Regular Present Tense Conjugatons (Leer, Comer, Escribir)

These verb endings work for all regular -er and -ir verbs so once you get used to the pattern you will be away!

 

Ud. = usted (formal, singular ‘you’)

Uds. = ustedes (formal, plural ‘you’)

vosotros = informal, plural ‘you’ – used only Spain

 

NB:  Vosotros also has a feminine form, vosotras, and ellos also has a feminine form, ellas, but for simplicity we have just used the masculine forms.

 

  • I read
    leo
  • you (tú) read
    lees
  • he reads
    él lee
  • she reads
    ella lee
  • you (Ud.) read
    usted lee
  • we read
    leemos
  • you (vosotros) read
    leéis
  • you (ustedes) read
    ustedes leen
  • they read
    ellos leen
  • I write
    escribo
  • you (tú) write
    escribes
  • he writes
    él escribe
  • she writes
    ella escribe
  • you (Ud.) write
    usted escribe
  • we write
    escribimos
  • you (vosotros) write
    escribís
  • you (Uds.) write
    Uds.escriben
  • they write
    ellos escríben
  • I eat
    como
  • you (tú) eat
    comes
  • he eats
    él come
  • she eats
    ella come
  • you (Ud.) eat
    usted come
  • we eat
    comemos
  • you (vosotros) eat
    coméis
  • you (Uds.) eat
    Uds. comen
  • they eat
    ellos comen