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>

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	<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	en
Meaning	in, on, at
Part of speech	preposition
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.
I am in the garden.	Estoy en el jardín.
Buenos Aires is in Argentina.	Buenos Aires está en Argentina.
The bicycles are in the house.	Las bicicletas están en la casa.
There is bread on the table.	Hay pan en la mesa.
There are many drunkards in the city.	Hay muchos borrachos en la ciudad.
Is there bread on the table?	¿Hay pan en la mesa?
Are there many drunkards in the city?	¿Hay muchos borrachos en la ciudad?
There is no bread on the table.	No hay pan en la mesa.
once in a while, from time to time	de vez en cuando
We arrive in half an hour.	Llegamos en media hora.
in such a case	en tal caso
I'm looking at the fox on the television.	Miro el zorro en la televisión.
I have some in my handbag.	Tengo algunos en mi bolso.
I am putting the coffee on the table.	Pongo el café en la mesa.
They are serving the most delicious pizzas in the world.	Sirven las pizzas más ricas en el mundo.
That which is difficult in life is living.	Lo difícil en la vida es vivir.

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