Spanish Regular Verbs Practice
Fill in the sentence with the conjugated verb or pick from three, then hear the whole sentence. Below, a worksheet with an answer key in the present and the past, to do on paper or print.
What you need to know
- The stem stays put and only the ending changes. In the present, -ar verbs take -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an, and -er and -ir verbs take -o, -es, -e. Those two only split in nosotros (comemos, vivimos) and vosotros.
- In the preterite, the accent changes everything (trabajo is present, trabajó is past). The -ar imperfect is spelled with a b (estudiaba), and the future ends in -é (llamaré).
- Don't go by how a verb looks: subir and consumir are regular (sube, consume), and busqué and leyó only change their spelling.
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Regular verbs in Spanish: worksheet with answer key
Do them on paper, in your head or printed out: answer first, then open each answer to check.
Name: ______________________________ Date: ____/____/______
Fill in the present tense
The stem stays and the ending changes with the person.
- Yo ______ (cocinar) los domingos.
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cocino
- Tú ______ (correr) cada mañana.
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corres
- Ella ______ (abrir) la tienda a las nueve.
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abre
- Nosotros ______ (compartir) el piso.
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compartimos · -ir: -imos
- Ellos ______ (necesitar) ayuda.
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necesitan
Put it in the past (preterite)
A finished action, yesterday.
- Hoy trabajo mucho. Ayer ______ mucho.
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trabajé · -é with an accent
- Hoy él come en casa. Ayer ______ en casa.
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comió
- Hoy escribimos cartas. Ayer ______ cartas.
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escribimos · same as the present
- Hoy llego tarde. Ayer ______ tarde.
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llegué · g becomes gu
- Hoy ellos reciben visitas. Ayer ______ visitas.
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recibieron
Fix the mistake
- Nosotros vivemos en Brasil.
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Nosotros vivimos en Brasil.
- Mi abuela hablava mucho.
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Mi abuela hablaba mucho.
- Mañana estudiare.
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Mañana estudiaré.
- Él subo la escalera.
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Él sube la escalera.
Answer key
- cocino
- corres
- abre
- compartimos
- necesitan
- trabajé
- comió
- escribimos
- llegué
- recibieron
- Nosotros vivimos en Brasil.
- Mi abuela hablaba mucho.
- Mañana estudiaré.
- Él sube la escalera.
Regular verbs in Spanish: common questions
How can I tell if a Spanish verb is regular?
Conjugate three forms: the yo of the present, the él of the preterite and the yo of the future. If all three follow the pattern (trabajo, trabajó, trabajaré), the verb is regular. Don't go by how a verb looks: pensar is stem-changing (pienso).
Why vivimos and not vivemos?
Because with -ir verbs, nosotros ends in -imos: vivimos, escribimos, recibimos. The -emos ending belongs to -er verbs (comemos). Since -er and -ir verbs share almost every other ending, it's one of the most common mistakes.
Is there a printable regular verbs worksheet?
Yes. The exercises on this page print with the answer key, in the present and the past. The interactive practice above corrects you right away, explains each answer and plays the whole sentence.
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