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Grammar - Conjugating Verbs in the Present Tense (Review 1)
Can you conjugate 'cantar', the Spanish verb to sing?

Grammar - Conjugating Verbs in the Present Tense (Review 1)

This Spanish Medium Review quiz will begin your journey of reviewing how to conjugate verbs in the present tense. In the Spanish Easy Review quiz series, you were introduced to the Spanish verbs. You learned that verbs were either AR, ER or IR verbs. You also learned that they were either regular verbs or irregular verbs.

The regular verbs were all conjugated the same. Irregular verbs often changed the base form of the verb. For example, look at the verb for 'to go' in Spanish. That is 'ir'. When you conjugate a verb you drop the AR, ER or IR ending and use the root form of the verb that goes with its corresponding pronoun. With the verb 'ir', when you drop the IR ending you have nothing left to work with so what do you do?

1 .
Patty ERASES the blackboard.
borras
borra
borran
borramos
The Spanish verb for erase is borrar. It is an AR verb. It is also a regular verb. Now to know which ending is needed in the conjugated form, you need to see which pronoun will replace Patty. That pronoun is she. The first answer means 'you (singular familiar) erase'. The third answer means 'they erase'. The last answer means 'we erase'. Finally, the second answer means 'she erases'.
2 .
Walter RUNS over 5 miles ever day.
corre
corréis
corren
corres
The Spanish verb for run is correr. It is an ER verb. It is also a regular verb. You now need to determine which pronoun can replace Walter. That pronoun would be he. The second answer means 'you (plural familiar) run'. The third answer means 'they run'. The last answer means 'you (singular familiar) run'. Finally, the first answer means 'he runs'.
3 .
They BREAK every rule they can.
rompemos
rompo
rompéis
rompen
The Spanish verb for break is romper. It is an ER verb and it is a regular verb. You have already been given the pronoun of they. The first answer means 'we break'. The second answer means 'I break'. The third answer means 'you (plural familiar) break'. Finally, the last answer means 'they break'.
4 .
Every day I WRITE to my brother who is in the army.
escribe
escribes
escribo
escriben
The Spanish verb for write is escribir. It is an IR verb and it is also a regular verb. You have already been provided with the pronoun of I. The first answer means 'he/she/you (singular formal)/it writes'. The second answer means 'you (singular familiar) write'. The last answer means 'they write'. Finally, the third answer means 'I write'.
5 .
Daddy, mommy and I LIVE in Utah.
vivemos
vivimos
vivamos
vivémos
The Spanish verb for live is vivir. It is an IR verb. It is also a regular verb. The pronoun that can replace 'Daddy, mommy and I' is we. The first answer shows the conjugated form of an ER verb so it is not correct. The third answer shows the conjugated from of an AR verb so it, too, is not correct. The last answer is a misspelling as there should not be any accent mark. The second answer shows the conjugated form of the verb for 'we live'.
6 .
I HAVE eight dollars.
tenyo
tieno
teno
tengo
The Spanish verb for have is tener. It is an ER verb. It is also an irregular verb. The pronoun of I has already been provided for you. The first, second and third answers are each misspelled words for 'I have'. The last answer means 'I have' and is the correct conjugated form and spelling.
7 .
I SEE you hiding in the corner.
ves
ve
veo
ven
The Spanish verb for see is ver. It is an ER verb and it is an irregular verb. The pronoun of I has already been provided. The first answer means 'you (singular familiar) see'. The second answer means 'he/she/you (singular formal)/it sees'. The last answer means 'they see'. The third answer means 'I see'.
8 .
The class SINGS to their parents.
cantan
cantamos
cantáis
cantán
The Spanish verb for sing is cantar. It is an AR verb and it is a regular verb. Now determine the pronoun for the class. That would be they. The second answer means 'we sing'. The third answer means 'you (plural familiar) sing'. The last answer shows the incorrect spelling for 'they sing' as there is no accent mark needed. The first answer means 'they sing' and is spelled correctly.
9 .
She ACHES for her mother.
dóle
dole
duele
duéle
The Spanish verb for ache is doler. It is an ER verb and it is an irregular verb. The first, second and last answers are all misspelled and incorrect conjugated forms of the verb for 'she aches'. The third answer means 'she aches' and is the correct conjugated form.
10 .
You PREVENT crimes from happening. ('You' should be plural familiar.)
previenen
prevenís
prevenéis
prevenen
The Spanish verb for prevent is prevenir. It is an IR verb and it is an irregular verb. The first answer means 'they prevent' so this is not the correct answer. The last answer is a misspelling for 'they prevent' so it, too, is not correct. The third answer has conjugated the verb as an ER verb and not as an IR verb so it is also not correct. The second answer means 'you (plural familiar) prevent'.
Author:  Christine G. Broome

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