
beber Present Conjugation
beber — to drink
Beber is a regular -er verb in the present: bebo, bebes, bebe, bebemos, bebéis, beben.
beber Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about daily habits like drinking coffee in the morning or general facts like how much water a person needs. It is also used to describe what someone is drinking right now.
Notes on beber in the Present
Beber is completely regular in the present tense. It follows the standard pattern for -er verbs without any stem changes.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre bebo mucha agua después de correr.
I always drink a lot of water after running.
yo
¿Qué bebes tú en el desayuno?
What do you drink at breakfast?
tú
Ellos no beben alcohol.
They don't drink alcohol.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'bebo' for the 'tú' form.
Correct: bebes
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the -o ending of 'yo' with other persons.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: bebí
The preterite of beber is regular: bebí, bebiste, bebió, bebimos, bebisteis, bebieron.
Imperfect
yo: bebía
The imperfect of beber uses -ía endings: bebía, bebías, bebía, bebíamos, bebíais, bebían.
Future
yo: beberé
The future of beber is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: bebería
The conditional of beber adds -ía endings to the infinitive: bebería, beberías, bebería, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: beba
The present subjunctive of beber uses -a endings: beba, bebas, beba, bebamos, bebáis, beban.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: bebiera
The imperfect subjunctive of beber is bebiera, bebieras, bebiera, bebiéramos, bebierais, bebieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bebe
The affirmative imperative of beber uses: bebe (tú), beba (usted), bebamos (nosotros), bebed (vosotros), beban (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no bebas
The negative imperative of beber uses the present subjunctive: no bebas, no beba, no bebamos, no bebáis, no beban.