Conjugate Regular er Actions
Regular er verbs use o, es, e, emos and en for the practiced subjects.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
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- Use the regular er present for the stated speaker. Original sentence: “yo ___”. Infinitive: comer (eat); time/context: today. Choose only the missing verb. Candidate answers: (A) come (B) comemos (C) comes (D) como.
- Use the regular er present for the stated speaker. Original sentence: “tú ___”. Infinitive: aprender (learn); time/context: today. Choose only the missing verb. Candidate answers: (A) aprende (B) aprendemos (C) aprendes (D) aprendo.
Learn the idea
Regular present endings connect a verb’s stem with its subject. These supplied actions occur now or habitually; a statement’s negative form keeps that agreement while changing its claim. Regular er verbs use o, es, e, emos and en for the practiced subjects. The stem stays intact in these supplied examples, while the ending carries present person and number.
Remove er, then add the subject’s ending. Comer gives comemos for nosotros, while aprender gives aprendes for tú. Compare the full form with the subject rather than select a familiar-looking ending from another conjugation class.
Nosotros uses emos here, not the ar ending amos or the ir ending imos. Do not assume every er verb is regular; tener and querer are handled separately. The infinitive and its English gloss are supplied in every question.
- Copy the supplied example and underline its speaker, noun, time cue or evidence words.
- Apply the shown language rule; keep any required ending, accent or paired punctuation.
- Solve the changed independent check, then explain why one offered alternative fails.
- Complete all three new practice cases and use the model to correct the precise word or meaning.
See the method in action
Supplied case: Use the regular er present for the stated speaker. Original sentence: “yo ___”. Infinitive: comer (eat); time/context: today. Choose only the missing verb. Candidate answers: (A) come (B) comemos (C) comes (D) como. Solution: The supplied subject yo needs the o ending in this regular er present pattern. Remove er from comer, leaving com, then add o: como. The other offered forms belong to different subjects. Final result: como. Nosotros uses emos here, not the ar ending amos or the ir ending imos. Do not assume every er verb is regular; tener and querer are handled separately. The infinitive and its English gloss are supplied in every question.
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Helpful tips
- Remove er, then add the subject’s ending.
- Nosotros uses emos here, not the ar ending amos or the ir ending imos.
See the answer and explanation
aprendes
The supplied subject tú needs the es ending in this regular er present pattern. Remove er from aprender, leaving aprend, then add es: aprendes. The other offered forms belong to different subjects.
Take it further
A third-person label says “ella lee”. Convert it to the person speaking about themself, yo, preserving leer (read) and the regular er present, context today. Which replacement verb is needed? Candidate answers: (A) lee (B) leemos (C) lees (D) leo. Expected result: leo. The supplied subject yo needs the o ending in this regular er present pattern. Remove er from leer, leaving le, then add o: leo. The other offered forms belong to different subjects.
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Check the subject sources
- Instituto Cervantes: A1–A2 grammar inventory
- RAE–ASALE: hablar, definition and conjugation
- RAE–ASALE: comer, definition and conjugation
- RAE–ASALE: vivir, definition and conjugation
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