Present Tense

Present tense verbs are used in the following situations:

Regular Verbs

Verbs that end in 'AR', 'ER' and 'IR'

Verb Ending
Yo
Tu
Usted, El, Ella
Nosotros
Ustedes, Ellos, Ellas
AR
O
AS
A
AMOS
AN
ER
O
ES
E
EMOS
EN
IR
O
ES
E
IMOS
EN

Examples

Verb Yo Tu Usted, El, Ella Nosotros Ustedes, Ellos, Ellas
Ayudar ayudo ayudas ayuda ayudamos ayudan
Correr corro corres corre corremos corren
Vivir vivo vives vive vivimos viven

There are a number of irregular verbs in present tense such as dar, hacer and saber that change in the first person only. Other verbs such as decir, tener and estar are irregular in all forms except nosotros. Certain verbs, such as querer, jugar and dormir have letters that change within the verbs themselves.