Spanish Grammar Guide

Spanish regular verbs ending in -ir

Vivir (to live), present tense

Yo vivo
Tú vives
Él/Ella/Ud. vive
Nosotros/as vivimos
[Vosotros/as vivís]
Ellos/as/Uds. viven

List of common -ir verbs

Abrir – to open
Escribir – to write
Recibir – to receive
Vivir – to live

How to conjugate -ir verbs

To conjugate these verbs, we will apply the same procedure we used with -ar verbs: we drop the -ir ending and we add the corresponding ending for each person.

Escribir:
Yo escribo
Tú escribes
Él escribe
Etc.
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