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Present Simple: Regualr -IR Verbs

Regular Verb Conjugations

The verb illustrated in the following table is Escribir (to write)

 

Spanish

English

Yo

Escribo

I write

Escribes

You write

Él/Ella/Ud.

Escribe

He/She/It writes

Nosotros/as

Escribimos

We write

Vosotros/as

Escribís

Not used in Latin America

Ellos/Ellas/Uds.

Escriben

They/you-all write

 


 

Verb conjugation of –IR verbs is similar to –AR, -ER verb conjugation, and is done in two stages: first, we remove the verb ending (-IR) and are left with the stem, ESCRIB. Second, we add the matching suffix -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en.

-IR verb conjugations are similar to –ER verb conjugations, except in first-person plural (we) and second-person plural familiar (you-all, vosotros, which is not in use in Latin America).

1. You-all go up Ustedes suben
2. I open the present Yo abro el regalo


 

Additional Regular Verbs

To open

Abrir

To print

Imprimir

To bore

Aburrir

To leave

Partir

To assist

Asistir

To allow

Permitir

To cover

Cubrir

To receive

Recibir

To decide

Decidir

To survive

Sobrevivir

To describe

Describir

To go up

Subir

To discover

Descubrir

To live

Vivir

To divide

Dividir

   

 


 
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