Spanish Verb Conjugation: Present Tense: Regular ER Verbs


	English	Deutsch
aprender	to learn	lernen
beber	to sip	schlürfen
comer	to eat	essen
deber	to owe, to "should"	schulden, sollen
esconder	to hide	verstecken
proceder	to proceed	weitermachen
prometer	to promise	versprechen
tejer	to weave	weben, stricken, hekeln
vender	to sell	verkaufen

What makes them -ER verbs ?

What do they have in common ?

To see the present tense conjugated forms of these verbs, click on a pronoun below:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -ER verb conjugation

Yo form

To make this form, drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add -o to the stem.


Infinitive	Yo form	English equivalents			Deutsch
aprender	aprendo	I learn	I do learn	I am learning	ich lerne
beber	bebo	I sip	I do sip	I'm sipping	ich trinke
comer	como	I eat	I do eat	I'm eating	ich esse
deber	debo	I should, owe	I do owe	I'm owing	ich schulde, soll
esconder	escondo	I hide	I do hide	I am hiding	ich verstecke
proceder	procedo	I proceed	I do proceed	I am proceeding	ich mache weiter
prometer	prometo	I promise	I do promise	I am promising	ich verspreche
tejer	tejo	I knit	I do knit	I am knitting	ich stricke, hekele
vender	vendo	I sell	I do sell	I'm selling	ich verkaufe

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER) tells you the action - and they all end in o now.

Using the o ending says I am doing this action, and it's going on NOW.

Each verb form in Spanish matches a specific pronoun, so Spanish doesn't always need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The YO is understood, because of the ending of the conjugated form.

You don't need to say YO.

If you do add the YO, it usually adds emphasis, saying I dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -ER verb conjugation

Tú form

To make this form, drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add -es to it.


Infinitive	Tú form	English equivalents			Deutsch
aprender	aprendes	you learn	you do learn	you're learning	du lernst
beber	bebes	you sip	you do sip	you're sipping	du trinkst
comer	comes	you eat	you do eat	you're eating	du ißt
deber	debes	you should, owe	you do owe	you're owing	du sollst, schuldest
esconder	escondes	you hide	you do hide	you're hiding	du versteckst
proceder	procedes	you proceed	you do proceed	you're proceeding	du machst weiter
prometer	prometes	you promise	you do promise	you're promising	du versprichst
tejer	tejes	you knit	you do knit	you're knitting	du strickst, hekelst
vender	vendes	you sell	you sell	you're selling	du verkaufst

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER) tells you the action.

The es ending says: you are doing it, and you're doing it NOW.

Since each verb form follows a specific pronoun, Spanish doesn't always need to use the pronoun.

That means: each of the conjugated forms you see says ALL of the given "meaning."

The TÚ is understood, because of the ending.

You don't need to say TÚ.

If you do add the TÚ, it usually adds emphasis, saying YOU dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -ER verb conjugation

Él form

To make this form, drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add -e to it.


Infinitive	Él form	English equivalents			Deutsch
aprender	aprende	he learns	he does learn	he is learning	er lernt
beber	bebe	he sips	he does sip	he is sipping	er trinkt
comer	come	he eats	he does eat	he is eating	er ißt
deber	debe	he owes, should	he does owe	he is owing	er schuldet, soll
esconder	esconde	he hides	he does hide	he is hiding	er versteckt
proceder	procede	he proceeds	he does proceed	he is proceeding	er macht weiter
prometer	promete	he promises	he does promise	he is promising	er verspricht
tejer	teje	he knits	he does knit	he is knitting	er strickt, hekelt
vender	vende	he sells	he does sell	he is selling	er verkauft

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER) tells you the action.

The e ending can tell you that he is doing it, and he's doing it NOW.

Since these forms are used for 3 different pronouns, the subject MUST be defined.

That means: you have to provide the ÉL, ELLA or USTED just the first time through.

Once it has been clarified WHO is doing the action, then you don't need the pronoun any more.

You don't need to say ÉL every time you use this verb form.

If you do, it usually adds emphasis, saying HE doooes ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -ER verb conjugation

Ella form

To make this form, drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add -e to it.


Infinitive	Ella form	English equivalents			Deutsch
aprender	aprende	she learns	she does learn	she is learning	sie lernt
beber	bebe	she sips	she does sip	she is sipping	sie trinkt
comer	come	she eats	she does eat	she is eating	sie ißt
deber	debe	she owes, should	she does owe	she is owing	sie schuldet, soll
esconder	esconde	she hides	she does hide	she is hiding	sie versteckt
proceder	procede	she proceeds	she does proceed	she is proceeding	sie macht weiter
prometer	promete	she promises	she does promise	she is promising	sie verspricht
tejer	teje	she knits	she does knit	she is knitting	sie strickt, hekelt
vender	vende	she sells	she does sell	she is selling	sie verkauft

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER) tells you the action.

The e ending can tell you that she is doing it, and she's doing it NOW.

Since these forms are used for 3 different pronouns, the subject MUST be defined.

That means: you have to provide the ÉL, ELLA or USTED just the first time through.

Once it has been clarified WHO is doing the action, then you don't need the pronoun any more.

You don't need to say ELLA every time you use this verb form.

If you do, it usually adds emphasis, saying SHE doooes ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -ER verb conjugation

Usted form

To make this form, drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add -e to it.


Infinitive	Usted form	English equivalents			Deutsch
aprender	aprende	You learn	You do learn	You are learning	Sie lernen
beber	bebe	You sip	You do sip	You are sipping	Sie trinken
comer	come	You eat	You do eat	You are eating	Sie essen
deber	debe	You owe, should	You do owe	You are owing	Sie schulden, sollen
esconder	esconde	You hide	You do hide	You are hiding	Sie verstecken
proceder	procede	You proceed	You do proceed	You are proceeding	Sie machen weiter
prometer	promete	You promise	You do promise	You are promising	Sie versprechen
tejer	teje	You knit	You do knit	You are knitting	Sie stricken, hekeln
vender	vende	You sell	You do sell	You are selling	Sie verkaufen

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER) tells you the action.

The e ending can tell you that a formal You is doing it, and NOW.

Since these forms are used for 3 different pronouns, the subject MUST be defined.

That means: you have to provide the ÉL, ELLA or USTED just the first time through.

Once it has been clarified WHO is doing the action, then you don't need the pronoun any more.

You don't need to say USTED every time you use this verb form.

If you do, it usually adds emphasis, saying YOU dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -ER verb conjugation

Nosotros & Nosotras form

To make this form, drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add -emos to it.


Infinitive	Nosotros form	English equivalents			Deutsch
aprender	aprendemos	we learn	we do learn	we are learning	wir lernen
beber	bebemos	we sip	we do sip	we are sipping	wir trinken
comer	comemos	we eat	we do eat	we are eating	wir essen
deber	debemos	we owe, should	we do owe	we are owing	wir schulden, sollen
esconder	escondemos	we hide	we do hide	we are hiding	wir verstecken
proceder	procedemos	we proceed	we do proceed	we are proceeding	wir machen weiter
prometer	prometemos	we promise	we do promise	we are promising	wir versprechen
tejer	tejemos	we knit	we knit	we are knitting	wir stricken, hekeln
vender	vendemos	we sell	we do sell	we are selling	wir verkaufen

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER) tells you the action.

The emos ending can tell you that a We is doing it, and it's being done NOW.

Since this ending has 2 specific pronouns, you do need to clarify if it´s NOSOTROS or NOSOTRAS at first.

After that the continued use of emos still applies to the same group of WE.

The NOSOTROS / NOSOTRAS are understood, once you´ve defined who you´re talking about.

You don't need to keep saying NOSOTROS / NOSOTRAS.

It would mean WE dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -ER verb conjugation

Vosotros & Vosotras form

To make this form, drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add -éis to it.


Infinitive	Vosotros form	English equivalents			Deutsch
aprender	aprendéis	y'all learn	y'all do learn	y'all are learing	ihr lernt
beber	bebéis	y'all sip	y'all do sip	y'all are sipping	ihr trinkt
comer	coméis	y'all eat	y'all do eat	y'all are eating	ihr eßt
deber	debéis	y'all owe, should	y'all do owe	y'all are owing	ihr schuldet, sollt
esconder	escondéis	y'all hide	y'all do hide	y'all are hiding	ihr versteckt
proceder	procedéis	y'all proceed	y'all do proceed	y'all are proceeding	ihr macht weiter
prometer	prometéis	y'all promise	y'all do promise	y'all are promising	ihr versprecht
tejer	tejéis	y'all knit	y'all do knit	y'all are knitting	ihr strickt, hekelt
vender	vendéis	y'all sell	y'all do sell	y'all are selling	ihr verkauft

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER) tells you the action.

The éis ending can tell you that y'all is doing it, and it's being done NOW.

Since this ending has 2 specific pronouns, you do need to clarify if it´s VOSOTROS or VOSOTRAS at first.

After that the continued use of éis still applies to the same group of Y'ALL.

The VOSOTROS / VOSOTRAS are understood, once you´ve defined who you´re talking about.

You don't need to keep saying VOSOTROS / VOSOTRAS.

It would mean Y'ALL dooo ...

Uh, --- I know that some people out there (especially linguists, grammarians, grammaticians, etc.) don´t like the word "y'all."

Yes, yes, --- it's good that you "know better." But you might "get over yourself" for practicality's sake sometimes.

As a matter of fact, you might want to avoid this page. You would probably never use the "vosotros" form anyway.

If it's a good teaching tool, there's no sense in going to war or getting your blood pressure up over it.

Go have some fun, call a few people "y'all," and get over it !!!

... and that pucker doesn't look pretty on you either !!!

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -ER verb conjugation

Ellos form

To make this form, drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add -en to it.


Infinitive	Ellos form	English equivalents			Deutsch
aprender	aprenden	they learn	they do learn	they're learning	sie lernen
beber	beben	they sip	they do sip	they're sipping	sie trinken
comer	comen	they eat	they do eat	they're eating	sie essen
deber	deben	they owe, should	they do owe	they're owing	sie schulden, sollen
esconder	esconden	they hide	they do hide	they're hiding	sie verstecken
proceder	proceden	they proceed	they do proceed	they're proceeding	sie machen weiter
prometer	prometen	they promise	they do promise	they're promising	sie versprechen
tejer	tejen	they knit	they do knit	they're knitting	sie stricken, hekeln
vender	venden	they sell	they do sell	they're selling	sie verkaufen

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER) tells you the action.

The en ending can tell you that a they is doing it, and it's being done NOW.

Since these forms are used for 3 different pronouns, you have to identify the subject.

That means: you have to provide the ELLOS, ELLAS, or USTEDES just the first time through.

Once it has been clarified WHO is doing the action, then you don't need the pronoun any more.

You don't need to say ellos in every sentence.

If you do, it usually adds emphasis, saying THEY dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -ER verb conjugation

Ellas form

To make this form, drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add -en to it.


Infinitive	Ellas form	English equivalents			Deutsch
aprender	aprenden	they learn	they do learn	they're learning	sie lernen
beber	beben	they sip	they do sip	they're sipping	sie trinken
comer	comen	they eat	they do eat	they're eating	sie essen
deber	deben	they owe, should	they do owe	they're owing	sie schulden, sollen
esconder	esconden	they hide	they do hide	they're hiding	sie verstecken
proceder	proceden	they proceed	they do proceed	they're proceeding	sie machen weiter
prometer	prometen	they promise	they do promise	they're promising	sie versprechen
tejer	tejen	they knit	they do knit	they're knitting	sie stricken, hekeln
vender	venden	they sell	they do sell	they're selling	sie verkaufen

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus ER) tells you the action.

The en ending can tell you that a they is doing it, and it's being done NOW.

Since these forms are used for 3 different pronouns, you have to identify the subject.

That means: you have to provide the ELLOS, ELLAS, or USTEDES just the first time through.

Once it has been clarified WHO is doing the action, then you don't need the pronoun any more.

You don't need to say ellas in every sentence.

If you do, it usually adds emphasis, saying THEY dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES

Present tense: -ER verb conjugation

Ustedes form

To make this form, drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add -en to it.


Infinitive	Ustedes form	English equivalents			Deutsch
aprender	aprenden	y'all learn	y'all do learn	y'all are learning	Sie lernen
beber	beben	y'all sip	y'all do sip	y'all are sipping	Sie trinken
comer	comen	y'all eat	y'all do eat	y'all are eating	Sie essen
deber	deben	y'all owe, should	y'all do owe	y'all are owing	Sie schulden, sollen
esconder	esconden	y'all hide	y'all do hide	y'all are hiding	Sie verstecken
proceder	proceden	y'all proceed	y'all do proceed	y'all are proceeding	Sie machen weiter
prometer	prometen	y'all promise	y'all do promise	y'all are promising	Sie versprechen
tejer	tejen	y'all knit	y'all do knit	y'all are knitting	Sie stricken, hekeln
vender	venden	y'all sell	y'all do sell	y'all are sell	Sie verkaufen

What do they have in common now ?

The stem (verb minus AR) tells you the action.

The an ending can tell you that y'all is doing it, and it's being done NOW.

Since these forms are used for 3 different pronouns, you have to identify the subject.

That means: you have to provide the ELLOS, ELLAS, or USTEDES just the first time through.

Once it has been clarified WHO is doing the action, then you don't need the pronoun any more.

You don't need to say ustedes in every sentence.

If you do, it usually adds emphasis, saying Y'ALL dooo ...

A look at other forms:

YO	TÚ	ÉL	ELLA	USTED
NOSOTROS	VOSOTROS	ELLOS	ELLAS	USTEDES