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Exercise
Regular verbs. Type in the verb in the present tense.
- Hoy Luis y María (comer) con nosotros.verb ending in er, 3rd person plural → …enToday Luis and María are eating with us.
- ¿Desde cuándo (cantar/tú) en el coro?verb ending in ar, 2nd person singular → …asSince when do you sing in the chorus?
- (sacudir/yo) el mantel.verb ending in ir, 1st person singular → …oI shake out the tablecloth.
- (patinar/nosotros) como profesionales.verb ending in ar, 1st person plural → …amosWe skate like experts.
- 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.
- Mañana (venir/yo) a buscarte.We add a g before the ending in the 1st person singular.I’ll pick you up tomorrow.
- 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.
- 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.
- ¿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?
- (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.
- Esta mañana (acabar/nosotros) el trabajo.regular verb ending in arWe’ll finish the work this morning.
- ¡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!
- 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.
- (dirigir/yo) la orquesta.To preserve the pronunciation, the g becomes a j in the 1st person singular.I conduct the orchestra.
- (llamarse/ellos) Cristina y Pedro.regular verb ending in arThey call Cristina and Pedro.