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

Word	(Yo) vivo en Buenos Aires.(Yo) vivo en Buenos Aires.
Meaning	I live in Buenos Aires.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Spanish
Lesson	The present tense in -ir 1

Spanish - (Yo) vivo en Buenos Aires.

Breakdown of (Yo) vivo en Buenos Aires.

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I	yo
to live	vivir
in, on, at	en