Spanish

<p>
	Some examples of verbs ending in <strong>-ir</strong>:
</p>

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	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>vivir<br/><span style="color: #999999">to live</span></td>
			<td>escribir<br/><span style="color: #999999">to write</span></td>
			<td>abrir<br/><span style="color: #999999">to open</span></td>
			<td>compartir<br/><span style="color: #999999">to share</span></td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<p>
	In the present tense, we replace the ending <strong>-ir</strong> by a different ending, depending on the person who is performing the action.
	Note that these endings are exactly the same as for verbs ending in <strong>-er</strong>.
</p>

<table class="ui fixed celled definition table">
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<th>Replace -ir with</th>
			<th>Ending</th>
			<th>Example</th>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td>First person (I)</td>
			<td>-o</td>
			<td>(yo) viv<strong>o</strong><br/><span style="color: #999999">I live</span></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Second person (you)</td>
			<td>-es</td>
			<td>(tú) viv<strong>es</strong>, (usted) viv<strong>e</strong><br/><span style="color: #999999">you live</span></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Third person (he, she)</td>
			<td>-e</td>
			<td>(él) viv<strong>e</strong>, (ella) viv<strong>e</strong><br/><span style="color: #999999">he lives, she lives</span></td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<p>
	Note that the polite form <strong>usted</strong> uses <strong> the third instead of the second person conjugation</strong>.
</p>

The present tense in -ir 1

noun

adjective

determiner

verb

adverb

preposition

interjection

conjunction

pronoun

sentence

phrase

unknown

exclamatory

invariant noun

Word	vivir
Meaning	to live
Part of speech	verb
Pronunciation
Course	Spanish
Lesson	The present tense in -ir 1

I live in Buenos Aires.	(Yo) vivo en Buenos Aires.
We live in Madrid.	(Nosotras) vivimos en Madrid.
The big women live in a small house.	Las mujeres grandes viven en una casa pequeña.
Where do you live?	¿Dónde vives?

vivir

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