Regular -er & -ir Verbs — Practice

1. Conjugate "comer" (to eat) for "yo":

Answer: como

Explanation: For -ER verbs with "yo" (I), remove -er and add -o. comer → com + o = como

2. What is the correct form: "nosotros / vivir"?

Answer: vivimos

Explanation: -IR verbs keep the i in the nosotros form: viv + imos = vivimos. "Vivemos" confuses the -er pattern; "viven" is the ellos form.

3. Complete: "Ella _______ (beber) agua con la cena."

Answer: bebe

Explanation: "Ella" (she) uses the -e ending for -ER verbs. beber → beb + e = bebe

4. What is the correct form: "tú / escribir"?

Answer: escribes

Explanation: "Tú" (informal you) takes -es with both -er and -ir verbs. escribir → escrib + es = escribes

5. Complete: "Nosotros _______ (aprender) español."

Answer: aprendemos

Explanation: -ER verbs use -emos for nosotros: aprend + emos = aprendemos. Compare with -ir verbs, which use -imos.

6. Which sentence is correct?

Answer: Ellos comen en casa

Explanation: "Ellos" (they) requires the -en ending: comen. "Come" is the él/ella form and "comemos" is the nosotros form.

7. Complete: "Yo _______ (abrir) la puerta."

Answer: abro

Explanation: All three verb families use -o for "yo": abrir → abr + o = abro

8. Choose the correct nosotros form of "compartir" (to share):

Answer: compartimos

Explanation: -IR verbs use -imos for nosotros: compart + imos = compartimos. The -emos ending belongs to -er verbs only.