The present tense
-ar, -er and -ir verbs.
15 minutes · A free lesson from A1: Primeros pasos (first steps) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase
| hablarSay: ablarابلارMeans: to speak | comerSay: kohmehrکومےرMeans: to eat | vivirSay: beebeerبیبیرMeans: to live | |
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| yoSay: yohیوMeans: I | habloSay: ablohابلوMeans: (I) speak | comoSay: kohmohکوموMeans: (I) eat; like, as | vivoSay: beebohبیبوMeans: (I) live |
| túSay: tooتُوMeans: you (informal) | hablasSay: ablasابلاسMeans: (you) speak | comesSay: kohmehsکومےسMeans: (you) eat | vivesSay: beebehsبیبےسMeans: (you) live |
| él / ella / ustedSay: ehl, ehya, oostehdاےل, اےیا, اُوستےدMeans: he / she / you (formal) | hablaSay: ablaابلاMeans: (he/she) speaks | comeSay: kohmehکومےMeans: (he/she) eats | viveSay: beebehبیبےMeans: (he/she) lives |
| nosotrosSay: nohsohtrohsنوسوتروسMeans: we | hablamosSay: ablamohsابلاموسMeans: (we) speak | comemosSay: kohmehmohsکومےموسMeans: (we) eat | vivimosSay: beebeemohsبیبیموسMeans: (we) live |
| vosotrosSay: bohsohtrohsبوسوتروسMeans: you all (informal, used in Spain) | habláisSay: ablaeesابلایسMeans: (you all) speak | coméisSay: kohmeheesکومےیسMeans: (you all) eat | vivísSay: beebeesبیبیسMeans: (you all) live |
| ellos / ustedesSay: ehyohs, oostehdehsاےیوس, اُوستےدےسMeans: they / you all (formal) | hablanSay: ablanابلانMeans: (they) speak | comenSay: kohmehnکومےنMeans: (they) eat | vivenSay: beebehnبیبےنMeans: (they) live |
Quick check: Nosotros ___ en una oficina. (trabajar)Say: nohsohtrohs, ehn oona ohfeetheena. trabakharنوسوتروس, اےن اُونا اوفیثینا. تراباخارMeans: We [work] in an office. (to work)
- trabajan
- trabajamos
- trabajáis
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B: trabajamos
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: Choose the right form: “Ellos ___ en Madrid.” (vivir)
- vivimos
- vive
- viven
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C: viven — ellos takes -en with -er and -ir verbs: viven.
Quick check: Choose the right form: “Tú ___ español muy bien.” (hablar)
- hablas
- habla
- hablan
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A: hablas — tú takes -as with -ar verbs: hablas.
Quick check: Choose the right form: “Nosotros ___ a las dos.” (comer)
- coméis
- comemos
- comen
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B: comemos — nosotros takes -emos with -er verbs: comemos.
Quick check: What does the ending of “hablo” already tell you?
- Who is speaking: yo
- The time of day
- That it is a question
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A: Who is speaking: yo — The ending -o already says yo, so the pronoun is usually left out: Hablo español.