Conjugating Spanish Regular -ER Verbs: Examples + Exercises

Hello! Thank you for joining us for another lesson. This time, we will learn to conjugate regular verbs ending in -ER in Spanish in the present tense, as well as in other important tenses. We have included many common ER ending verbs, examples of sentences with them and interactive quizzes to practice step by step. Let’s get started…

Regular verbs in Spanish ending in -ER in the present indicative

As we explained in previous lessons, Spanish verbs end in -AR, -ER, or -IR in their base form, in their infinitive form. The verbs COMER (to eat), APRENDER (to learn), and LEER (to read) are very common examples of regular verbs ending in -ER. As with the other endings, to conjugate this group of verbs, we will have to replace the -ER ending with another that agrees with the subject of the sentence, as shown in this image for the verb BEBER (drink) below:

In the previous picture, we can see that the root of the verb “BEBER” is “BEB-” and its ending is “-ER.” When conjugating regular verbs in Spanish, you only need to modify the ending correctly. These new endings apply to many other regular verbs, as shown in this pair of examples:

  • APRENDER: Yo aprendo, tú aprendes, él aprende, nosotros aprendemos, vosotros aprendéis, ellos aprenden.
  • LEER: Yo leo, tú lees, él lee, nosotros leemos, vosotros leéis, ellos leen.

Below, there is a collection of regular verbs ending in -ER in Spanish that follow the same conjugation rules in the present tense:

A list of common -ER ending regular verbs in Spanish and how to conjugate them in the present tense.

Interactive quiz No. 1

Fill in the blank with the present tense conjugations of these Spanish verbs ending in -ER and then check your answers.

Making sentences with Spanish regular verbs ending in -ER

To form sentences with these verbs, we must add a subject, which could be a noun like “La casa” or just a personal pronoun that refers to a person or object. Then, we must add the verb form that agrees with the subject, and finally, a complement, if necessary. Remember that there are sentences in Spanish with an “implicit subject” (sujeto tácito), that is, the subject is not written directly into the sentence. Pay attention to these two examples:

  • Yo creo que es mala idea salir ahorita.  (We conjugate the verb “creer” as “yo creo” for the pronoun “yo”)
  • Creo que es importante discutir este problema ya mismo. (sujeto tácito “yo”)

Read and listen to a group of sentences with regular verbs ending in -ER in the present tense.

TEMER – Yo me temo que nuestros esfuerzos han sido en vano.
TO FEAR – I’m afraid that our efforts were useless.
APRENDER – Tú aprendes a usar los equipos rápidamente.
TO LEARN – You learn to use the equipment quickly.
CORRER – Alberto corre alrededor de la pista para bajar de peso.
TO RUN – Alberto runs around the track to lose weight.
VENDER – Cándida vende frutas y verduras en el mercado local.
TO SELL – Candida sells fruits and vegetables at the local market.
PROMETER – Nosotros prometemos que esto no volverá a pasar.
TO PROMISE – We promise this will never happen again.
RESPONDER – Vosotros respondéis correctamente a las preguntas.
TO ANSWER – You answer the questions correctly.
ROMPER – Ellos rompen las reglas cuando no hay consecuencias.
TO BREAK – They break the rules when there are no consequences.
ACCEDER – ¿Ustedes acceden a cumplir con el nuevo horario de trabajo?
TO AGREE – Do you agree to comply with the new work schedule?
CREER – ¿Tú crees que María va a venir? – Yo creo que sí.
TO BELIEVE/THINK – Do you think Mary is coming? – I think so.
COMER – Usted come mucha comida grasosa y eso es malo.
TO EAT – You eat a lot of fatty foods and that is bad.

Interactive quiz No. 2

Complete these sentences with the correct forms of the regular verbs ending in -ER in parentheses.

Spanish Regular verbs ending in -ER in other tenses

Just like regular verbs ending in -AR and -IR, verbs ending in -ER can also be conjugated in other tenses, such as the simple past, the imperfect tense, the simple future, the present perfect, or the past perfect tense. The changes in the endings will be different from those in the present tense, and we must memorize them in order to correctly apply them to other regular verbs with the same ending. Pay attention to this image, which includes six different tenses in Spanish with the conjugations of the verb “VENDER” (to sell).

Conjugating ER ending regular verbs in Spanish in the past, future and other tenses

Here are some sentences using regular verbs ending in -ER in Spanish in different tenses:

DEBER – Yo debía hacer demasiadas cosas en mi último trabajo.
TO HAVE TO/MUST – I had to do too many things in my last job.
ESCONDER – Ellos escondieron el tesoro en un cofre en esa isla.
TO HIDE – They hid the treasure in a chest on that island.
LAMER – Tobías era un bebé y lamía todo objeto que encontraba.
LICK – Tobias was a baby and he used to lick every object he found.
POSEER – Los empresarios poseían varias propiedades en la ciudad.
TO OWN – The businessmen owned several properties in the city.
TEJER – Mi hermana tejerá una bufanda para su clase de manualidades.
TO KNIT – My sister will knit a scarf for her craft class.
COMPROMETER – Vosotros os habéis comprometido a ser respetuosos.
TO COMMIT – You have committed to being respectful.
SUSPENDER – El gobierno suspenderá la ayuda a millones de personas.
TO SUSPEND – The government will suspend aid to millions of people.
SOMETER – Los diputados han sometido el proyecto de ley a votación.
SUBMIT – The senators have submitted the bill to a vote.
APRENDER – Él ya había aprendido inglés, así que fue fácil comunicarse.
LEARN – He had already learned English, so it was easy to communicate.
PROMETER – Vos me habías prometido que no ibas a causar problemas.
PROMISE – You had promised me that you weren’t going to cause problems.

Interactive quiz No. 3

Drag and drop the conjugations of each verb ending in -ER to the correct spaces

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