World Languages: Spanish: Present-Tense Regular Verbs
Practice conjugating regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs
World Languages: Spanish: Present-Tense Regular Verbs
Practice conjugating regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs
World Languages - Grade 6-8
- 1
Conjugate the regular -ar verb hablar for yo. Write the complete phrase.
Start with habl- and add the yo ending.
The correct phrase is yo hablo. For regular -ar verbs with yo, remove -ar and add -o. - 2
Fill in the blank with the correct form of estudiar: Nosotros __________ español en la escuela.
The correct sentence is Nosotros estudiamos español en la escuela. The nosotros ending for regular -ar verbs is -amos. - 3
Conjugate the regular -er verb comer for tú. Write the complete phrase.
The tú ending for regular -er verbs is -es.
The correct phrase is tú comes. For regular -er verbs with tú, remove -er and add -es. - 4
Fill in the blank with the correct form of vivir: Ella __________ en Chicago.
The correct sentence is Ella vive en Chicago. The ella form of a regular -ir verb uses the ending -e. - 5
Choose the correct verb form: Mis amigos (bailan / bailamos) en la fiesta.
Mis amigos is a plural subject that matches ellos.
The correct sentence is Mis amigos bailan en la fiesta. Mis amigos means they, so the verb needs the ellos ending -an. - 6
Complete the chart for the verb cantar in the present tense: yo, tú, él, nosotros, ellos.
The correct forms are yo canto, tú cantas, él canta, nosotros cantamos, and ellos cantan. Cantar is a regular -ar verb. - 7
Rewrite the sentence by changing the subject from yo to nosotros: Yo leo un libro.
Leer is a regular -er verb in this sentence.
The correct sentence is Nosotros leemos un libro. The verb leer changes from leo to leemos to match nosotros. - 8
Fill in the blank with the correct form of escribir: Ustedes __________ mensajes.
The correct sentence is Ustedes escriben mensajes. Ustedes uses the same present-tense ending as ellos and ellas, which is -en for regular -ir verbs. - 9
Complete the chart for the verb beber in the present tense: yo, tú, ella, nosotros, ustedes.
The correct forms are yo bebo, tú bebes, ella bebe, nosotros bebemos, and ustedes beben. Beber is a regular -er verb. - 10
Choose the correct verb form: Tú (abres / abre) la puerta.
The subject tú needs a verb form that ends in -s.
The correct sentence is Tú abres la puerta. The tú ending for a regular -ir verb is -es. - 11
Translate the sentence into Spanish using a regular present-tense verb: I write in my notebook.
The correct translation is Yo escribo en mi cuaderno. Escribir is a regular -ir verb, and the yo form is escribo. - 12
Complete the sentence with the correct form of escuchar: La profesora __________ la música.
La profesora is one person, so use the él or ella form.
The correct sentence is La profesora escucha la música. La profesora matches ella, so the regular -ar ending is -a.