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Conjugation of regular verbs: "-ar, -er, -ir"

Learn the conjugation of regular verbs in "-ar, -er, -ir."

Gramática: Conjugación de verbos regulares: "-ar, -er, -ir"

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Level: A2

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  1. The present indicative is used to express habitual actions.
  2. To conjugate a verb, take the root and add the corresponding ending.
  3. There are three types of verbs: those that end in "-ar, -er, and -ir."
 -ar-er-ir
PronombreTrabajarComprenderVivir
Yo-o
trabajo (I work)
-o
comprendo (I understand)
-o
vivo (I live)
-as
trabajas (you work)
-es
comprendes (you understand)
-es
vives (you live)
Él/Ella/Usted-a
trabaja (works)
-e
comprende (understands)
-e
vive (lives)
Nosotros/Nosotras-amos
trabajamos (we work)
-emos
comprendemos (we understand)
-imos
vivimos (we live)
Vosotros/Vosotras-áis
trabajáis (you all work)
-éis
comprendéis (you understand)
-ís
vivís (you live)
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes-an
trabajan (they work)
-en
comprenden (they understand)
-en
viven (they live)

Exercise 1: Conjugación de verbos regulares: "-ar, -er, -ir"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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comprende, comprendo, vives, vivimos, trabajan, trabaja, trabajamos, viven

1.
Nosotros ... en el campo.
(We live in the countryside.)
2.
Ellos ... con sus padres.
(They live with their parents.)
3.
Yo ... el francés.
(I understand French.)
4.
Ella ... como ingeniera.
(She works as an engineer.)
5.
Ellos ... el fin de semana.
(They work on the weekend.)
6.
Ella ... a su esposo.
(She understands her husband.)
7.
Nosotros ... en la oficina.
(We work in the office.)
8.
Tú ... con tu pareja.
(You live with your partner.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

trabajamos


we work

2

trabajan


They work

3

viven


they live

4

vive


He lives