How to conjugate regular -AR, -ER and -IR verbs in the present tense. 1.  An infinitive is a verb in its most basic form. 2.  All infinitives mean �to do �something��.  (i.e. to eat, to drink, to be, to drive...)  3.  All infinitives/verbs end in either -AR, -ER, or -IR. 4.  Verbs that end in -SE are known as �reflexive verbs� and you simply refer to the last two letters before the -SE to determine whether the verb is an     -AR, -ER or -IR. 5.  There is no word in Spanish for �do� or �does� unless it is the main verb.  These words primarily are used only to indicate that the present tense is being used. 6.  The stem of a verb is the part minus the -AR, -ER or -IR Present Tense Conjugation  Present Tense Conjugation  Present Tense Conjugation for all regular -AR verbs  for all regular -ER verbs   for all regular -IR verbs Drop the -AR off the infinitive   Drop the -ER off the infinitive  Drop the -IR off the infinitive and add the following endings  and add the following endings  and add the following endings EX.:  HABLAR - HABL              EX.:  COMER - COM                EX.:  VIVIR - VIV 1PS    O        HABLO                1PS   O          COMO               1PS    O          VIVO 2PS    AS      HABLAS              2PS    ES        COMES             2PS     ES        VIVES 3PS    A        HABLA                3PS    E          COME               3PS     E          VIVE 1PP AMOS    HABLAMOS        1PP    EMOS   COMEMOS       1PP     IMOS   VIVIMOS 3PP   AN       HABLAN             3PP    EN        COMEN            3PP     EN       VIVEN Verbs that do not follow these patterns in the present tense are irregular verbs and are conjugated in a different way which usually has no pattern and is learned through memorization and repeated usage.

REGULAR PRESENT TENSE VERB CONJUGATION

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