Present Tense Conjugations for -er Verbs

When we talk about -er verbs in the present tense, here’s how we change them:

Regular -er Verb Conjugations:

• Yo: I -o
  (For example: comer → como)

• Tú: You -es
  (For example: comer → comes)

• Él/Ella/Usted: He/She/You (formal) -e
  (For example: comer → come)

• Nosotros: We -emos
  (For example: comer → comemos)

• Vosotros: You all -éis
  (For example: comer → coméis)

• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: They/You all -en
  (For example: comer → comen)

Irregular Verbs:

Some verbs don’t follow the usual rules. Here are a few examples:

• Hacer: hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen
• Ir: voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van
• Ser: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son
• Tener: tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen

Using "ser" vs. "estar":

• Ser: We use this word for things that don’t change.
  For example: "Soy alto" means "I am tall."

• Estar: We use this word for things that might change.
  For example: "Estoy feliz" means "I am happy."

Making Negative Sentences:

To say something is not true, we place "no" before the verb.
For example: "No como" means "I do not eat."

Asking Questions:

To make a question, we switch the order of the subject and the verb.
For example: "¿Comes tú?" means "Do you eat?"

Adjective Agreement:

Adjectives need to match the nouns they describe in gender and number.
For example:

• "El libro rojo" means "The red book."
• "Los libros rojos" means "The red books."