish, ustedes uses the same ending as ellos/ellas.

Verwendung

• Habits and repeated actions
• General facts and descriptions
• Actions taking place now when the context is clear

Beispiele

• Trabajo en casa los lunes. — I work from home on Mondays.
• Comemos juntos todos los días. — We eat together every day.
• ¿Viven ustedes cerca de aquí? — Do you all live near here?
• Ana abre la ventana. — Ana opens the window.

Typischer Fehler

❌ Ella trabajar aquí.

✅ Ella trabaja aquí.

Do not use the infinitive as the main verb. The present-tense ending must agree with the subject.

Merke

Remove the infinitive ending, then add the ending for the subject. -er and -ir verbs differ only in the nosotros form in the present tense.