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60-SECOND SPANISH DRILL

Spanish conjugation practice: present tense

Conjugate the verb in brackets as fast as you can. The drill mixes regular verbs, stem-changing verbs and the irregular verbs you use every day. Miss one and you’ll see the full conjugation.

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Write the present-tense form of the verb in brackets.

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How present-tense conjugation works

Every Spanish verb changes its ending to match who is doing the action. Regular verbs follow one of three patterns, depending on whether the infinitive ends in -ar, -er or -ir. Learn those three patterns and you can conjugate thousands of verbs. Then learn the small group of irregular verbs that show up in almost every conversation.

Regular endings

Subjecthablarcomervivir
yohablocomovivo
túhablascomesvives
él / ella / ustedhablacomevive
nosotroshablamoscomemosvivimos
ellos / ustedeshablancomenviven

Notice that -er and -ir verbs share every ending except nosotros (comemos vs. vivimos).

Stem-changing verbs: the “boot” verbs

Some verbs change a vowel in the stem in every form except nosotros. If you shade those four forms in a table, the shape looks like a boot, which is why teachers call them boot verbs.

Irregular “yo” forms

Many common verbs are irregular only in the yo form. The largest group ends in -go: tengo, hago, pongo, salgo, digo, vengo. Others to know: conozco (conocer), sé (saber), veo (ver). And ir is irregular everywhere: voy, vas, va, vamos, van.

How to practise

Tap mode trains recognition: you pick the right form from four. Typing mode trains recall and spelling, which is what you need to speak and write. Once you can score 20 or more by tapping, switch to typing. When you miss one, the full conjugation of that verb appears, so read it before moving on.

Example sentences with answers

15 sentences from this drill, with the answer in bold and the reason it is correct. Cover the bold words and try to say each answer before you read it, then play the drill to see how many you can get right in 60 seconds.

  1. Yo hablo (hablar) inglés y español.Regular -ar verb: hablar → hablo, hablas, habla, hablamos, hablan
  2. Mi hermano come (comer) muy rápido.Regular -er verb: comer → como, comes, come, comemos, comen
  3. Mis abuelos viven (vivir) en el campo.Regular -ir verb: vivir → vivo, vives, vive, vivimos, viven
  4. Yo tengo (tener) dos hermanas.Irregular yo form + e→ie: tener → tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen
  5. Yo voy (ir) al gimnasio los lunes.Fully irregular: ir → voy, vas, va, vamos, van
  6. Yo hago (hacer) la tarea después de cenar.Irregular yo form (-go): hacer → hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacen
  7. Yo no puedo (poder) ir a la fiesta.Stem change o→ue (not nosotros): poder → puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, pueden
  8. ¿Quieres (querer) tú un café?Stem change e→ie (not nosotros): querer → quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, quieren
  9. Yo siempre digo (decir) la verdad.Irregular yo form + e→i: decir → digo, dices, dice, decimos, dicen
  10. Yo vengo (venir) de la oficina.Irregular yo form + e→ie: venir → vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, vienen
  11. Yo salgo (salir) de casa a las ocho.Irregular yo form (-go): salir → salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salen
  12. Yo pongo (poner) la mesa todos los días.Irregular yo form (-go): poner → pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponen
  13. Yo duermo (dormir) ocho horas cada noche.Stem change o→ue (not nosotros): dormir → duermo, duermes, duerme, dormimos, duermen
  14. Mi padre siempre pide (pedir) pescado.Stem change e→i (not nosotros): pedir → pido, pides, pide, pedimos, piden
  15. Yo juego (jugar) al tenis con mi primo.Stem change u→ue (not nosotros): jugar → juego, juegas, juega, jugamos, juegan

Quick answers

How do you conjugate regular Spanish verbs in the present tense?

Remove -ar, -er or -ir and add the endings. -ar: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -an. -er: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -en. -ir: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -en.

What are stem-changing verbs?

Verbs that change a vowel in the stem in every form except nosotros: e→ie (querer: quiero), o→ue (poder: puedo), e→i (pedir: pido) and u→ue (jugar: juego).

Which Spanish verbs have irregular yo forms?

Common ones are tener (tengo), hacer (hago), poner (pongo), salir (salgo), decir (digo), venir (vengo), conocer (conozco), saber (sé) and ver (veo).

Where can I practice Spanish conjugation for free?

VerbSprint has a free 60-second present-tense conjugation drill with 48 sentences mixing regular, stem-changing and irregular verbs. It shows the full verb table whenever you miss one.