Regular -ER Conjugation

The -ER verb group is the second major family of regular verbs in Spanish. While there are fewer -ER verbs than -AR verbs, many of them are extremely common in daily conversation. The conjugation process is the same: remove the infinitive ending and add the present tense endings.

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How -ER Conjugation Works

1. Remove the -er ending from the infinitive
2. Add the appropriate present tense ending for the subject

For example, with the verb comer (to eat):

• Infinitive: comer
• Stem: com-
• Conjugated: yo como, tu comes, etc.

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The -ER Present Tense Endings

Subject Pronoun	Ending	Example with comer	Translation
yo	-o	como	I eat
tu	-es	comes	you eat
el / ella / usted	-e	come	he/she eats, you (formal) eat
nosotros / nosotras	-emos	comemos	we eat
vosotros / vosotras	-eis	comeis	you all eat
ellos / ellas / ustedes	-en	comen	they eat, you all (formal) eat