The present tense in -er 2

Now you will learn the conjugations of -er in the present tense for all persons, including plural persons. Below you can see the endings for each person.

Replace -er withSingularPlural
First person-o-emos
Second person-es-éis
Third person-e-en

Beneath you can see examples of the conjugated verb comer. Note that the polite forms usted and ustedes use third instead of second person conjugations.

Personal subject pronounsSingularPlural
First person(Yo) como.
I eat.
(Nosotros/nosotras) comemos.
We eat.
Second person(Tú) comes.
(Usted) come.
You eat.
(Vosotros/vosotras) coméis.
(Ustedes) comen.
You eat.
Third person(Él/ella) come.
He/she eats.
(Ellos/ellas) comen.
They eat.

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