Present Tense: Regular -ir Verbs – Spanish Conjugation Quiz
Presente de los verbos regulares en -ir – Práctica de conjugación
Eight of the most useful regular -ir verbs (vivir, escribir, abrir, recibir, subir, decidir, compartir, asistir) 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 live (vivir) | vivo |
| 2 | you live (vivir, informal) | vives |
| 3 | he/she lives, you live (formal) (vivir) | vive |
| 4 | we live (vivir) | vivimos |
| 5 | they live, you all live (vivir) | viven |
| 6 | I write (escribir) | escribo |
| 7 | you write (escribir, informal) | escribes |
| 8 | he/she writes, you write (formal) (escribir) | escribe |
| 9 | we write (escribir) | escribimos |
| 10 | they write, you all write (escribir) | escriben |
| 11 | I open (abrir) | abro |
| 12 | you open (abrir, informal) | abres |
| 13 | he/she opens, you open (formal) (abrir) | abre |
| 14 | we open (abrir) | abrimos |
| 15 | they open, you all open (abrir) | abren |
| 16 | I receive (recibir) | recibo |
| 17 | you receive (recibir, informal) | recibes |
| 18 | he/she receives, you receive (formal) (recibir) | recibe |
| 19 | we receive (recibir) | recibimos |
| 20 | they receive, you all receive (recibir) | reciben |
| 21 | I go up, climb (subir) | subo |
| 22 | you go up, climb (subir, informal) | subes |
| 23 | he/she gos up, climb, you go up, climb (formal) (subir) | sube |
| 24 | we go up, climb (subir) | subimos |
| 25 | they go up, climb, you all go up, climb (subir) | suben |
| 26 | I decide (decidir) | decido |
| 27 | you decide (decidir, informal) | decides |
| 28 | he/she decides, you decide (formal) (decidir) | decide |
| 29 | we decide (decidir) | decidimos |
| 30 | they decide, you all decide (decidir) | deciden |
| 31 | I share (compartir) | comparto |
| 32 | you share (compartir, informal) | compartes |
| 33 | he/she shares, you share (formal) (compartir) | comparte |
| 34 | we share (compartir) | compartimos |
| 35 | they share, you all share (compartir) | comparten |
| 36 | I attend (asistir) | asisto |
| 37 | you attend (asistir, informal) | asistes |
| 38 | he/she attends, you attend (formal) (asistir) | asiste |
| 39 | we attend (asistir) | asistimos |
| 40 | they attend, you all attend (asistir) | asisten |
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.