Common Spanish Verbs Ending in -er

Using -Er Verbs in Present Tense Spanish
Verbs are action words that change slightly depending on who is doing the action. In Spanish, the last two letters of an infinitive verb, or non-conjugated verb, tell us which ending to replace the -er with to match the subject of the verb, or the person/people doing the action.
Here are the subjects in Spanish:
yo: I
tú (pronounced: too): you (informal)
usted: you (formal)
él: he
ella (pronounced: A-yah): she
nosotros/nosotras: we
vosotros/vosotras: you all (informal, in Spain only)
ustedes: you all
ellos/ellas(pronounced: Ayohs/A-yahs): they
Conjugating -er Verbs in Spanish
Once you choose the correct subject, you can match it to the correct ending of the -er verb. We take off the -er and replace it with the right ending for the subject of the sentence.
yo: -o tú: -es usted, él, ella: -e nosotros/as: -emos vosotros/as: -‘eis ustedes, ellos, ellas: -en
These endings can be inserted into many regular -er verbs you come across in Spanish. There are other verbs in Spanish that end with -ar and -ir, which have different sets of endings. The yo form of -ar, -er and -ir verbs are all -o.
Often in Spanish, you might see sentences without the subject written in front of the verb. That’s because the different verb endings make it clear who the subject is without restating it. For example, in the present tense, when you see a conjugated verb that ends in -o, you’ll know that the subject is yo, or I, even if it isn’t stated.
Common -er Verbs
Here’s a list of some common -er verbs:
aprender to learn
beber to drink
comer to eat
comprender to understand; to comprehend
correr to run
creer (en) to believe (in)
leer to read
proteger (pronounced: pro-teh-hair) to protect
responder to respond
vender to sell
Let’s practice!
Let’s start with comer. I love to eat hamburgers for lunch. I might say Yo como hamburguesas mucho. (I eat hamburgers a lot.) Your sister prefers soup, so you could explain that Ella come sopa. (She eats soup.)
Now let’s try beber. Marisa and I are drinking water, so we will say Nosotras bebemos agua. We use the feminine form of we, or nosotras, since Marisa is a girl.
Your mother and father drink coffee, so that is Ellos beben café. (They drink coffee.)
You can use this same process to conjugate any regular -er verb.
Creer, Leer
The verbs creer and leer look a little different since there are two vowels in the middle of the infinitive verb. To conjugate leer and creer, remove the second ‘e’ to add the correct endings.
Yo leo el periódico. (I read the newspaper.)
Tú lees el libro. (You read the book.)
Usted cree en la astrología. (You (formal) believe in astrology.)
Martín y Javier creen en Dios. (Martín and Javier believe in God.)
Proteger
There’s one more thing to keep in mind for the verb ‘proteger. For pronunciation reasons, we need to change the g to a j in the yo, or I form. ‘I protect my house’ is Yo protejo a mi casa. The other forms of proteger keep the ‘g’: Ustedes protegen a los niños. (You all protect the children.) Nosotras protegemos la comida. (We (all female) protect the food.)
How would we say that:
 
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