Present Tense – Free Exercise

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Exercise

Regular verbs. Type in the verb in the present tense.

  1. Hoy Luis y María (comer)   con nosotros.verb ending in er, 3rd person plural → …enToday Luis and María are eating with us.
  2. ¿Desde cuándo (cantar/tú)   en el coro?verb ending in ar, 2nd person singular → …asSince when do you sing in the chorus?
  3. (sacudir/yo)   el mantel.verb ending in ir, 1st person singular → …oI shake out the tablecloth.
  4. (patinar/nosotros)   como profesionales.verb ending in ar, 1st person plural → …amosWe skate like experts.
  5. Estos niños (toser)   continuamente.verb ending in er, 3rd person plural → …enThese children are constantly coughing.

Irregular verbs. Type in the verbs in the present tense.

  1. Mañana (venir/yo)   a buscarte.We add a g before the ending in the 1st person singular.I’ll pick you up tomorrow.
  2. Primero (cocer/tú)   la carne.In the singular and the 3rd person plural, the root vowel changes (o → ue).|see List of irregular verbsFirst, you cook the meat.
  3. Andrés (sustituir)   a la maestra.For verbs ending in uir, we have to add a y before endings that don’t start with i.Andrés substitutes for the teacher.
  4. ¿Por qué no (cerrar/ellos)   la ventana?In the singular and the 3rd person plural, the root vowel changes (e → ie).|see List of irregular verbsWhy don’t they close the window?
  5. (tener/yo)   que hacer la compra.We add a g before the ending in the 1st person singular.I have to go shopping.

All verbs. Type in the verbs in the present tense.

  1. Esta mañana (acabar/nosotros)   el trabajo.regular verb ending in arWe’ll finish the work this morning.
  2. ¡Tampoco (conducir/yo)   tan mal!For verbs that end in ducir, we add a z before the c in the 1st person singular.I’m not that bad a driver either!
  3. El profesor (evaluar)   a los alumnos.verb ending in uar: for many verbs ending in uar, we have to add an accent on the u in the singular and the 3rd person plural.The teacher grades the pupils.
  4. (dirigir/yo)   la orquesta.To preserve the pronunciation, the g becomes a j in the 1st person singular.I conduct the orchestra.
  5. (llamarse/ellos)   Cristina y Pedro.regular verb ending in arThey call Cristina and Pedro.