Present: regular -er / -ir
Present -er and -ir verbs
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Present -er and -ir verbs
Drop -er/-ir and add -o, -es, -e, -emos/-imos, -éis/-ís, -en: como, comes, come; vivo, vives, vive.
Examples in context
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Daily Eating Habits
Drop -er and add -o for 'I'.
Como una manzana cada mañana.
I eat an apple every morning.
Living Arrangements
Drop -ir and add -imos for 'we'.
Vivimos en una casa grande.
We live in a big house.
Common mix-ups
Vivir takes -imos with nosotros. You may omit nosotros when the subject is clear.
We live in Madrid.
Try a reply
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You eat here and we live nearby. Address one friend.
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Comes aquí y vivimos cerca.
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