Conjugation of regular -er verbs Now that you’ve mastered the art of conjugating -ar verbs, conjugating -er verbs will be a snap. You’ve already learned that regular -ar verbs take the endings -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an. Regular -er verbs take the endings -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en. hus, vender (“to sell”) is conjugated as follows: yo vendo tú vendes él vende
I sell you sell he sells
nosotros vendemos vosotros vendéis ellos venden
we sell (all of) you sell they sell
Here is a list of commonly used regular -er verbs. VOCABULARIO
Common -er verbs aprender beber comer cometer comprender correr creer deber
to learn to drink to eat to commit to understand, comprehend to run to believe to owe
esconder leer meter responder romper suspender vender
to hide to read to put to answer, respond to break to suspend to sell
EJERCICIO
2·10 Conjugate the verb comer (“to eat”).
1. yo 2. tú 3. él/ella/usted 4. nosotros/nosotras 5. vosotros/vosotras 6. ellos/ellas/ustedes
EJERCICIO
2·11 Translate the following sentences into Spanish. Consider “you” as informal singular unless otherwise noted.
1. I learn a lot at (in) the university. 2. You drink wine in the restaurant. 3. He eats tortillas in the dining room.
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