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I/you verb endings: tomo and tomas

In Spanish, verb endings are very important as they show who is doing something. Most of them follow regular patterns.

The ending for yo, I, is -o


  • tomar: tomo
No tomo café. I don't drink coffee.

  • comer: como
Como tostadas con mermelada. I eat toast and jam.

The ending for , you, is -as or -es.

The infinitive, or dictionary form, tells you what the pattern will be. For verbs ending in -ar, like tomar, the ending is -as:

  • tomar: tomas
¿Tomas vino? Do you drink wine?


For verbs ending in -er or -ir, like comer and vivir to live, the ending is -es:

  • comer: comes
  • vivir: vives
¿Comes queso? Do you eat cheese?




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