Present Tense: Regular -ar Verbs – Spanish Conjugation Quiz
Presente de los verbos regulares en -ar – Práctica de conjugación
Eight of the most useful regular -ar verbs (hablar, trabajar, estudiar, comprar, caminar, necesitar, tomar, llegar) in every present-tense form. Each entry gives the English with the person and the infinitive, so the quiz works in both directions: read “we eat (comer)” and answer comemos, or read comemos and pick the meaning. Typing mode is ideal for conjugation practice. Practice 40 forms with the full quiz or mini-quizzes of 10.
Present tense endings
| -ar (hablar) | -er (comer) | -ir (vivir) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hablo | como | vivo |
| tú | hablas | comes | vives |
| él / ella / usted | habla | come | vive |
| nosotros | hablamos | comemos | vivimos |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hablan | comen | viven |
Mexican Spanish uses ustedes for “you all” in every situation, so the vosotros form is not practiced here. Subject pronouns are usually dropped: hablo already means “I speak”.
First time? Read the instructions
| # | English | Spanish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I speak (hablar) | hablo |
| 2 | you speak (hablar, informal) | hablas |
| 3 | he/she speaks, you speak (formal) (hablar) | habla |
| 4 | we speak (hablar) | hablamos |
| 5 | they speak, you all speak (hablar) | hablan |
| 6 | I work (trabajar) | trabajo |
| 7 | you work (trabajar, informal) | trabajas |
| 8 | he/she works, you work (formal) (trabajar) | trabaja |
| 9 | we work (trabajar) | trabajamos |
| 10 | they work, you all work (trabajar) | trabajan |
| 11 | I study (estudiar) | estudio |
| 12 | you study (estudiar, informal) | estudias |
| 13 | he/she studies, you study (formal) (estudiar) | estudia |
| 14 | we study (estudiar) | estudiamos |
| 15 | they study, you all study (estudiar) | estudian |
| 16 | I buy (comprar) | compro |
| 17 | you buy (comprar, informal) | compras |
| 18 | he/she buys, you buy (formal) (comprar) | compra |
| 19 | we buy (comprar) | compramos |
| 20 | they buy, you all buy (comprar) | compran |
| 21 | I walk (caminar) | camino |
| 22 | you walk (caminar, informal) | caminas |
| 23 | he/she walks, you walk (formal) (caminar) | camina |
| 24 | we walk (caminar) | caminamos |
| 25 | they walk, you all walk (caminar) | caminan |
| 26 | I need (necesitar) | necesito |
| 27 | you need (necesitar, informal) | necesitas |
| 28 | he/she needs, you need (formal) (necesitar) | necesita |
| 29 | we need (necesitar) | necesitamos |
| 30 | they need, you all need (necesitar) | necesitan |
| 31 | I take, drink (tomar) | tomo |
| 32 | you take, drink (tomar, informal) | tomas |
| 33 | he/she take,s drink, you take, drink (formal) (tomar) | toma |
| 34 | we take, drink (tomar) | tomamos |
| 35 | they take, drink, you all take, drink (tomar) | toman |
| 36 | I arrive (llegar) | llego |
| 37 | you arrive (llegar, informal) | llegas |
| 38 | he/she arrives, you arrive (formal) (llegar) | llega |
| 39 | we arrive (llegar) | llegamos |
| 40 | they arrive, you all arrive (llegar) | llegan |
Frequently asked questions
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- This quiz has 40 English–Spanish word pairs, with two-way practice (English → Spanish and Spanish → English) and mini-quizzes.