A1Lesson 3: Present Indicative & Modal Verbs
Regular –ER verbs in the present indicative are used to talk about current or habitual actions involving verbs like comer (to eat), vender (to sell), and beber (to drink). They follow a slightly different but equally regular pattern compared to –AR verbs.
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Like -AR verbs, conjugating -ER verbs involves removing the infinitive ending and adding person-specific endings. The key difference is the vowel: where -AR uses 'a', -ER uses 'e'.
Let's use COMER (to eat) as our model:
TU → -ES (rarely used in Brazil)
A GENTE → -E (same as ele/ela)
| Pronoun | Ending | Example (COMER) | Example (BEBER) | Example (VENDER) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eu | -o | como | bebo | vendo |
| tu | -es | comes | bebes | vendes |
| você | -e | come | bebe | vende |
| ele/ela | -e | come | bebe | vende |
| nós | -emos | comemos | bebemos | vendemos |
| a gente | -e | come | bebe | vende |
| vocês | -em | comem | bebem | vendem |
| eles/elas | -em | comem | bebem | vendem |
Notice the pattern:
The only difference is the theme vowel (a vs. e)!
These high-frequency verbs are must-knows:
Just like -AR verbs, stress moves around:
