1. How to Conjugate the Present Tense of –er verbs

2. The first step is to remove the “er” from the end of the infinitive. ercom

3. The next step is to add an ending, depending what the subject is. Let’s use the “tú” form ending “-es”. escom Yo-onosotros-emos Tú-es Ud.Uds. Él-eellos-en Ellaellas

4. Here’s another example. Let’s do the ellos form of the verb “comprender”. Remember to first drop the “er” from the end of the infinitive. ercomprend

5. Now we add the ellos ending “-en”. encomprend

6. Let’s do another one. Try the nosotros form of aprender: emosaprend

7. Let’s do some practice. What is the Ud. form of beber? bebe! That’s right… it’s comprendemos! Let’s do a few more. What is the nosotros form of comprender?

8. What is the tú form of comer? comes! That’s right… it’s leo! What is the yo form of leer?

9. What is the nosotros form of beber? bebemos! That’s right… it’s aprenden! What is the ellos form of aprender?

10. VOILA! See how easy that was? Now try some on your own – click the button to do a practice quiz. Practice Quiz Replay