Spanish: Different tenses and AR, ER, IR endings

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Here is a collection of the different spanish tenses AND verb endings for each tense. With a couple of tips and examples for each. Hope this is useful :)
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Spanish: Different tenses and AR, ER, IR endings
  1. Present Tense
    1. Regular Verb Endings
      1. AR Verbs
        1. Yo - o
          1. Tu - as
            1. El / Ella - a
              1. Nosotros/as - amos
                1. Vosotros/as - áis
                  1. Ellos/Ellas - an
                    1. Examples: Cant-o, Cant-as, Cant-a, Cant-amos, Cant-ais, Cant-an
                    2. ER Verbs
                      1. Yo - o
                        1. Tu - es
                          1. El/Ella - e
                            1. Nosotros/as - emos
                              1. Vosotros/as - éis
                                1. Ellos/ Ellas - en
                                  1. Examples: Beb-o, Beb-es, Beb-e, Beb-emos, Beb-eis, Beb-en
                                  2. TIPS: for ER and IR verbs - for regular endings - they both follow a similar pattern for all of the persons - EXCEPT NOSOTROS AND VOSOTROS
                                    1. IR Verbs
                                      1. Yo - o
                                        1. Tu - es
                                          1. El/Ella - e
                                            1. Nosotros/as - imos
                                              1. Vosotros/as - ís
                                                1. Ellos/Ellas - en
                                                  1. Examples: Viv-o, Viv-es, Viv-e, Viv-imos, Viv-is, Viv-en
                                              2. Past tenses
                                                1. Preterite Tense
                                                  1. AR Endings
                                                    1. Yo - é
                                                      1. Tu - aste
                                                        1. El/Ella - ó
                                                          1. Nosotros/as - amos
                                                            1. Vosotros/as - asteis
                                                              1. ellos - aron
                                                              2. Irregular Preterite Forms
                                                                1. Ser (to be)
                                                                  1. Yo - fui
                                                                    1. Tu -Fuiste
                                                                      1. El/Ella - fue
                                                                        1. Nosotros/as - Fuimos
                                                                          1. Vosotros/as - Fuisteis
                                                                            1. Ellos /ellas - Fueron
                                                                              1. These endings are also the same for ir (to Go)
                                                                              2. TIP: The following irregular preterite forms are the some of the most common.
                                                                                1. Dar ( to give)
                                                                                  1. Yo - di
                                                                                    1. Tu - diste
                                                                                      1. El/Ella - Dio
                                                                                        1. Nosotros - Dimos
                                                                                          1. Vosotros - disteis
                                                                                            1. Ellos/ellas -dieron
                                                                                            2. Ver (to see)
                                                                                              1. Yo - Vi
                                                                                                1. Tu - Viste
                                                                                                  1. El/Ella - Vio
                                                                                                    1. Nosotros - Vimos
                                                                                                      1. Vosotros - Visteis
                                                                                                        1. Ellos/Ellas - Vieron
                                                                                                          1. Ver and Dar have similar conjugations! For example Visteis and Disteis (Vosotros)
                                                                                                        2. ER and IR endings
                                                                                                          1. Yo - í
                                                                                                            1. Tu- iste
                                                                                                              1. El/Ella - ió
                                                                                                                1. Nosotros/as - imos
                                                                                                                  1. Vosotros/as - isteis
                                                                                                                    1. ellos - ieran
                                                                                                                    2. TIP: For the preterite tense ER and IR verbs have the same endings! all the way through. Unlike the present tense.
                                                                                                                    3. Imperfect Tense
                                                                                                                      1. AR Verbs
                                                                                                                        1. Yo - aba
                                                                                                                          1. Tu- abas
                                                                                                                            1. El/Ella - aba
                                                                                                                              1. Nosotros - ábamos
                                                                                                                                1. Vosotros - abais
                                                                                                                                  1. Ellos/Ellas - aban
                                                                                                                                  2. ER and IR Verbs
                                                                                                                                    1. Yo - ía
                                                                                                                                      1. Tu - ías
                                                                                                                                        1. El/Ella - ía
                                                                                                                                          1. Nosotros - íamos
                                                                                                                                            1. Vosotros - íais
                                                                                                                                              1. Ellos/Ellas - ían
                                                                                                                                              2. TIP: For ER and IR verbs in the imperfect tense. These follow the same patten! But there is also an irregular imperfect tense aswell! Be warned these are not like the regular verb endings
                                                                                                                                                1. Irregular imperfect
                                                                                                                                                  1. ir (to go)
                                                                                                                                                    1. Yo - iba
                                                                                                                                                      1. Tu - ibas
                                                                                                                                                        1. El/Ella - iba
                                                                                                                                                          1. Nosotros - íbamos
                                                                                                                                                            1. Vosotros - ibais
                                                                                                                                                              1. Ellos/Ellas - iban
                                                                                                                                                              2. ser (to be)
                                                                                                                                                                1. Yo - era
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Tu - eras
                                                                                                                                                                    1. El/Ella - era
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Nosotros - éramos
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Vosotros - erais
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Ellos/Ellas - eran
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Ver (to see)
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Yo- Veía
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Tu - Veías
                                                                                                                                                                                1. El/Ella - Veía
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Nosotros - Veíamos
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Vosotros - Veíais
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Ellos/Ellas - Veían
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. These Irregular infinitive's are also the same ones for the irregular preterite! Make sure you learn these important ones.
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Future Tenses
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Informal future tense
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. There are a lot more things in spanish (reflexive verbs, Stem changing verbs etc) that also fall into these categories!!
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