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Yo Present (Indicative)
I speak
Tú Present (Indicative)
You speak
Él / Ella / Usted Present (Indicative)
He/She speaks; You (formal) speak
Nosotros Present (Indicative)
We speak
Vosotros Present (Indicative)
You speak
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present (Indicative)
They speak; You (plural) speak
Yo Preterite (Indicative)
I spoke
Tú Preterite (Indicative)
You spoke
Él / Ella / Usted Preterite (Indicative)
He/She spoke; You (formal) spoke
Nosotros Preterite (Indicative)
We spoke
Vosotros Preterite (Indicative)
You spoke
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Preterite (Indicative)
They spoke; You (plural) spoke
Yo Imperfect (Indicative)
I spoke
Tú Imperfect (Indicative)
You spoke
Él / Ella / Usted Imperfect (Indicative)
He/She spoke; You (formal) spoke
Nosotros Imperfect (Indicative)
We spoke
Vosotros Imperfect (Indicative)
You spoke
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Imperfect (Indicative)
They spoke; You (plural) spoke
Yo Future (Indicative)
I will speak
Tú Future (Indicative)
You will speak
Él / Ella / Usted Future (Indicative)
He/She will speak; You (formal) will speak
Nosotros Future (Indicative)
We will speak
Vosotros Future (Indicative)
You (formal) will speak
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Future (Indicative)
They will speak; You (plural) will speak
Yo Conditional (Indicative)
I would speak
Tú Conditional (Indicative)
You would speak
Él / Ella / Usted Conditional (Indicative)
He/She would speak; You (formal) would speak
Nosotros Conditional (Indicative)
We would speak
Vosotros Conditional (Indicative)
You would speak
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Conditional (Indicative)
They would speak; You (plural) would speak
Yo Present Perfect (Indicative)
I have spoken
Tú Present Perfect (Indicative)
You have spoken
Él / Ella / Usted Present Perfect (Indicative)
He/She has spoken; You (formal) have spoken
Nosotros Present Perfect (Indicative)
We have spoken
Vosotros Present Perfect (Indicative)
You have spoken
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present Perfect (Indicative)
They have spoken; You (plural) have spoken
Yo Past Perfect (Indicative)
I had spoken
Tú Past Perfect (Indicative)
You had spoken
Él / Ella / Usted Past Perfect (Indicative)
He/She had spoken; You (formal) had spoken
Nosotros Past Perfect (Indicative)
We had spoken
Vosotros Past Perfect (Indicative)
You had spoken
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Past Perfect (Indicative)
They had spoken; You (plural) had spoken
Yo Future Perfect (Indicative)
I will have spoken
Tú Future Perfect (Indicative)
You will have spoken
Él / Ella / Usted Future Perfect (Indicative)
He/She will have spoken; You (formal) will have spoken
Nosotros Future Perfect (Indicative)
We will have spoken
Vosotros Future Perfect (Indicative)
You will have spoken
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Future Perfect (Indicative)
They will have spoken; You (plural) will have spoken
Yo Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
I would have spoken
Tú Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
You would have spoken
Él / Ella / Usted Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
He/She would have spoken; You (formal) would have spoken
Nosotros Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
We would have spoken
Vosotros Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
You would have spoken
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
They would have spoken; You (plural) would have spoken
Yo Present (Subjunctive)
I speak
Tú Present (Subjunctive)
You speak
Él / Ella / Usted Present (Subjunctive)
He/She speaks; You (formal) speak
Nosotros Present (Subjunctive)
We speak
Vosotros Present (Subjunctive)
You speak
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present (Subjunctive)
They speak; You (plural) speak
Yo Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
I spoke
Tú Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
You spoke
Él / Ella / Usted Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
He/She spoke; You (formal) spoke
Nosotros Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
We spoke
Vosotros Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
You spoke
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
They spoke; You (plural) spoke
Yo Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
I spoke
Tú Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
You spoke
Él / Ella / Usted Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
He/She spoke; You (formal) spoke
Nosotros Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
We spoke
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
They spoke; You (plural) spoke
Yo Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
I have spoken
Tú Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
You have spoken
Él / Ella / Usted Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
He/She has spoken; You (formal) has spoken
Nosotros Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
We have spoken
Vosotros Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
You have spoken
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
They have spoken; You (plural) have spoken
Yo Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
I had spoken
Tú Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
You had spoken
Él / Ella / Usted Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
He/She had spoken; You (formal) had spoken
Nosotros Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
We had spoken
Vosotros Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
You had spoken
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
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Yo Present (Indicative)
I play
Tú Present (Indicative)
You play
Él / Ella / Usted Present (Indicative)
He/She plays; You (formal) play
Nosotros Present (Indicative)
We play
Vosotros Present (Indicative)
You play
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present (Indicative)
They play; You (formal) play
Yo Preterite (Indicative)
I played
Tú Preterite (Indicative)
You played
Él / Ella / Usted Preterite (Indicative)
He/She played; You (formal) played
Nosotros Preterite (Indicative)
We played
Vosotros Preterite (Indicative)
You played
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Preterite (Indicative)
They played; You (formal) played
Yo Imperfect (Indicative)
I played / I used to play
Tú Imperfect (Indicative)
You played / You used to play
Él / Ella / Usted Imperfect (Indicative)
He/She played; He/She used to play; You (formal) played; You (formal) used to play
Nosotros Imperfect (Indicative)
We played / We used to play
Vosotros Imperfect (Indicative)
You played / You used to play
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Imperfect (Indicative)
They played / They used to play; You (plural) played / You used to play
Yo Future (Indicative)
I will play
Tú Future (Indicative)
You will play
Él / Ella / Usted Future (Indicative)
He/She will play; You (formal) will play
Nosotros Future (Indicative)
We will play
Vosotros Future (Indicative)
You (formal) will play
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Future (Indicative)
They will play; You (plural) will play
Yo Conditional (Indicative)
I would play
Tú Conditional (Indicative)
You would play
Él / Ella / Usted Conditional (Indicative)
He/She would play; You (formal) would play
Nosotros Conditional (Indicative)
We would play
Vosotros Conditional (Indicative)
You would play
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Conditional (Indicative)
They would play; You (plural) would play
Yo Present Perfect (Indicative)
I have played
Tú Present Perfect (Indicative)
You have played
Él / Ella / Usted Present Perfect (Indicative)
He/She has played; You (formal) have played
Nosotros Present Perfect (Indicative)
We have played
Vosotros Present Perfect (Indicative)
You have played
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present Perfect (Indicative)
They have played; You (plural) have played
Yo Past Perfect (Indicative)
I had played
Tú Past Perfect (Indicative)
You had played
Él / Ella / Usted Past Perfect (Indicative)
He/She had played; You (formal) had played
Nosotros Past Perfect (Indicative)
We had played
Vosotros Past Perfect (Indicative)
You had played
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Past Perfect (Indicative)
They had played; You (plural) had played
Yo Future Perfect (Indicative)
I will have played
Tú Future Perfect (Indicative)
You will have played
Él / Ella / Usted Future Perfect (Indicative)
He/She will have played; You (formal) will have played
Nosotros Future Perfect (Indicative)
We will have played
Vosotros Future Perfect (Indicative)
You will have played
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Future Perfect (Indicative)
They will have played; You (plural) will have played
Yo Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
I would have played
Tú Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
You would have played
Él / Ella / Usted Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
He/She would have played; You (formal) would have played
Nosotros Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
We would have played
Vosotros Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
You would have played
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
They would have played; You (plural) would have played
Yo Present (Subjunctive)
I play
Tú Present (Subjunctive)
You play
Él / Ella / Usted Present (Subjunctive)
He/She plays; You (formal) play
Nosotros Present (Subjunctive)
We play
Vosotros Present (Subjunctive)
You play
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present (Subjunctive)
They play; You (plural) play
Yo Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
I played
Tú Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
You played
Él / Ella / Usted Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
He/She played; You (formal) played
Nosotros Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
We played
Vosotros Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
You played
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
They played; You (plural) played
Yo Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
I played
Tú Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
You played
Él / Ella / Usted Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
He/She played; You (formal) played
Nosotros Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
We played
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
They played; You (plural) played
Yo Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
I have played
Tú Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
You have played
Él / Ella / Usted Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
He/She has played; You (formal) has played
Nosotros Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
We have played
Vosotros Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
You have played
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
They have played; You (plural) have played
Yo Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
I had played
Tú Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
You had played
Él / Ella / Usted Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
He/She had played; You (formal) had played
Nosotros Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
We had played
Vosotros Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
You had played
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
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Yo Present (Indicative)
I arrive
Tú Present (Indicative)
You arrive
Él / Ella / Usted Present (Indicative)
He/She arrives; You (formal) arrive
Nosotros Present (Indicative)
We arrive
Vosotros Present (Indicative)
You arrive
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present (Indicative)
They arrive; You (plural) arrive
Yo Preterite (Indicative)
I arrived
Tú Preterite (Indicative)
You arrived
Él / Ella / Usted Preterite (Indicative)
He/She arrived; You (formal) arrived
Nosotros Preterite (Indicative)
We arrived
Vosotros Preterite (Indicative)
You arrived
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Preterite (Indicative)
They arrived; You (plural) arrived
Yo Imperfect (Indicative)
I arrived
Tú Imperfect (Indicative)
You arrived
Él / Ella / Usted Imperfect (Indicative)
He/She arrived; You (formal) arrived
Nosotros Imperfect (Indicative)
We arrived
Vosotros Imperfect (Indicative)
You arrived
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Imperfect (Indicative)
They arrived; You (plural) arrived
Yo Future (Indicative)
I will arrive
Tú Future (Indicative)
You will arrive
Él / Ella / Usted Future (Indicative)
He/She will arrive; You (formal) will arrive
Nosotros Future (Indicative)
We will arrive
Vosotros Future (Indicative)
You (formal) will arrive
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Future (Indicative)
They will arrive; You (plural) will arrive
Yo Conditional (Indicative)
I would arrive
Tú Conditional (Indicative)
You would arrive
Él / Ella / Usted Conditional (Indicative)
He/She would arrive; You (formal) would arrive
Nosotros Conditional (Indicative)
We would arrive
Vosotros Conditional (Indicative)
You would arrive
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Conditional (Indicative)
They would arrive; You (plural) would arrive
Yo Present Perfect (Indicative)
I have arrived
Tú Present Perfect (Indicative)
You have arrived
Él / Ella / Usted Present Perfect (Indicative)
He/She has arrived; You (formal) have arrived
Nosotros Present Perfect (Indicative)
We have arrived
Vosotros Present Perfect (Indicative)
You have arrived
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present Perfect (Indicative)
They have arrived; You (plural) have arrived
Yo Past Perfect (Indicative)
I had arrived
Tú Past Perfect (Indicative)
You had arrived
Él / Ella / Usted Past Perfect (Indicative)
He/She had arrived; You (formal) had arrived
Nosotros Past Perfect (Indicative)
We had arrived
Vosotros Past Perfect (Indicative)
You had arrived
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Past Perfect (Indicative)
They had arrived; You (plural) had arrived
Yo Future Perfect (Indicative)
I will have arrived
Tú Future Perfect (Indicative)
You will have arrived
Él / Ella / Usted Future Perfect (Indicative)
He/She will have arrived; You (formal) will have arrived
Nosotros Future Perfect (Indicative)
We will have arrived
Vosotros Future Perfect (Indicative)
You will have arrived
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Future Perfect (Indicative)
They will have arrived; You (plural) will have arrived
Yo Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
I would have arrived
Tú Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
You would have arrived
Él / Ella / Usted Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
He/She would have arrived; You (formal) would have arrived
Nosotros Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
We would have arrived
Vosotros Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
You would have arrived
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
They would have arrived; You (plural) would have arrived
Yo Present (Subjunctive)
I arrive
Tú Present (Subjunctive)
You arrive
Él / Ella / Usted Present (Subjunctive)
He/She arrives; You (formal) arrive
Nosotros Present (Subjunctive)
We arrive
Vosotros Present (Subjunctive)
You arrive
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present (Subjunctive)
They arrive; You (plural) arrive
Yo Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
I arrived
Tú Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
You arrived
Él / Ella / Usted Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
He/She arrived; You (formal) arrived
Nosotros Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
We arrived
Vosotros Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
You arrived
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
They arrived; You (plural) arrived
Yo Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
I arrived
Tú Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
You arrived
Él / Ella / Usted Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
He/She arrived; You (formal) arrived
Nosotros Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
We arrived
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
They arrived; You (plural) arrived
Yo Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
I have arrived
Tú Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
You have arrived
Él / Ella / Usted Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
He/She has arrived; You (formal) have arrived
Nosotros Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
We have arrived
Vosotros Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
You have arrived
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
They have arrived; You (plural) have arrived
Yo Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
I had arrived
Tú Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
You had arrived
Él / Ella / Usted Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
He/She had arrrived; You (formal) had arrived
Nosotros Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
We had arrived
Vosotros Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
You had arrived
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
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Yo Present (Indicative)
I have
Tú Present (Indicative)
You have
Él / Ella / Usted Present (Indicative)
He/She has
Nosotros Present (Indicative)
We have
Vosotros Present (Indicative)
You have
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present (Indicative)
They/You have
Yo Preterite (Indicative)
I had
Tú Preterite (Indicative)
You had
Él / Ella / Usted Preterite (Indicative)
He/She/You had
Nosotros Preterite (Indicative)
We had
Vosotros Preterite (Indicative)
You had
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Preterite (Indicative)
They/You had
Yo Imperfect (Indicative)
I had
Tú Imperfect (Indicative)
You had
Él / Ella / Usted Imperfect (Indicative)
He/She/You had
Nosotros Imperfect (Indicative)
We had
Vosotros Imperfect (Indicative)
You had
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Imperfect (Indicative)
They/You had
Yo Future (Indicative)
I will have
Tú Future (Indicative)
You will have
Él / Ella / Usted Future (Indicative)
He/She/You will have
Nosotros Future (Indicative)
We will have
Vosotros Future (Indicative)
You will have
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Future (Indicative)
They/You will have
Yo Conditional (Indicative)
I would have
Tú Conditional (Indicative)
You would have
Él / Ella / Usted Conditional (Indicative)
He/She/You would have
Nosotros Conditional (Indicative)
We would have
Vosotros Conditional (Indicative)
You would have
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Conditional (Indicative)
You/they would have
Yo Present Perfect (Indicative)
I have had
Tú Present Perfect (Indicative)
You have had
Él / Ella / Usted Present Perfect (Indicative)
He/She has had
Nosotros Present Perfect (Indicative)
We have had
Vosotros Present Perfect (Indicative)
You have had
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present Perfect (Indicative)
They/You have had
Yo Past Perfect (Indicative)
I had had
Tú Past Perfect (Indicative)
You had had
Él / Ella / Usted Past Perfect (Indicative)
He/She had had
Nosotros Past Perfect (Indicative)
We had had
Vosotros Past Perfect (Indicative)
You had had
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Past Perfect (Indicative)
They/You had had
Yo Future Perfect (Indicative)
I will have had
Tú Future Perfect (Indicative)
You will have had
Él / Ella / Usted Future Perfect (Indicative)
He/She will have had
Nosotros Future Perfect (Indicative)
We will have had
Vosotros Future Perfect (Indicative)
You will have had
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Future Perfect (Indicative)
They/You will have had
Yo Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
I would have had
Tú Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
You would have had
Él / Ella / Usted Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
He/She would have had
Nosotros Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
We would have had
Vosotros Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
You would have had
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Conditional Perfect (Indicative)
They/You would have had
Yo Present (Subjunctive)
I have
Tú Present (Subjunctive)
You have
Él / Ella / Usted Present (Subjunctive)
He/She/You have
Nosotros Present (Subjunctive)
We have
Vosotros Present (Subjunctive)
You have
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present (Subjunctive)
They have
Yo Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
I had
Tú Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
You had
Él / Ella / Usted Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
He/She had
Nosotros Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
We had
Vosotros Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
You had
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Imperfect Castilian (Subjunctive)
You/They had
Yo Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
I had
Tú Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
You had
Él / Ella / Usted Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
He/She had
Nosotros Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
We had
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Imperfect Latin American (Subjunctive)
You/They had
Yo Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
I have had
Tú Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
You have had
Él / Ella / Usted Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
He/She has had
Nosotros Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
We have had
Vosotros Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
You have had
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Present Perfect (Subjunctive)
They/You have had
Yo Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
I had had
Tú Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
You had had
Él / Ella / Usted Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
He/She had had
Nosotros Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
We had had
Vosotros Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
You had had
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes Past Perfect (Subjunctive)
The present progressive or continuous tense is used to talk about actions that are happening now or still in progress at the moment of speaking. As a result, in this quiz, you’ll practice the present progressive in Spanish.
In each sentence, you’ve been given the main verb. You must choose the correct answer to complete each statement based on the information provided. If you have questions, check how to form the present progressive in Spanish. You may also want to review my guide to Spanish gerunds to learn more about how to conjugate irregular gerunds.
For each question, you will be given a sentence with multiple potential answers. Your job is to choose the correct answer. You can select the answer by clicking on it or using your keyboard to select its corresponding letter (e.g. A, B, C, D, etc.).
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Ahorita, Leo _________ (jugar) con su perro.
Leo is playing with his dog right now.
A
está jugando
B
juega
C
es jugando
Explanation: The present progressive in Spanish is used to describe actions that are taking place right now. For that reason, the right answer is Leo está jugando.
Clara _______(lavarse) las manos.
Clara is washing her hands.
A
se está lavando
B
están lavando
C
estarse lavando
Explanation: With the present progressive, reflexive verbs are transformed into gerunds and the reflexive pronoun must be placed either before ‘estar’ or attached to the gerund. In this case, the only right option is ‘se está lavando’.
Nosotros _________ (ver) la tele.
We’re watching TV.
A
estamos viendo
B
están viendo
C
estar viendo
Explanation: In the present progressive, the verb estar tells who is performing the action. Since in this example the pronoun is ‘nosotros’, the correct answer is nosotros estamos viendo la tele.
Lucía, ¿qué ________ (decir)?
What are you saying Lucía?
A
estás diciendo
B
estás deciendo
C
dice
Explanation: Estar + gerund is the formula for the present progressive in Spanish. Some gerunds, such as ‘decir’, have a spelling change from ‘e’ to ‘i’. Therefore, in this case, the correct conjugation is estás diciendo.
Yo ________ (leer) una revista.
I’m reading a magazine.
A
estoy leendo
B
estoy leyendo
C
estoy leiendo
Explanation: -ER and -IR verbs that have two vowels in their stem must use the gerund ending -yendo to ease the pronunciation. Since leer falls into this category, leyendo is the appropriate gerund for this verb.
Samuel y Pedro ________ (construir) una casa del árbol.
Samuel and Pedro are building a treehouse.
A
está construyendo
B
están construiendo
C
están construyendo
Explanation: -ER and -IR verbs that have two vowels in their stem, must use the ending -yendo to build their gerund form. As a result, están construyendo is the right answer for this example.
Bill _________ (levar) su carro.
Bill is washing his car.
A
está lavando
B
está lavándose
C
se está lavando
Explanation: When talking about washing something, lavar shouldn’t be used in its reflexive form. So, in this case, the right answer is está lavando.
Niños, ¿qué _______ (hacer)?
Kids, what are you doing?
A
haciendo
B
son haciendo
C
están haciendo
Explanation: To form the present progressive in Spanish, you must use the structure estar (present) + gerund. In the options given, están haciendo is the one that uses these elements.
Yo_______ (llamar) a Sonia.
I’m calling Sonia.
A
estoy le llamando
B
estoy llamando
C
estoy llamándole
Explanation: Some Spanish transitive verbs must always be followed by a direct object pronoun. With the present progressive, you must place the pronoun (in this case, ‘le’) before ‘estar’ or attached to the gerund. Also, remember that when attaching a reflexive or object pronoun, we must add an accent to the verb in gerund form.
Tony y Polo _______ (mentir).
Tony and Polo are lying.
A
están mentiendo
B
están mintiendo
C
está mintiendo
Explanation: Stem-changing verbs in the present tense also have some changes when transforming them into gerunds. Mentir has an ‘e’ to ‘i’ change, as a result, están mintiendo is the right answer.
Quiz Results
Question
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Ahorita, Leo _________ (jugar) con su perro.
Clara _______(lavarse) las manos.
Nosotros _________ (ver) la tele.
Lucía, ¿qué ________ (decir)?
Yo ________ (leer) una revista.
Samuel y Pedro ________ (construir) una casa del árbol.
The Spanish imperative is crucial to giving commands or instructions. To help you practice the imperative conjugations, in this quiz, you’ll find 15 fill-in-the-blank sentences. Your task is to conjugate the given verb to complete the statement.
Heads-up: as part of their conjugation, some verbs are accompanied by a direct or indirect object pronoun. If you need to refresh your memory, you can check my Spanish imperative guide before taking this quiz.
Complete each question in this quiz by entering the correct answer in the text field under the sentence provided. You should see your answer appear in the blank space of the sentence as you type. Do not forget to add any accent marks as required. You may enter them by clicking on the buttons provided or by using your own keyboard shortcuts.
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(Tú) (dar / me) las llaves.
Give me the keys.
Explanation: Indirect object pronouns must be attached to affirmative commands in Spanish.
(Ustedes) No (abrir) la puerta.
Don’t open the door.
Explanation: Negative plural commands are conjugated based on the third-person plural form of the present subjunctive. In other words, the plural imperative ending for -IR verbs is ‘-an’.
(Usted) (leer) las instrucciones con cuidado.
Read the instructions carefully.
Explanation: The imperative ending for ‘usted’ -ER verbs is ‘a’. These are the same endings you use to conjugate ‘usted’ to the present subjunctive.
(Ustedes) (escribir) su nombre completo.
Write your full name.
Explanation: The imperative conjugations for ustedes are based on the present tense. To form the imperative, we change endings: the imperative endings for -IR verbs are the same as the present endings for -AR verbs. So, in this case, ‘escriban’ is the correct answer.
(Tú) (ser) más amable con la gente.
Be nicer to people.
Explanation: The imperative form of ‘ser’ is irregular. For informal singular command (tú), ser becomes ‘sé’.
(Ustedes) No (ser) groseros.
Don’t be rude, guys.
Explanation: Ser is an irregular verb in the imperative form. Sean is the form for ‘ustedes’.
(Vosotros) (lavar) los trastes, por favor.
Wash the dishes, guys.
Explanation: The affirmative imperative of ‘vosotros’ is formed by removing the ‘r’ from the infinitive form and replacing it with ‘d’. As a result, lavar becomes lavad.
(Ustedes) (limpiar) su cuarto.
Clean your room, guys.
Explanation: When giving commands to a group of people, we use the imperative form of ‘ustedes’.
(Tú) (sacar) la basura, por favor.
Take the trash out, please.
Explanation: Informal singular commands can be formed by taking the present tense conjugation for ‘tú’ and removing the ‘s’ from its ending. As a result, saca is the right answer for this example.
¡(Tú) (callarse)! No me dejas oír.
Shut up! I can’t hear.
Reflexive verbs also have an imperative form. However, with affirmative commands, the reflexive pronoun must be attached to the conjugated verb, and you must add an accent mark to the stressed syllable. Since the reflexive pronoun for ‘tú’ is ‘te’ the correct answer is cállate.
(Usted) (cerrar) las ventanas, por favor.
Close the windows, please.
Explanation: The affirmative imperative reflects spelling changes from the present tense. Since ‘cerrar’ is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, the correct answer for this example is cierre.
(Ustedes) (sentarse), por favor.
Please, sit, guys.
Explanation: When forming the affirmative imperative of a reflexive verb, you must attach the pronoun at the end of the verb. You also need to keep in mind any spelling changes the verb may have, which is the case for ‘sentar’. As a result, siéntense is the correct answer for this question.
(Tú) No (decir / le) nada a tu hermana.
Don’t say anything to your sister.
Explanation: With negative commands, you must place the pronouns before the conjugated verb. So, no le digas is the correct answer.
(Vosotros) No (hablar) en clase.
Don’t speak in class, guys.
Explanation: With negative commands, the endings for ‘vosotros’ are ‘-éis’ and ‘-áis’, for -AR and -ER/-IR verbs, respectively. Therefore, the correct answer is ‘habléis’.
(Tú) No (olvidar) tus llaves.
Don’t forget your keys.
Explanation: Negative informal commands (tú) are formed by adding an ‘s’ to the imperative endings of ‘usted’. As a result, the correct answer for this example is no olvides.
Quiz Results
Question
Answer Given
Correct Answer
(Tú) ____ (dar / me) las llaves.
(Ustedes) No _____ (abrir) la puerta.
(Usted) _____ (leer) las instrucciones con cuidado.
(Ustedes) _____ (escribir) su nombre completo.
(Tú) ______ (ser) más amable con la gente.
(Ustedes) No ______ (ser) groseros.
(Vosotros) _______ (lavar) los trastes, por favor.
Question words in Spanish allow you to ask questions that require a more in-depth answer. However, each one of these words has a specific purpose. This quiz is designed to help you practice interrogative words in Spanish. On top of the simple question words, you’ll also test your knowledge of some of their common variations (question words and prepositions).
You can check this guide on question words if you need to refresh your memory.
For each question, you will be given a sentence with multiple potential answers. Your job is to choose the correct answer. You can select the answer by clicking on it or using your keyboard to select its corresponding letter (e.g. A, B, C, D, etc.).
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¿____ se llama tu hermana?
What’s your sister’s name?
A
Cuál
B
Cómo
C
Qué
Explanation: In Spanish, we use the word ‘¿cómo?’ to ask about someone’s name. So, in this context, ‘¿cómo?’ means ‘what’.
¿_____ fue Paco?
Where did Paco go?
A
Cómo
B
A dónde
C
Dónde
Explanation: ‘¿A dónde?’ allows you to inquire about someone’s destination or direction. Since we need to know where Paco went, this question word is appropriate for this example.
¿____ no me marcaste?
Why didn't you call me?
A
Por qué
B
Qué
C
Para qué
Explanation: In Spanish, ‘¿por qué?’ is used to ask about the reason or motive for an action. That’s the information that we’re seeking in this example.
¿_____ te gradúas?
When do you graduate?
A
Desde cuándo
B
Quién
C
Cuándo
Explanation: To ask about the time or date when an action is going to happen, you must use the Spanish question word ‘¿cuándo?’.
¿____ es su color favorito?
What is your favorite color?
A
Cuánto
B
Qué
C
Cuál
Explanation: 'What' in Spanish can be translated as 'cuál' when the question seeks information about preferences and leads someone to choose between different options from a group of similar items. In this example, that preference is about colors.
¿____ pasa con Laura?
What’s going on with Laura?
A
Qué
B
Cuál
C
Cuándo
Explanation: In Spanish, we use ‘¿qué?’ to ask for facts, explanations, time, and definitions. In this example, the question is seeking an explanation about Laura.
¿_____ galletas te comiste?
How many cookies did you eat?
A
Cuánto
B
Cuántas
C
Cuántos
Explanation: ‘¿Cuánto?’ allows you to inquire about amounts. However, since this word is an adjective of quantity, it must agree in gender and number with the noun. Given that ‘galletas’ is a plural feminine noun, the correct answer is ‘¿cuántas?’.
¿______ están tus hijos?
How are your kids?
A
Cuánto
B
Cómo
C
Por qué
Explanation: ‘¿Cómo?’ allows you to ask about the manner or way in which something or someone is.
¿______ es tu correo electrónico?
What’s your email address?
A
Cuál
B
Qué
C
Cuáles
Explanation: ‘¿Cuál?’ means ‘what’ when asking questions about personal information such as a phone number or email address.
¿_______ tiempo tienes estudiando español?
How long have you been studying Spanish?
A
Cuánta
B
Cuántos
C
Cuánto
Explanation: ‘¿Cuánto?’ is an interrogative word that allows you to ask questions related to quantities or amounts, such as time, age, and more. In this example, we’re asking about time, which is a singular masculine noun in Spanish.
¿_______ vas a ir a la fiesta?
Who are you going to the party with?
A
Dónde
B
Con quién
C
Quién
Explanation: In Spanish, we use ‘¿con quién?’ to express that someone is accompanying or doing an activity with us. In this question, we’re asking who is going to the party with you.
¿_______ estudias español?
Since when do you study Spanish?
A
Desde cuándo
B
Cuánto
C
Cuándo
Explanation: When asking for the starting point of an action, you must use ‘¿desde cuándo?’. In this example, we’re not inquiring about when (the days) you study Spanish, but rather the moment you started studying this language.
¿______ son estos zapatos?
Whose shoes are those?
A
De quién
B
A quién
C
Quién
Explanation: In Spanish, the question word ‘¿de quién?’ allows you to ask about possessions and belonging. In this example, we’re asking who the owner is.
¿Sabes _____ están mis llaves?
Do you know where my keys are?
A
Cuándo
B
A dónde
C
Dónde
Explanation: When asking about the location of something or someone, you must use the question word ‘¿dónde?’.
¿___ configuro la televisión?
How do I configure the TV?
A
Dónde
B
Cómo
C
Qué
Explanation: In Spanish, ‘¿cómo?’ is meant to ask for information about the way or manner to do something. In this example, the speaker is inquiring about the way to configure the TV.
A staple topic of daily Spanish conversation is talking about family members. Therefore, it’s important to refer to member of our own and other people’s families. To complete this quiz, you’ll have to fill in the translations for the Spanish vocabulary provided for direct family members, extended family, and in-laws.
You will be presented with a word with a blank for its corresponding translation. Make sure to add the correctly spelled word along with any accents it may have.
Calor and caliente are often confused by Spanish learners since they both mean hot. However, they’re not interchangeable! This short quiz will test your knowledge of using these two words correctly in various contexts.
For each question in this quiz, you'll be provided with several potential answers. Simply choose the correct answer by clicking on it or using the letters on your keyboard (e.g. 'A' or 'B' keys).
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La sopa está _____.
The soup is hot.
A
caliente
B
calor
Explanation: Caliente means ‘hot’, but it’s only applied as an adjective. In other words, it describes the temperature of something or someone.
Hoy está haciendo mucho _____.
Today is very hot.
A
calor
B
caliente
Explanation: When using hot to refer to talk about the weather, you must use ‘calor’. As an extra tip, mucho is a quantitative adjective that works with nouns.
¡Cuidado, las tazas están muy ______!
Careful, the cups are very hot!
A
calores
B
calientes
Explanation: In this example, we’re trying to describe what the temperature of the cups is. To do this, we need the adjective ‘caliente’. ‘Calor’ is a singular noun that cannot be pluralized.
Vamos por un helado, tengo _______.
Let’s go for an ice cream, I’m hot.
A
calor
B
caliente
Explanation: ‘Calor’ also refers to the physical feelings the weather causes on someone. Because in this example I’m saying how the weather makes me feel, the correct answer is ‘calor’.
¿Hace _____ en México?
Is it hot in Mexico?
A
caliente
B
calor
Explanation: Calor is a noun that we use in Spanish to talk about the weather of a certain place.
No hay agua _____.
There’s no hot water.
A
caliente
B
calientes
Explanation: Caliente is an adjective, meaning that it expresses the quality of a noun. In this case, that noun is water and ‘caliente’ describes its temperature.
¿Prefieres el _____ o el frío?
Do you prefer the warmth of the cold?
A
calor
B
caliente
Explanation: Calor is a noun related to the weather. For that reason, it can be preceded by a verb or an article.
Tómate este té. El _____ te va a ayudar.
Drink this tea. The heat is going to help you.
A
calor
B
caliente
Explanation: As a noun, calor is always preceded by a verb or an article. This example is not providing the quality of a noun. For that reason, we cannot use ‘caliente’.
¡Qué _____ hace!
It’s so hot.
A
calor
B
caliente
Explanation: Although ‘calor’ and ‘caliente’ mean ‘hot’, you must use calor when describing or talking about the weather.
Estos son los meses más _____ del año.
These are the hottest months of the year.
A
calientes
B
calor
Explanation: This sentence is explaining how the temperature of these months are. Calientes is the right answer because it’s a descriptive adjective. Notice that ‘meses’ is plural, so the adjective must reflect this information.
Preterite vs imperfectis one of the most challenging topics for many Spanish learners. For that reason, in this preterite vs imperfect quiz, you’ll find 15 sentences that must be conjugated either to the preterite or the imperfect tense.
Heads-up: since translating can make your task more difficult, this quiz will not contain any translations. Instead, check the time markers and the message that each sentence is trying to convey and, based on that, choose the right tense. If you need some practice first, take the easy preterite vs imperfect quiz here.
You will be presented with a sentence with a blank for the verb that is needed to be added to complete the sentence. Make sure to add the correctly conjugated verb along with any accents it may have.
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Juan (cumplir) años la semana pasada.
Explanation: Although they may repeat over time, birthdays, graduations, weddings, holidays, and celebrations are events that take place on specific dates. Because their beginning and ending is clear, you need to use the preterite tense.
Colleen y Samantha (ir) a un país diferente cada año.
Explanation: Cada año (every year) is a common time marker that we use to talk about habits and routines in the past. As a result, it’s followed by the imperfect tense. In this case, the sentence conveys that Colleen and Samantha used to go each year.
Cuando llegué, (ser) la una de la tarde.
Explanation: When telling the time in the past, you’re providing background information. As a result, you must use the imperfect tense. Remember that ‘ser’ is conjugated in the third person singular if the hour is 1:00 am/pm.
Julio, ¿ya (hacer) la tarea?
Explanation: ‘Ya’ means ‘already’ in Spanish and, as a time marker, it’s used to talk about finished actions. In this case, we’re asking Julio if he already did his homework.
El jueves pasado Kelly (traer) a su bebé.
El jueves pasado expresses that the action only took place at that moment. In this case, that action was Kelly bringing her baby. Since there’s a clear beginning and ending, the preterite is the tense you should use. In this tense, ‘traer’ is an irregular verb.
El año pasado (hacer) mucho calor.
Explanation: In this sentence, we’re describing how the weather was at a specific moment ion time (last year). As a result, we use the preterite tense. Keep in mind that hacer is an irregular verb.
Cuando éramos niños no (hacer) tanto calor.
Explanation: When describing how the weather was over a long and non-specific period of time, you use the imperfect tense. Cuando éramos niños is not a specific time marker, which indicates that we’re portraying how things were during that time.
Ese sábado Tony (ir) al cine con sus amigos.
Explanation: The time marker in this sentence conveys that the action was completed on that date. In other words, it expresses that Tony went to the movies on that specific day. Therefore, ‘ir’ should be conjugated in the preterite tense.
El cine (estar) en el centro.
Explanation: The imperfect tense allows you to describe how things or people used to be in the past. This includes explaining where things were located. Notice that this sentence doesn’t have a time marker because we don’t know when the movie theater changed locations.
Yo (tener) quince años cuando te conocí.
Explanation: One of the most common uses of the imperfect tense is to say someone’s age. This type of information provides background context about the past. For this reason, in this example, tenía is the correct answer.
Antes, mis hermanos y yo (comer) muchos dulces.
Explanation: ‘Antes’ (before) is a time maker that refers to a long and unspecified period of time. This information is reinforced by using a verb in the imperfect form, which allows me to express that me and my brothers used to eat candies for a long time.
¿Cuánto tiempo (vivir) Carlos y Karen en Madrid?
Explanation: The preterite tense in Spanish refers to actions that occurred over a specific amount of time. ¿Cuánto tiempo…? is a question that looks for a specific answer, as a result, in this example we use the preterite to express the amount of time those people lived in Madrid.
Martha y Janeatte (empezar) a trabajar aquí en 1990.
Explanation: Past actions that have a clear beginning must use the preterite tense. Since it’s clear when Martha and Janeatte started working, the verb should be conjugated to the preterite.
Lee me (decir) que (estar) muy cansada.
Explanation: Because feelings don’t have a clear beginning or ending, we use the imperfect tense to talk about them. On the other hand, decir must be conjugated in preterite because the action is finished. I wouldn’t know that Lee was feeling bad unless he told me that information.
Alice y Peter se (parecer) mucho cuando eran niños.
Explanation: This example describes how Alice and Peter used to be when they were children. This is a long period of time with no specific ending or beginning. As a result, the verb must be conjugated in the imperfect tense.
Quiz Results
Question
Answer Given
Correct Answer
Juan (cumplir) _____ años la semana pasada.
Colleen y Samantha (ir) ______ a un país diferente cada año.
Cuando llegué, (ser)______ la una de la tarde.
Julio, ¿ya (hacer) ______ la tarea?
El jueves pasado Kelly (traer) _______ a su bebé.
El año pasado (hacer) ______ mucho calor.
Cuando éramos niños no (hacer) ______ tanto calor.
Ese sábado Tony (ir) _____ al cine con sus amigos.
El cine (estar) ____ en el centro.
Yo (tener) _____ quince años cuando te conocí.
Antes, mis hermanos y yo (comer) _______ muchos dulces.
¿Cuánto tiempo (vivir) _____ Carlos y Karen en Madrid?
Martha y Janeatte (empezar) _____ a trabajar aquí en 1990.
Lee me (decir) ___ que (estar) _____ muy cansada.
Alice y Peter se (parecer) ______ mucho cuando eran niños.
Knowing when to use the preterite or imperfect is key to talking about the past in Spanish. The goal of this preterite vs imperfect quiz is to help you get familiar with the situations that trigger one conjugation or the other.
Preterite vs Imperfect Quiz
You’ll be given some sentences and two potential answers. Your job is to choose the correct conjugation for each sentence. If needed, you can use this guide on preterite vs imperfect to check the difference between these tenses.
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En 1995, Lucía y yo ______ Argentina.
A
visitábamos
B
visitamos
Explanation: Unless it’s a recurring action, when talking about traveling in the past you’ll use the preterite tense. In this example, the time marker communicates exactly when this action took place.
Ese día, mis amigos ______ a desayunar al mercado.
A
iban
B
fueron
Explanation: Ese día indicates when the action occurred in the past. In this case, we’re talking about a concrete action that my friends did on that date.
De niños, a nosotros _____ mucho los dulces.
A
nos gustaron
B
nos gustaban
Explanation: Time markers that refer to your childhood are not precise. In other words, they don’t say exactly when an action began or ended. As a result, they’re triggers forto the imperfect tense.
El mercado ____ en el centro de la ciudad.
A
estaba
B
estuvo
Explanation: This example describes where something was located in the past. Since this is background information, you must use the imperfect tense.
Tú ______ a Juan el año pasado.
A
conociste
B
conocías
Explanation: ‘El año pasado’ is a specific time marker that triggers the preterite. Meeting Juan is a finished past action, meaning that you cannot change it.
Ustedes ____ todos los lunes.
A
estudiaban
B
estudiaron
Explanation: Todos los lunes, and similar time markers, refer to habits. In this example, such a habit was ‘studying Spanish’. Since the imperfect tense refers to past habits and routines, you must use estudiaban.
El edificio _____ grande y viejo.
A
era
B
fue
Explanation: The imperfect tense allows you to provide a description of how things used to be in the past. Because in this example you’re describing how the building was, you need to conjugate the verb in the imperfect tense.
El restaurante _____ muy lleno cuando _____.
A
fue / llegamos
B
estaba / llegamos
Explanation: The imperfect tense is used when providing background information about the past. In this case, how the restaurant was. The preterite, on the other hand, communicates what happened.
¿Dónde _____ mi teléfono?
A
ponías
B
pusiste
Explanation: Even though it doesn’t have time markers, this example refers to a one-time past action. If you choose the imperfect tense answer (‘ponías’), you’d imply that this person used to repeatedly misplace your phone over a long period of time.
Mi hermano ______ con Angélica.
A
se casaba
B
se casó
Explanation: Casarse is a complex action that people do a few times during their lifetime. Since it’s very specific, ‘casarse’ is always conjugated in the preterite tense.
¿Cuántos años _____ Yolanda en 1993?
A
tuvo
B
tenía
Explanation: In Spanish, we always use the imperfect tense to talk about age.
Hace dos años ____ a Vancouver. La ciudad ____ muy bonita.
A
fui / era
B
iba / era
Explanation: Hace dos años is a concise time marker, as a result, it must be followed by the preterite tense. On the other hand, the imperfect provides details about that past action. In this situation, it describes how the city was.
Mi abuelo siempre me ____ que tenía que estudiar.
A
dijo
B
decía
Explanation: Siempre is one of the time markers that triggers the imperfect in Spanish. Decía implies that your grandpa used to give you this advice all the time.
¿A qué hora ____ el paquete?
A
llegaba
B
llegó
Explanation: Llegó implies that this action (the arrival of the package) is a one-time action that is completed in the past. Choosing the imperfect tense would have implied that you received the same package on a regular basis.
Cuando eras niña, no _____ esa película.
A
te gustó
B
te gustaba
Explanation: Time markers that talk about your childhood trigger the imperfect tense because they do not have a specific ending or beginning. As a result, in this example, te gustaba is the right answer.
Quiz Results
Question
Answer Given
Correct Answer
En 1995, Lucía y yo ______ Argentina.
Ese día, mis amigos ______ a desayunar al mercado.
De niños, a nosotros _____ mucho los dulces.
El mercado ____ en el centro de la ciudad.
Tú ______ a Juan el año pasado.
Ustedes ____ todos los lunes.
El edificio _____ grande y viejo.
El restaurante _____ muy lleno cuando _____.
¿Dónde _____ mi teléfono?
Mi hermano ______ con Angélica.
¿Cuántos años _____ Yolanda en 1993?
Hace dos años ____ a Vancouver. La ciudad ____ muy bonita.
Mi abuelo siempre me ____ que tenía que estudiar.
¿A qué hora ____ el paquete?
Cuando eras niña, no _____ esa película.
Notes for the Preterite and Imperfect Tense
Here is a summary with the differences between the imperfect and the Spanish preterite.
The preterite has many irregular verbs, whereas the imperfect only has three.
Use the imperfect to talk about an ongoing action or event that was interrupted in the past.
The preterite is a “perfect” tense, meaning that it refers to finished activities. In other words, you can pinpoint when something happened.
The imperfect Spanish tense describes how places, people, or things used to be.
When talking about actions, the imperfect refers to routines you used to do.
The preterite works with specific dates or adverbs that convey exactly when an action took place.
You can find more thorough information about this lesson, feel free to check this guide on preterite vs imperfect.
If you’re ready to test your knowledge, take this preterite and imperfect practice quiz.
Numbers in Spanish are used in many daily life activities! Because of that, the following test is meant to help you practice your numbers. You can also check out my article if you need a refresher on Spanish Numbers.
Here is what you need to do. Look at the amounts on the left and transform them to words!
Easy, isn’t it? Now, don’t forget that some numbers in Spanish agree in number and gender with the noun. So, make sure you pay close attention to each amount because I’ll definitely test your knowledge on Spanish gender as well.
That said, you just have to worry about transforming the number into feminine or masculine as needed. For example, the correct way to write down 1000 sillas would be mil sillas.
Test your knowledge of regular and irregular Spanish Past Participles with this quiz.
Based on the context, fill in the blanks with the correct past participle verb. Pasados participios are important words that can be used to conjugate compound tenses, but also as adjectives to describe people and objects.
Since these words are important, in this 10 question quiz, you’ll get to practice both regular and irregular past participles. Each of these questions will have the verb in parentheses that you need to conjugate in past participle form. If you’re still struggling with this topic, I encourage you to check our guide on Past Participles in Spanish before taking this test.
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¿Sabes si la tienda está (abrir)?
Do you know if the store is open?
As adjectives, past participles in Spanish are used to describe something or someone’s characteristics. However, in this case, the past participle needs to agree with the noun in gender and number. 'Abierta' is an irregular past participle and it describes a singular feminine noun (tienda).
Mis amigos y yo hemos (oír) que la maestra no va a venir.
My friends and I have heard that the teacher is not coming.
When combined with the verb ‘haber’, past participles are used to build Spanish compound tenses. -IR regular participles are built by adding ‘-ido’ to the stem. However, if like in this case, the stem ends with a vowel, you need to add an accent mark to -ído.
No me he (poner) los aretes que me regalaste.
I haven’t worn the earrings that you gave me.
When combined with ‘haber’, past participles are used to conjugate compound tenses. Since in this case they’re not adjectives, los pasados participios don’t need to agree in gender and number with the noun. Puesto is the irregular past participle of ‘poner’.
No he hecho el proyecto porque las computadoras están (descomponer)
I haven’t done the project because the computers are broken.
If used to describe things or people, the past participle will have plural or feminine form depending on the noun it’s referring to. Descompuestas describes plural feminine objects (computadoras). Notice that ‘descomponer' is formed with the suffix ‘poner’, so this verb will have the same irregularities as ‘poner’.
Chicos, ¿ya han (probar) las galletas de Lola? ¡Están deliciosas!
Guys, have you tried Lola’s cookies? They’re delicious!
The past participle for regular -AR verbs is formed by adding ‘-ado’ to the verb stem. In this case, probado is used to build compound tenses.
Mis hermanos y yo no hemos (tener) mascotas.
My brothers and I haven’t had pets.
To form past participles for regular -ER verbs, you need to add - ‘ido’ to the verb stem. As a result, 'tenido' is the past participle form of ‘tener’.
La verdad la fiesta estuvo muy (aburrir).
To be honest, the party was very boring.
In this case, the past participle is working as an adjective since it’s describing how the party was. La fiesta is a feminine singular noun, as a result, 'aburrida' is the correct past participle for this case.
Caroline y Peter siguen (enojar) conmigo.
Caroline and Peter are still upset with me.
In this example, the past participle is providing information about Caroline and Peter’s feelings. Since it’s working as an adjective, we need to make sure that it agrees in number and gender with the noun. “Caroline and Peter” is a plural, mixed group, so in this case, enojados is the corresponding past participle.
Fernanda no ha (leer) este libro.
Fernanda has not read that book.
Regular -ER participles are built by adding ‘-ido’ to the stem. But since in this case our stem (‘le’) ends with a vowel, we need to add an accent mark to the participle ending. As a result, leído is the past participle form of ‘leer’.
Jossie y Laura estarán muy (ocupar) la semana que viene.
Jossie and Laura will be very busy next week.
‘Ocupar’ has a regular past participle. This means that you only need to remove the -AR ending and add the corresponding ending. Keep in mind that, in this case, the past participle is acting as an adjective (busy), but this is synonymous with ‘occupied’. So, since we’re talking about a group of women, we need to use ocupadas.
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¿Sabes si la tienda está _____ (abrir)?
Mis amigos y yo hemos __ (oír) que la maestra no va a venir.
No me he ___ (poner) los aretes que me regalaste.
No he hecho el proyecto porque las computadoras están ______ (descomponer)
Chicos, ¿ya han ____ (probar) las galletas de Lola? ¡Están deliciosas!
Mis hermanos y yo no hemos _____ (tener) mascotas.
La verdad la fiesta estuvo muy ____ (aburrir).
Caroline y Peter siguen _____ (enojar) conmigo.
Fernanda no ha _____ (leer) este libro.
Jossie y Laura estarán muy ______ (ocupar) la semana que viene.
Based on the context, fill in the blanks with the correct present tense conjugation. Remember that to create this tense, you need to follow the structure haber + participle. So, make sure you identify the subject of the sentence so you can conjugate your sentences properly. If you’re still struggling with this tense, I encourage you to learn more about Spanish present perfect tense.
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Yo ya (ver) esta película tres veces.
I have already seen this movie three times.
Spanish present perfect helps you express how many times you have done something. He is the conjugation of ‘haber’ for the first person singular (yo). Visto is the irregular past participle of ‘ver’.
Claudia, Laura y Polly (mudarse) a España.
Claudia, Laura and Polly have moved to Spain.
To conjugate reflexive verbs, such as ‘mudarse’ to the present perfect tense, you always need to place the reflexive pronoun before ‘haber’. In this case, we’re talking about a group of people, so ‘haber’ will be conjugated to the third person plural (han).
Sue, ¿no le (decir) nada a Rosy?
Sue, haven’t you said anything to Rosy?
Spanish present perfect is used to talk about past actions that have not ended. At this moment, Sue hasn’t said anything to Rosy, but she still has the opportunity to do so. Has is the conjugation for ‘tú’ and ‘dicho’ is the past participle form of ‘decir’.
Hanna (vivir) aquí desde hace dos años.
Hanna has lived here for two years.
Presente perfecto is used to talk about actions that started at some point in the past and that still continue in the present. By using present perfect in our example, we’re implying that Hanna started living in that place at some point in the past and still lives there. Ha is the conjugation for the third person singular and vivido is the past participle for ‘vivir’.
Yo nunca (estar) en París, ¿tú sí?
I have never been to Paris, have you?
Spanish present perfect is used to talk about someone’s life experiences. In this context, it can work with time markers such as nunca, ya and todavía. ‘Estado’ is the past participle form of ‘estar’ and he is the corresponding conjugation for yo.
Jossie todavía no (desayunar).
Jossie hasn’t had breakfast yet
Todavía is a time marker that triggers the Spanish present perfect tense. This is because ‘todavía’ implies that an action is still relevant to the present or that it isn’t over yet. Our example expresses that, for some reason, Jossie hasn’t had breakfast, but she will at some point.
Nancy, ¿por qué no (cambiarse)? Se nos va a hacer tarde
Nancy, why haven't you changed? We’re going to be late
Present perfect in Spanish is built with haber + past participle. When using a reflexive verb, you need to place the reflexive pronoun before ‘haber’. Make sure to choose the correct pronoun for the subject of the sentence. Since we’re addressing Nancy (tú), we need to use the reflexive pronoun te.
Oigan, chicos, ¿ (hablar) con Alice?
Hey, guys, have you talked to Alice?
To create the Spanish present perfect, you need to use the formula haber + past participle. Since in this example the subject is a group of people, we need to use the third person plural conjugation han. ‘Hablado’ is the past participle form of ‘hablar’.
Molly no (abrir) sus regalos.
Molly hasn’t opened her present yet
When using Spanish present perfect, we’re implying that an action has not ended yet. By using this tense, we’re expressing that the action is not completed because Molly hasn’t opened her presents. Abierto is the irregular participle form of ‘abrir’.
Chicos, ¿qué es lo más loco que (hacer)?
Guys, what’s the craziest thing that you have ever done?
We use ‘presente perfecto’ to talk or ask about a person’s past experiences. In this case, we use this tense because the action of creating new experiences is not over yet. Han is the conjugation of ‘haber’ for the third person plural and hecho is the irregular past participle form of ‘hacer’.
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Yo ya _____ (ver) esta película tres veces.
Claudia, Laura y Polly _______ (mudarse) a España.
Sue, ¿no le _____ (decir) nada a Rosy?
Hanna ____ (vivir) aquí desde hace dos años.
Yo nunca _____ (estar) en París, ¿tú sí?
Jossie todavía no _________ (desayunar).
Nancy, ¿por qué no _______ (cambiarse)? Se nos va a hacer tarde
Given the sentence, fill in the blanks with the correct gerund. This 10-question Spanish quiz is meant to help you practice gerunds. If you’re still not sure of how to form gerunds, check this guide before taking your quiz.
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Susana y yo estamos (ver) la tele.
Susana and I have been watching TV
Ver is a verb with spelling changes. This is reflected in its gerund form viendo. Notice that the fact that the subject is plural (Susana and I) doesn’t affect the conjugation of ‘ver’.
Estoy muy cansada, seguiré (leer) mañana
I’m very tired, I’ll keep reading tomorrow.
Seguir + gerund is used to talk about actions that are still being performed or will keep happening. -yendo is the gerund ending for verbs that have a vowel before their ending (just like ‘leer’).
Mis hermanos están (dormir)
My brothers are sleeping
By using ‘estar’ + gerund we express that the action of by brothers sleeping is happening right now. Notice that ‘dormir’ is a verb with spelling changes that are reflected in its gerund form.
Yo llevo (vivir) aquí tres meses
I have been living here for 3 months
-iendo is the gerund ending for -IR verbs. As a result, ‘viviendo’ is the gerund of ‘vivir’. Notice that the structure llevar + gerund is used to explain how long an action has been performed.
Saúl está (bañarse)
Saul is taking a shower
When working with reflexive verbs such as bañarse, the reflexive pronoun can be attached to the gerund bañándose. Notice that the reflexive pronoun needs to match the subject of the action. In this case, ‘se’ is the reflexive pronoun for the third person singular (Saúl).
No sigas (cocinar), ven a descansar
Don’t keep cooking, come take a break
-ando is the gerund ending for -AR verbs. So, cocinando is the gerund form of ‘cocinar’. Unlike other conjugations, gerunds don’t need to match the gender and number of the subject.
¡Córrele! Mi papá se está (irse)
Hurry! My dad is leaving
Yendo is the irregular gerund of ‘ir’. Since we’re working with the reflexive verb ‘irse’, we can place the pronoun before the conjugated verb (estar). When working with pronouns and gerunds, the pronoun can be attached to the gerund or before the conjugated verb just like we did in this case.
¿Qué estabas (decir) ayer?
What were you saying yesterday?
-iendo is the gerund ending for -IR verbs. Since decir has spelling changes (‘e’ changes to ‘i’, the gerund will be diciendo. Notice that, despite the subject being plural, diciendo remains the same.
Marianne está (estudiar) español los sábados
Marianne is studying Spanish on Saturdays
We use gerunds to talk about continuous or progressive actions. In this case, the action of Marianne studying Spanish is still occurring. -ando is the gerund ending for -AR verbs.
Phil y Lorena han estado (preguntar) por ti
Phil and Lorena have been asking for you
When working with gerunds, you can conjugate ‘estar’ to any tense that you need. Preguntando is the gerund for ‘preguntar’.
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Susana y yo estamos _____(ver) la tele.
Estoy muy cansada, seguiré ____ (leer) mañana
Mis hermanos están _____ (dormir)
Yo llevo _____ (vivir) aquí tres meses
Saúl está _____ (bañarse)
No sigas _____ (cocinar), ven a descansar
¡Córrele! Mi papá se está _____ (irse)
¿Qué estabas ______ (decir) ayer?
Marianne está ____ (estudiar) español los sábados
Phil y Lorena han estado ______ (preguntar) por ti
Given the sentence, fill in the blanks with the correct verb saber or conocer. Make sure to conjugate the right verb based on the context provided.This 10 question Spanish quiz is meant to help you practice the difference between saber and conocer. In Spanish, saber and conocer are easily confused because they both mean ‘to know’. However, each verb needs to be used in different situations. In this resource, you can learn or review the difference between ‘saber’ and ‘conocer’ in Spanish.
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¿(Tú) a la hermana de Miguel?
Do you know Miguel’s sister?
In Spanish, when talking about meeting or being acquainted with someone, we use the verb conocer. In this example, conoces is the conjugation of ‘tú’.
¿(Ustedes) cómo llegar a la casa de Leah?
Do you guys know how to get to Leah’s house
Saber is used to express that a person has some knowledge about a certain topic or situation. In this case, the directions to Leah’s house. Saben is the correct conjugation for ustedes.
Nosotros un poco de español
We know a lit bit of Spanish
In Spanish, sabemos can be used to explain the degree of knowledge that a person has on certain subjects such as languages. You can measure this knowledge with intensifiers such as mucho, poco, nada.
Yo no México
I don’t know Mexico
Conocer is used to talk about the places or people that you know or have visited. Since in this example we’re referring to Mexico, you need to use the verb conocer. Notice that in the first person singular, conocer has some conjugation irregularities.
Laura no hacer galletas
Laura doesn’t know how to make cookies
In Spanish, saber is also used to express people’s abilities or capabilities to do something. In this case, making cookies. Sabe is the present conjugation for Él and Ella.
¿Tú de quién es este paquete?
Do you know whose package this is?
When asking if people know or are aware of certain information (the owner of the package), we use the verb saber. Sabes is the present tense conjugation for tú.
Paola, ¿ya a mi novio?
Paola, have you already met my boyfriend?
When referring to places or people we know, you need to use the verb conocer. Conociste is the preterite conjugation for tú.
Y, ¿ustedes cuándo se ?
When did you guys meet?
In Spanish, conocer is translated as ‘to meet’. As a result, it’s used to talk about knowing or meeting a person for the first time. Conocieron is the past tense conjugation for ‘ustedes’.
Charlie, ¿(imperfecto) que hoy teníamos examen de español?
Charlie, did you know that we have a Spanish quiz today?
Saber can be also used to ask if people are aware or know certain information. In this example, we want to know if Charlie knew about the Spanish quiz. We use imperfect tense because it’s not clear if the quiz already took place.
¿(Tú) quién es Brad Pitt?
Do you know who Brad Pitt is?
When talking about knowing celebrities, we use the verb saber since ‘conocer’ expresses that you actually have met this person. If you actually met Brad Pitt, you can use conocer.
Elizabeth cocinar muy bien
Elizabeth can cook very well
In addition to expressing knowledge, saber is also used to talk about people’s abilities or capabilities to do something. As a result, when expressing that Elizabeth is able to cook very well, we use the verb saber.
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¿(Tú) ______ a la hermana de Miguel?
¿(Ustedes) _______ cómo llegar a la casa de Leah?
Nosotros ______ un poco de español
Yo no ______ México
Laura no ____ hacer galletas
¿Tú _____ de quién es este paquete?
Paola, ¿ya ______ a mi novio?
Y, ¿ustedes cuándo se ______?
Charlie, ¿(imperfecto) _____ que hoy teníamos examen de español?
This is a 10 question Spanish quiz to practice telling the time that is meant to help you practice the structures, vocabulary, and conjugations that you need to know to tell the time in Spanish. If you’re still confused about this topic, you could start by checking this guide on how to tell time in Spanish.
Based on the sentence provided, choose the correct translation to complete each question. Make sure to read the option carefully since at first glance they might look very similar.
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It was 10:55 when Juan arrived.
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Cuando Juan llegó, son las diez cincuenta y cinco.
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Cuando Juan llegó, eran las diez cincuenta y cinco.
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Cuando Juan llegó, es la diez cincuenta y cinco.
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Cuando Juan llegó, fueron las diez cincuenta y cinco.
Telling the time in the past provides you with background information about a specific action or event (Juan arrived). As a result, you need to conjugate the verb ser in the imperfect tense.
It’s four thirty five.
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Son la cuatro treinta y cinco.
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Son las cuatro treinta y cinco.
C
Son las cuatro menos veinticinco.
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Es la cuatro treinta y cinco.
In Spanish, aside from 1 am/pm and some vocabulary, most hours of the day are plural. This means that the verb ser needs to be conjugated in plural form and you also need to use ‘las’, a feminine plural definite article.
It’s three in the afternoon.
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Son las tres de la tarde.
B
Son las tres de la mañana.
C
Son las tres en la tarde.
D
Es las tres de la tarde.
De la tarde is the direct translation of ‘in the afternoon’. If you need to be more precise when telling time in Spanish, you can add the part of the day.
My Spanish class finishes at 11:00 in the morning.
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Mi clase de español son a las once.
B
Mi clase de español son a las once de la mañana.
C
Mi clase de español es once de la mañana.
D
Mi clase de español termina a las once de la mañana.
In Spanish, telling time and mentioning the time when an activity occurred (the end of my Spanish class) are not the same. When telling time you need to use ser. However, if you’re talking about an activity you need to use a verb that describes that event. Since in this case I want to express when my class was over, I used the verb terminar (finish).
Wake up! It’s eight twenty five.
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¡Despierta! Fueron las ocho y veinticinco.
B
¡Despierta! Son la ocho y veinticinco.
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¡Despierta! Son las ocho y veinticinco.
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¡Despierta! Es la ocho veinticinco.
In Spanish, you can use the conjunction ‘y’ to add minutes when telling the time. Remember that aside from 1am/pm and some time-related vocabulary, all hours work with plural elements: ser conjugated in plural form (son) and a feminine plural definite article (las).
It’s 20 minutes to 1.
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Son las doce menos veinte.
B
Es la una veinte.
C
Son las doce y cuarto.
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Es la una menos veinte.
In Spanish, we use the word menos to express the remaining minutes until the next hour. This example expresses that there are twenty minutes left until 1, in other words, it’s 12:40. Keep in mind that menos only works after the 30 minute mark.
It’s one in the afternoon.
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Son la una de la tarde.
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Es las unas de la tarde.
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Fue la una.
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Es la una de la tarde.
In Spanish, 1am/pm is a singular hour. This means that ser needs to be conjugated in the third-singular person (es) and that you need to use la a singular feminine definite article.
Sandy, it’s two thirty.
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Sandy, son las dos y media.
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Sandy, son doce y media.
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Sandy, es las dos y treinta.
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Sandy, son las dos menos treinta.
In Spanish, we use media to replace the number thirty (treinta). ‘Media’ is translated as ‘half’. In this case, the expressions ‘son las dos y media’ and ‘son las dos treinta’ are the same and interchangeable.
The store closes at five in the afternoon.
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La tienda es a las cinco de la tarde.
B
La tienda cierra a las cinco de la tarde.
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Mi cita es a la cinco de la tarde.
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La tienda es cinco de la tarde.
When telling the time when an activity took place, you don’t need to use the verb ser. In fact, in this context, you need to use a verb that describes the action or event that you’re talking about. In this previous example, I want to inform the time when the store closes. Thus, I use the verb cerrar.
It’s ten minutes until six.
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Son las seis menos diez.
B
Es la seis menos diez.
C
Son las siete diez.
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Son las seis y diez.
Menos is used to express the remaining minutes until the next hour. In this example, menos expresses that there are 10 minutes before it’s 6. ‘Menos’ is very popular in conversational Spanish.
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It was 10:55 when Juan arrived.
It’s four thirty five.
It’s three in the afternoon.
My Spanish class finishes at 11:00 in the morning.
Given the sentence, fill in the blanks with the correct Spanish preterite tense conjugation. This 15 question Spanish quiz is meant to help you practice both regular and irregular conjugations in the preterite tense. The Spanish preterite tense is used to talk about completed actions that have a clear ending or starting point. In this resource, you can check both how to conjugate verbs in the preterite tense as well as when to use this tense.
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Emma maestra de inglés en España
Emma was an English teacher in Spain (ser)
Ser is used to talk about people’s past professions. In the preterite tense, ‘ser’ is an irregular verb and its conjugation for the third person (She/He) is fue.
La semana pasada, Charlie al cine con Claudia
Last week, Charlie went to the movies with Claudia (ir)
In the preterite tense, ser and ir share the same conjugation, but ‘ir’ is still used to talk about movement while ‘ser’ talks about profession, nationality and people’s characteristics. The conjugation for the third singular person (She/He) is fue.
Ayer mi vestido rojo
Yesterday I wore my red dress (ponerse)
Just like in the present tense, ponerse is also irregular in the preterite tense. Notice that reflexive verbs follow the same conjugation rules as non-reflexive verbs. Me puse is the conjugation for yo since it was me who performed the action on myself.
Mis papás años en abril
My parents had their birthdays in April (cumplir)
In Spanish, the expression cumplir años means ‘to have a birthday’. Cumplir is a regular verb, as a result, you just need to add the proper ending to the verb’s root. In this case, mis papás (plural) use the ending -ieron (cumplieron)
Lydia no hoy
Lydia did not have breakfast today (desayunar)
Preterite tense talks about completed actions with a clear starting or ending point. This is indicated with a time expression, in this case, hoy. So, in this case, desayunar needs to be conjugated in the past tense because the action has already finished. Desayunó is the regular conjugation for the third person singular (she/he).
Mike, ¿ la basura?
Mike, did you take the trash out? (sacar)
‘Sacaste’ is the preterite conjugation for the second person singular (tú). Notice that sacar has some irregularities if used with the person yo. Since I’m assuming that the action is completed (taking the trash out), I need to conjugate the verb in the preterite tense.
Zoe ya su tarea de español
Zoe already finished her Spanish homework (terminar)
Ya (already) is one of the most common time expressions that triggers preterite in Spanish. Also, terminar is a regular verb, as a result, you just need to add the regular ending for verbs with -ar ending. For the third singular person (Zoe) would be terminó.
Ayer en la noche a mi perro a caminar
Last night I took my dog out for a walk (sacar)
When it comes to the first person singular (Yo), sacar has some spelling irregularities that are meant to preserve the pronunciation of this word. So, in this case, the conjugation for this verb is saqué. This irregularity is present in all verbs that end with ‘-car’ (tocar, sacar, buscar, explicar, etc).
¿Sabes a dónde mis papás?
Do you know where my parents went? (ir)
In the preterite tense, ir shares the same conjugation as ser. However, ir expresses movement or to go to a certain place. Fueron is the conjugation for the person ‘ellos’ (my parents).
Anna y Maya el año pasado
Anna and Maya got married last year (casarse)
In Spanish, the preterite tense talks about actions that have a clear ending or starting point which we indicate with time markers such as el año pasado. Since this point in time is clearly defined, the verb ‘casarse’ needs to be conjugated in the preterite. Casarse means to get married and its preterite conjugation for this case is se casaron.
Mamá, no qué decirle a la vecina
Mom, I did not know what to say to the neighbor (saber)
In the preterite tense, saber is an irregular verb. As a result, its root changes to ‘sup-’. In this case, the correct conjugation for the first person singular (Yo) is supe.
Mis amigos y yo no tener una fiesta de graduación
My friends and I did not want a graduation party (querer)
Querer is an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Although there is not a time expression in this example, a graduation party usually just happens once. Since this is a specific event that finished in the past, you need to use pretérito. Quisimos is the conjugation for ‘nosotros’ (my friends and I).
Ben, ¿qué le a Paola la semana pasada?
Ben, what did you tell Paola last week? (decir)
La semana pasada is a common expression that triggers preterite since it indicates a clear point in the past. Decir is an irregular in the preterite tense. In this example, the verb needs to be conjugated for the person ‘Tú’. As a result, dijiste is the correct answer.
El año pasado, en Argentina
Last year, I lived in Argentina (vivir)
The action (me living in Argentina) in this example has a clear ending: last year. Vivir follows a regular conjugation model in the preterite tense. As a result, you need to add the proper ending to the root (Yo viví). Notice that accents are an important part of some preterite conjugations.
Anoche mis hermanos con agua fría
Last night, my brothers showered with cold water (bañarse)
In the preterite tense, reflexive verbs follow the conjugation model of its non-reflexive verb. In this case, bañarse follows the conjugation that you would use with bañar, but you just need to make sure to add the proper reflexive pronoun. In this case, we’re talking about them (my brothers), so the correct conjugation is se bañaron.
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Emma ____ maestra de inglés en España
La semana pasada, Charlie _____ al cine con Claudia
Ayer _____ mi vestido rojo
Mis papás ____ años en abril
Lydia no ______ hoy
Mike, ¿_____ la basura?
Zoe ya ______ su tarea de español
Ayer ____ en la noche a mi perro a caminar
¿Sabes a dónde ______ mis papás?
Anna y Maya ______ el año pasado
Mamá, no _____ qué decirle a la vecina
Mis amigos y yo no _____ tener una fiesta de graduación
Given the sentence, fill in the blanks with the correct conjugation for each verb in the imperfect tense. This 15 question Spanish quiz is meant to help you practice verb conjugation in the imperfect tense. Many Spanish learners struggle to understand when to use the imperfect tense. If you still have doubts about the situations where you need to use this tense, check out when to use imperfect in Spanish.
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Todos los domingos, mi hermano y yo (visitar) a mis abuelos
Every Sunday, my brother and I visited our grandparents
Visitábamos is the conjugation for ‘nosotros’ (my brother and I). Imperfecto allows you to talk about your past routines and habits which in this case would be visiting our grandparents.
Cuando Susan era niña, no le (gustar) jugar con sus hermanas
When Susan was little, she didn’t like playing with her sisters
In Spanish, the imperfect tense is used to describe a person’s past feelings, likes and dislikes. Cuando is one of the most common time markers for the imperfect tense.
(Ser) las doce de la noche cuando llegamos a casa
It was midnight when we arrived home
One of the most common uses of the imperfect tense is to talk about time in the past tense. We use eran for most hours of the day with the exception of 1:00 and other nouns that indicate time such as mediodía or medianoche.
Esteban y Lucas (tener) trece años cuando se mudaron a Buenos Aires
Esteban and Lucas were thirteen years old when the moved to Buenos Aires
When mentioning your age in the past, you need to use the imperfect tense since this information is more contextual. Remember that in Spanish we use ‘tener’ for discussing age. Tenían is the correct conjugation for the person ‘ellos’ (Lucas and Esteban).
¿A qué escuela (ir) Lorena?
What school did Lorena go?
The imperfect tense allows you to talk about your past habits and routines such as going to school. Iba is the conjugation for the third person singular.
Antes, los niños no (ver) tanta televisión
Back then, the kids didn’t watch that much TV
Antes is one of the most common time markers for the imperfect tense. So, if a sentence starts with this word it’s very likely that you’ll need to conjugate your verbs in the imperfect tense. Additionally, this example is providing contextual information about how things were in the past.
Perdón, (yo - ir) a llamarte, pero mi celular se descargó
I was going to call you, but my phone ran out of charge
In Spanish, imperfecto is also used to talk about actions that you meant to do but, for some reason, you couldn’t perform. Usually, in these cases, we use verbs such as ir, querer or desear. ‘Iba’ is the conjugation for ‘yo’.
El día que nos conocimos, Matt no (llevar) sus lentes
The day we met, Matt wasn’t wearing his glasses
The imperfect provides details about the circumstances that surrounded an action. In this example, Matt not wearing his glasses is just contextual information, therefore, llevar needs to be conjugated in the imperfect tense.
Lucy y yo (ser) las más altas de la clase
Lucy and I were the tallest of the class
In order to describe people in the past, we need to use the imperfect tense. Éramos is the conjugated form of ‘ser’ for ‘nosotras’ (Lucy and I).
¿Se acuerdan que ustedes se (caer) mal en la escuela?
Do you remember that you guys didn’t like each other in school?
We use imperfecto to talk about actions whose ending and beginning are not clear. In this case, we have a rough idea when this behavior was taking place, but we don’t know exactly when it started or stopped. Caían is the imperfect conjugation for ‘ustedes’.
Creo que la cita (ser) a las tres de la tarde
I think the appointment was at three in the afternoon
In Spanish, we use the imperfect tense to say the time in the past. Although most hours use the plural conjugation, when preceded by the preposition ‘a’ you need to use ‘era’.
En mi clase de español del semestre pasado (haber) dos chicas alemanas
In my Spanish class from last semester there were two German girls
Imperfect is a tense that allows you to describe things in the past. In this case, the number of german students in your class. When talking about existence, haber always works in the singular form. As a result, the correct conjugation is había.
Cuando era niña, yo no (querer) idiomas
When I was little, I didn’t want to learn languages
Cuando is one of the most common time markers that triggers the imperfect tense. By using imperfecto in this example, we’re describing my past feelings about language learning.
Todos los domingos, Tom (comer) mucho chocolate
Every Sunday, Tom ate a lot of chocolate
We use the imperfect tense to talk about past habits and routines. In this case, eating chocolate was a routine that Tom did every Sunday. Comía is the conjugation for the third singular person.
Para llegar temprano a la escuela, Sandy (levantarse) a las seis de la mañana
In order to arrive early to school, Sandy woke up at six in the morning
Past routines and habits require you to use the imperfect tense since they’re activities that you don’t know when they started or finished. Se levantaba is the correct reflexive conjugation in the imperfect tense.
Quiz Results
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Todos los domingos, mi hermano y yo ______ (visitar) a mis abuelos
Cuando Susan era niña, no le ______ (gustar) jugar con sus hermanas
(Ser) _____ las doce de la noche cuando llegamos a casa
Esteban y Lucas _______ (tener) trece años cuando se mudaron a Buenos Aires
¿A qué escuela _____ (ir) Lorena?
Antes, los niños no _____ (ver) tanta televisión
Perdón, _____ (yo - ir) a llamarte, pero mi celular se descargó
El día que nos conocimos, Matt no _______ (llevar) sus lentes
Lucy y yo ________ (ser) las más altas de la clase
¿Se acuerdan que ustedes se _____ (caer) mal en la escuela?
Creo que la cita _____ (ser) a las tres de la tarde
En mi clase de español del semestre pasado ______ (haber) dos chicas alemanas
Cuando era niña, yo no _____ (querer) idiomas
Todos los domingos, Tom _____ (comer) mucho chocolate
Para llegar temprano a la escuela, Sandy ________ (levantarse) a las seis de la mañana
Desde and desde hace are two expressions that will help you measure time in Spanish. Since they look very similar, it’s easy to confuse them. In this quiz, you’ll find different exercises that will help you practice desde and desde hace in Spanish. Given the sentence, fill in the blank with ‘desde’ or ‘desde hace’. If you’re still struggling with these words, I encourage you to look at what’s the difference between ‘desde’ and ‘desde hace’ in Spanish.
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Estudio español dos años
I have studied Spanish for two years
Desde hace expresses the amount of time that a person has performed an action. In this case, it expresses how long I have been studying Spanish (two years). ‘Desde hace’ works with numbers.
No he visto a Sandra ayer
I haven’t seen Sandra since yesterday
Desde is the direct translation of ‘since’ and ‘as of’. As a result, this preposition focuses on the beginning or starting point of an action. In this example, ayer (yesterday) was the starting point of the action presented in the statement: the fact that I haven’t seen Sandra.
Me mudé a España 2010
I’ve lived in Spain since 2010
Desde is used to express when an action started. As a result, it can work with specific dates or nouns. In this example, 2010 is the starting point of the action moving to Spain.
Mario está enfermo dos semanas
Mario has been sick for two weeks
In Spanish, we use desde hace to express how long an action has been taking place or how long since an action took place. ‘Desde hace’ means ‘for’ in this context and it works with numbers and adverbs that help you measure the amount of time that has passed.
¿ cuándo empezaste a aprender español?
Since when did you start learning Spanish?
Desde can be used to ask people when an action started. To do so, ‘desde’ works with the word ‘cuándo’ and a verb in the past tense. Based on this example: preguntamos cuándo esta persona comenzó a estudiar español (when the person started to study Spanish).
Nosotros no hemos tenido vacaciones tres años
We haven’t had a vacation for three years
Desde hace allows you to express for how long you have or haven’t done something: in case, the amount of time that has passed since you went to the beach. You can indicate these periods of time with numbers or adverbial expressions.
que llegó de México, María está muy triste
Since she arrived from Mexico, Maria is very sad
In Spanish, desde means ‘since’, as a result, it’s used to express the moment when an action started. When combined with ‘que’, desde allows you to set another action or event as the starting point. In this case, ‘desde que llegó’ is the starting point of Maria’s sadness.
La película empezó tres horas
The movie started three hours ago
When working with the preterite tense, desde hace can be translated as ‘ago’. In this case, we’re still measuring and emphasizing the amount of time that has passed since the movie started: desde hace tres horas.
Lisa y Chloe no se han visto Navidad
Lisa and Chloe haven’t seen each other since Christmas
As a preposition that expresses when something began, desde can work with dates that can be presented in the form of numbers or nouns. In this example, Navidad is the date when Lisa and Chloe last saw each other.
No he comido carne dos meses
I haven’t eaten meat for two months
Desde hace measures and emphasizes the periods of time in which an action has been performed. In other words, express the amount of time that I haven’t eaten meat which will be dos meses.
¿ cuánto que no practicas Español?
For how long haven’t you practiced Spanish?
Desde hace measures specific amounts of time. So, if you want to ask a person how long they have (or haven’t) been doing an action, you’ll need to use the questioning word cuánto since it asks for quantitative things.
Me duele la cabeza ayer en la noche
I have had a headache since last night
Desde allows you to express when an action started. In this case, it will allow you to specify when your ‘dolor de cabeza’ (headache) started. In order to establish this starting point, desde works with nouns and with adverbs of time such as ayer, hoy and mañana.
mañana, Gabriel trabajará conmigo
As of tomorrow, Gabriel will be working with me
In Spanish, desde allows us to specify when an action took or will take place. Based on this example, we know that our starting point (when Gabriel starts working) will be ‘mañana’ (tomorrow). Desde works with nouns and adverbs, such as ‘mañana’, to establish the beginning of an action.
Melissa y yo somos amigas la secundaria
Melissa and I are friends since junior high
Desde works with nouns and adverbs to indicate when an action started. La secundaria (junior high) is a noun that I can use to mark the beginning of my friendship with Melissa.
Ustedes no han comido nada la mañana
You guys haven’t eaten anything since the morning
Desde + noun indicates when an action or event started. In this case, the action described in our statement began in the morning (la mañana). ‘Desde’ means since’.
¿ cuándo Paula y tú son amigas?
Since when Paula and you are friends?
Desde expresses when an action started. So, if you obtain this information from someone, you’ll need to use the questioning word cuándo which means ‘when’.
¿ cuánto vives en Guadalajara?
How long have you lived in Guadalajara?
Desde hace expresses how long an action has been performed. When using ‘desde hace’ for questions, you need to combine it with ‘cuánto’ since this word allows you to ask about quantitative things.
Tengo trabajando aquí 2005
I have been working here since 2005
2005 expresses the moment that the speaker started to work in this place. As a result, you need to complete your sentence with ‘desde’. This preposition works with dates and nouns.
Vanessa y Luis viven juntos cuatro semanas
Vanessa and Luis have lived together for four weeks
Cuatro semanas is the period of time that Vanessa and Luis have performed an action (living together). Since ‘desde hace’ is used to express amounts of time, you need to include it in your sentence. This time expression works with numbers and adverbial expressions that show how much time has passed.
No he comido pastel mi cumpleaños
I haven’t eaten any cake since my birthday
In Spanish, desde is used to mark when an action that continues in the present started. In this case, the beginning of ‘no he comido pastel’ is ‘mi cumpleaños’. In order to set the starting point of an action, desde works with nouns and dates.
Quiz Results
Question
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Correct Answer
Estudio español ______ dos años
No he visto a Sandra _____ ayer
Me mudé a España ____ 2010
Mario está enfermo ______ dos semanas
¿_____ cuándo empezaste a aprender español?
Nosotros no hemos tenido vacaciones ______ tres años
________ que llegó de México, María está muy triste
Given the sentence, fill in the blanks with the correct answer: muy, mucho, mucha, muchos, muchas. This 15 question Spanish quiz is meant to help you practice the difference between ‘muy’ and ‘mucho’.
Muy and mucho are Spanish words that are very easily confused by new and experienced learners. If you’re still struggling to understand when to use these words, check out the difference between muy and mucho.
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Mi hermana tiene perros
My sister has many dogs
Muchos is an adjective and it’s placed before the noun. It talks about a plurality in quantity and amounts. In this case, muchos expresses the amount of dogs that my sister has: many or a lot.
La película estuvo aburrida
The movie was very boring
As an adverb, muy goes before an adjective or a verb. ‘Muy’ allows you to intensify the action or characteristics presented. In the previous example, aburrida (boring) is the characteristic and it’s intensified by muy.
Vanessa y Lauren son agradables
Vanessa and Lauren are very nice
Muy intensifies the qualities presented by an adjective. Agradable is the adjective used to describe Vanessa and Lauren. ‘Muy’ can be translated as ‘very’.
En México, gente habla español
In Mexico, a lot of people speak Spanish
Mucha works with femine singular Spanish nouns and it expresses the quantity or amount of this noun. In this case, it talks about the amount of people that speak Spanish.
Mi novio es alto
My boyfriend is very tall
Alto is an adjective that we use to describe a person (my boyfriend). By placing muy before ‘alto’, we’re intensifying this quality.
Carla es tímida y no habla
Carla is shy and she doesn’t speak a lot
When placed after a verb, mucho works as an adverb and it doesn’t have a plural or feminine form since it’s qualifying an action. In this case, mucho expresses the amount of talking that Carla does.
Te dije veces que no me gusta el chocolate
I told you many times that I don’t like chocolate
In this case, muchas is placed before the feminine and plural noun ‘veces’. As a result, it’s expressing the amount of times that I said something.
Ayer me comí tacos
Yesterday I ate a lot of tacos
Muchos is used to express amounts and quantities. In this case, it helps us measure and express the amount of tacos that I ate. When it comes to talking about amounts, you can use an exact number or you can work with an adjective of quantity.
Tus primos comen rápido
Your cousins eat very fast
As an adverb, muy allows you to intensify how an action is being done. In this case, we describe that your cousins eat fast and we emphasize this caractheric by using ‘muy’.
No hablo bien español
I don’t speak Spanish very well
Muy works with both verbs and adjectives and intensifies how an action is done. In this example, the action is ‘hablar español’ and muy intensifies the fact that the subject is not very good at it.
El boleto de avión me costó dinero
The plane ticket costed me a lot of money
Mucho is an adjective that works with masculine singular nouns in Spanish. We use it to express the quantity of something. In this case, the amount of money.
Sandy viajaba cuando era joven
Sandy used to travel a lot when she was young
When placed after a verb, mucho qualifies an action. This example expresses the amount of times that Sandy used to travel. Since we don’t have an exact number of trips, we can just say mucho.
Te quiero
I love you very much
Unlike English, in Spanish there’s no structure such as ‘very much’. Instead, we only use mucho or muchísimo. Mucho expresses the degree or level with which an action is performed, in this case, we express the degree of ‘love’.
gracias por ayudarme con mi tarea
Thank you very much for helping me with my homework
Gracias is a feminine plural noun. As a result, you need to use muchas. Remember that muchas is an adjective that expresses amounts and quantities: in this case, your gratefulness.
En mi cumpleaños quiero flores
On my birthday, I want a lot of flowers
Muchas allows you to measure the amount of something. In this case, the quantity of flowers that I want for my birthday. Depending on the context, muchas can be translated as ‘many’ or ‘a lot of’.
Quiz Results
Question
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Mi hermana tiene ______ perros
La película estuvo _______ aburrida
Vanessa y Lauren son _____ agradables
En México, _____ gente habla español
Mi novio es ___ alto
Carla es tímida y no habla ______
Te dije _____ veces que no me gusta el chocolate
Ayer me comí _____ tacos
Tus primos comen _____ rápido
No hablo ____ bien español
El boleto de avión me costó _______ dinero
Sandy viajaba _____ cuando era joven
Te quiero _____
______ gracias por ayudarme con mi tarea
En mi cumpleaños quiero _____ flores
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Given the sentence, choose the correct answer. This 15 question Spanish quiz is meant to help you practice the conjunctions pero and sino.
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Me gusta el chocolate, _____ no el chocolate blanco
I like chocolate, but not white chocolate
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sino
B
pero
In Spanish, pero is used to add contrasting information or details to a previous statement. In this case, the speaker gives further details by saying that she or he likes chocolate but not white chocolate.
El examen no es mañana, _____ hasta el lunes
The exam is not tomorrow, but on Monday
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pero
B
sino
Sino adds more information and negates/corrects the statement presented before. In this example, we’re denying the statement “the test is tomorrow” and we correct it by saying the right date (Monday). Sino always works with negative sentences.
Sé español, ____ no hablo muy bien
I know Spanish, but I don’t speak very well
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pero
B
sino
We use pero to add opposite information to a previous statement. ‘...pero no hablo muy bien’ offers more details about the speaker’s performance in Spanish.
Clara es muy inteligente, _____ muy floja para estudiar
Clara is very smart, but she’s very lazy to study
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pero
B
sino
‘Pero es muy floja para estudiar’ not only is an opposite idea to the first statement, but also provides further information about Clara. In Spanish, ‘pero’ is used to connect two sentences with opposite ideas.
No puedo ayudarte hoy, _____ mañana
I can’t help you today, but rather tomorrow
A
pero
B
sino
Sino works with negative sentences and it denies and corrects the information presented. In this example, ‘...sino mañana’ negates and corrects the first part of the sentence.
No soy española, ____ mexicana
I’m not Spanish, but Mexican
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pero
B
sino
Sino works with negative sentences and it denies and corrects the information presented. In this case, not only I’m negating that I’m Spanish, but also I’m giving you further information and correcting you by saying ‘sino mexicana’.
Alex me invitó a su fiesta, _____ no fui
Alex invited me to her party, but I didn’t go
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sino
B
pero
We use pero to add opposite information to a previous statement. By using ‘pero no fui’ it’s adding extra details to the first piece of information.
Estoy enferma, _____ no es nada serio
I’m sick, but it’s nothing serious
A
sino
B
pero
In Spanish, pero is used to connect two sentences with opposite ideas. By adding ‘...pero no es nada serio’, we’re adding more information to the first sentence.
No cuesta 5 dólares, _____ 10
It doesn’t cost 5 dollars, but 10
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sino
B
pero
Sino works with negative sentences and it denies and corrects the information presented. In this case, I’m expressing that this object doesn’t cost 5 dollars and I give the correct information by adding ‘sino 10’.
No tengo mascotas, ____ me gustaría tener una
I don’t have pets, but I would like to have one
A
sino
B
pero
‘...pero me gustaría tener una’ not only is an opposite idea to the first statement (No tengo mascotas’, but also provides more information. In Spanish, ‘pero’ is used to connect two sentences with opposite ideas.
Esto no es café, _____ té
This is not coffee, but tea
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pero
B
sino
We use sino to connect, deny and correct negative statements. In this example, we’re expressing that this drink is not water.
No vine a ayudarte con tu trabajo, _____ a descansar
I didn’t come to help you with your work, but to rest
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sino
B
pero
We use sino to connect, deny, and correct negative statements. In this example, we’re expressing that the activity we came to do is not working.
Mi perro no es grande, ____ pequeño
My dog is not big, but small
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pero
B
sino
‘...sino pequeño’ not only denies that my dog’s size is big, but it also provides the correct information. In Spanish, sino works with negative sentences.
Quiero viajar por el mundo, ____ no tengo tiempo
I want to travel around the world, but I don’t have time
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pero
B
sino
In Spanish, pero is used to add contrasting information or details to a previous statement. In this case, by using pero we include the reason why we cannot travel right now.
Diviértanse, ______ tengan cuidado
Have fun, but take care of yourselves
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sino
B
pero
Pero is used to connecting two or more sentences with contrasting information. ‘Divertirse’ (have fun) and ‘tener cuidado’ (take care) can be perceived as contrasting statements.
Quiz Results
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Me gusta el chocolate, _____ no el chocolate blanco
El examen no es mañana, _____ hasta el lunes
Sé español, ____ no hablo muy bien
Clara es muy inteligente, _____ muy floja para estudiar
No puedo ayudarte hoy, _____ mañana
No soy española, ____ mexicana
Alex me invitó a su fiesta, _____ no fui
Estoy enferma, _____ no es nada serio
No cuesta 5 dólares, _____ 10
No tengo mascotas, ____ me gustaría tener una
Esto no es café, _____ té
No vine a ayudarte con tu trabajo, _____ a descansar
Mi perro no es grande, ____ pequeño
Quiero viajar por el mundo, ____ no tengo tiempo
Diviértanse, ______ tengan cuidado
Since they both can be translated as ‘but’, pero and sino are easy to confuse in Spanish. So, if you’re still struggling to understand these words as well as the contexts where you use them, check out what are the differences between pero and sino.
Given the sentence, fill in the blank with the correct Spanish possessive pronoun. This 10-question Spanish quiz is meant to help you practice Spanish possessive pronouns.
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Javier, ¿esa mochila es ?
Javier, is that backpack yours?
Spanish possessive pronouns replace a noun (possession) in a sentence and prevent you from sounding too repetitive. Tuya is replacing ‘mochila’, which is a feminine and singular noun.
Oigan, chicos, creo que este libro es
Hey, guys, I think that this book is yours
Suyo is the possessive pronoun for ‘ustedes’ (plural you) and it replaces this person’s possession. Suyo replaces ‘libro’ - a singular, masculine Spanish noun.
No te comas esas galletas, no son
Don’t eat those cookies, they’re not ours
Nuestras replaces the possession or property which in this case is ‘galletas’. Notice that ‘galletas’ is a feminine, plural noun. As a result, ‘nuestras’ needs to match these characteristics
La computadora azul es
The blue computer is mine
Mía is the possessive pronoun for ‘Yo’ (I) and it replaces this person’s possession. ‘Mía’ takes the place of a singular and feminine noun which in this case is ‘la computadora’.
Señora, creo que esta bolsa es
Madam, I think that is bag is yours
Suya takes the place of ‘bolsa’ - a singular, feminine noun. Suya is the possessive pronoun for ‘usted’ (formal you) and it replaces this person’s possession.
Giselle, ¿estos paraguas son ?
Giselle, are these umbrellas yours?
In this sentence, ‘paraguas’ (umbrellas) is the possession that we’re talking about. Tuyos is one of the possessive pronouns for ‘tú’ (informal you) and it replaces this person’s possessions. ‘Tuyos’ is the possessive pronoun that we use when replacing masculine and plural nouns.
Este lápiz no es
This pencil is not mine
Mío is the possessive pronoun for ‘Yo’ (I) and it replaces this person’s possession. ‘Mío’ takes the place of a singular and masculine noun which in this case is ‘el lápiz’.
Si quieres invitar a Clara, dile tú porque es amiga
If you want to invite Clara, tell her yourself because she’s a friend of yours
‘Tuya’ takes the place of a singular, feminine noun which in this case is ‘amiga’ (friend). Tuya is the possessive pronoun for ‘Yo’ (I) and it replaces this person’s possession.
Esos dulces son
Those candies are ours
Nuestros replaces the possession or property which in this case is ‘dulces’ (candies). Notice that ‘dulces’ is a masculine and plural noun, as a result, ‘nuestros’ needs to match these characteristics.
Sandra, Emmanuel, estas camisas son
Sandra, Emmanuel, these shirts are yours
as’ (shirts). Notice that ‘camisas’ is a masculine and plural noun, as a result, ‘suyas’ needs to match these characteristics.
Quiz Results
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Javier, ¿esa mochila es _____?
Oigan, chicos, creo que este libro es ______
No te comas esas galletas, no son _______
La computadora azul es _____
Señora, creo que esta bolsa es ______
Giselle, ¿estos paraguas son ____?
Este lápiz no es ____
Si quieres invitar a Clara, dile tú porque es amiga ____
Esos dulces son____
Sandra, Emmanuel, estas camisas son _______
To test your knowledge of possessive pronouns in Spanish, we recommend you to take our Spanish Possessive Adjectives quiz since these words can be easily confused with possessive pronouns.
Given the sentence, choose the correct Spanish possessive adjective. This 10 question Spanish quiz is meant to help you practice possessive adjectives in Spanish.
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Estos son _____ amigos
These are my friends
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mis
B
sus
C
tus
D
míos
Possessive adjectives are placed before the noun or possession. ‘Mis’ is a plural adjective that indicates possession for ‘Yo’ (I) which in this case is ‘amigos’.
Mayra, ¿cuál es ______ mochila?
Mayra, which one is your backpack?
A
nuestra
B
mi
C
suya
D
tu
‘Tu’ is a possessive adjective that we use to talk about the possessions of ‘tú’’ (informal you). In this case, ‘mochila’ is the possession we’re talking about. ‘Tú’ doesn’t have a feminine form.
Sabrina me dijo que _____ libros son azules
Sabrina told me that her books are blue
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tus
B
sus
C
tuyos
D
mis
Sus’ is a possessive adjective that we use to talk about the possessions of ‘ella’ or ‘él’. In this case, the possession is ‘libros’ which is a plural and masculine noun. Sus is placed before the possession.
Mariana y Marisol son _______ primas
Mariana and Marisol are our cousins
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nuestros
B
nuestras
C
tu
D
suyas
Nuestras’ is a possessive adjective that we use to talk about the possessions of ‘nosotros’. ‘Nuestras’ needs to be placed before a plural, feminine noun (the possession) which in this case is ‘primas’. Nuestras does have a feminine form.
¿Cómo se llama _____ perro, Julián?
What’s your dog’s name, Julián?
A
nuestro
B
tus
C
sus
D
tu
‘Tu’ is a possessive adjective that we use to talk about the possessions of ‘tú’ (informal you). In this case, ‘perro’, a singular noun, is the property we’re talking about. ‘Tú’ doesn’t have a feminine form.
No sé cuáles son _______ asientos
I don’t know what our seats are
A
tuyos
B
mi
C
nuestros
D
su
Nuestros’ is a possessive adjective that we use to talk about the possessions of ‘nosotros’. ‘Nuestros’ needs to be placed before plural, masculine nouns (the possession) which in this case is ‘asientos’ (seats).
______ perro se llama Benito
My dog’s name is Benito
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Mi
B
Nuestro
C
Mío
D
Tu
‘Mi’ is a possessive adjective that we use to talk about the possessions of ‘Yo’ (I). In this case, ‘perro’, a singular noun, is the property we’re talking about. Mi indicates that this belongs to me.
____ hermana habla español
His sister speaks Spanish
A
Sus
B
Su
C
Nuestras
D
Tu
Su’ is a possessive adjective that we use to talk about the possessions of ‘ella’ or ‘él’. In this case, the possession is hermana’ which is a plural and feminine noun. Depending on the context, su can be translated as ‘her’ or ‘his’.
Señora, ¿esta es ______ bolsa?
Madam, is this your bag?
A
sus
B
tus
C
nuestro
D
su
‘Su’ is a possessive adjective that we use to talk about the possessions of ‘usted’ (formal you). In this case, the possession is ‘bolsa’ which is a plural and masculine noun. In this context, su can be translated as ‘your’.
Mamá, ¿has visto _____ llaves?
Mom, have you seen my keys?
A
mi
B
tus
C
mis
D
sus
‘Mis’ is a possessive adjective that we use to talk about the possessions of ‘Yo’ (I). In this case, ‘llaves’ is the property we’re talking about. Mis indicates that a plural object belongs to me.
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Estos son _____ amigos
Mayra, ¿cuál es ______ mochila?
Sabrina me dijo que _____ libros son azules
Mariana y Marisol son _______ primas
¿Cómo se llama _____ perro, Julián?
No sé cuáles son _______ asientos
______ perro se llama Benito
____ hermana habla español
Señora, ¿esta es ______ bolsa?
Mamá, ¿has visto _____ llaves?
To test your knowledge of possessive adjectives in Spanish, we recommend you take our Spanish Possessive Pronoun Quiz since these sets of pronouns can be easily confused with possessive adjectives.
Given the information, provide the correct conjugation for each sentence. Remember that a reflexive verb conjugation also needs to include a reflexive pronoun.
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Vosotros el uniforme blanco.
You will wear the white uniform (ponerse, future, vosotros)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (you, plural) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Os pondréis’ is the conjugation of vosotros in the future tense.
Mis vecinos muy tarde.
My neighbors wake up very late (levantarse, present, ellos)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (my neighbors) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Se levantan’ is the conjugation of ellos in the present tense. These verbs can be used to talk about daily routines.
Neal y yo para ir a trabajar.
Neal and I get ready to go to work (arreglarse, present, nosotros)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (we or ‘Neal and I’) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Nos arreglamos’ is the conjugation of nosotros in the present tense. These verbs can be used to talk about daily routines.
Siempre con ropa cómoda.
I always wear comfortable clothes (vestirse, present, yo)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (“I”) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Me visto’ is the conjugation of yo in the present tense.
Miguel de malas.
Miguel woke up in a bad mood (levantarse, preterite, él)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (Miguel) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Se levantó’ is the conjugation of él in the preterite tense.
Voy a los zapatos.
I’m going to take my shoes off (quitarse, present, yo)
When a sentence has more than one verb, the reflexive verb is not conjugated, but you do need to change ‘se’ to match the subject of the sentence. Me is the reflexive pronoun for yo.
Andrea y Helena todan todas las mañanas.
Andrea and Helene comb their hair every morning (peinarse, present, ellas)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (Andrea and Helene) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Se peinan’ is the conjugation of ellas in the present tense.
Ve a las mano.
Go wash your hands (lavarse, imperative, tú)
When a sentence has more than one verb, the reflexive verb is not conjugated, but you do need to change ‘se’ to match the subject of the sentence. Te is the reflexive pronoun for tú.
Los chicos de la oficina no hoy.
The guys at the office didn’t shave today (afeitarse, preterite, ellos)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (“the guys”) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Se afeitaron’ is the conjugation of ellos in the preterite tense.
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (we) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Nos iremos’ is the conjugation of nosotros in the present tense.
¿A qué hora , chicos?
What time did you guys fall asleep? (dormirse, preterite, ustedes)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (“you guys”) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Se durmieron’ is the conjugation of ustedes in the preterite tense.
Julián, ¿ de Clara?
Julian, did you say goodbye to Clara? (despedirse, preterite, tú)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (you) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Te despediste’ is the conjugation of tú in the preterite tense.
Nosotros en la playa.
We relax on the beach (relajarse, present, nosotros)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (we) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Nos relajamos’ is the conjugation of nosotros in the preterite tense. Reflexive verbs can be used to talk about emotional states.
No , vamos a llegar a tiempo.
Don’t you worry, we’re going to be on time (preocuparse, negative command, tú)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (we) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Te preocupes’ is the conjugation of tú in the negative imperative mood. Reflexive verbs can be used to talk about emotional states.
Sam y yo fuimos a la cara.
Sam and I went to clean our faces (limpiarse, nosotros)
When a sentence has more than one verb, the reflexive verb is not conjugated, but you do need to change ‘se’ to match the subject of the sentence. Nos is the reflexive pronoun for nosotros.
¿Ya los dientes, Diego?
Did you already brush your teeth, Diego? (cepillarse, preterite, tú)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (you) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Te cepillaste’ is the conjugation of tú in the preterite tense.
Sophia unas horas en la oficina.
Sophia stayed a few hours at the office (quedarse, preterite, ella)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (Sophia) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Se quedó’ is the conjugation of ella in the preterite tense.
Niños, no en el piso porque está sucio.
Kids, don’t lay down on the floor because it’s dirty (acostarse, negative command, ustedes)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (the kids) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘No se acuesten’ is the conjugation of ustedes in the negative imperative mood.
Mis primas y yo bien.
My cousins and I get along well (llevarse, present, nosotros)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (we / “My cousins and I”) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Nos llevamos’ is the conjugation of nosotros in the present tense.
Mayra no dónde está su bolsa.
Mayra doesn’t remember where her bag is (acordarse, present, ella)
Reflexive verbs indicate that the subject of the sentence (Mayra) is performing the action on/upon itself. ‘Se acuerda’ is the conjugation of ella in the present tense.
