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Spanish Verb Conjugation Practice

Practice with over 600 Spanish verbs! Just pick the Spanish verb tense you want to practice and get started:

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What is a verb?

A verb is a part of speech that expresses action, existence, or occurrence.

What is an infinitive?

An infinitive is the basic verb form. In English we call it a verbal. It does not tell who is performing the action in a sentence (person), or when the action is taking place (tense).

How does one identify an infinitive?

In English: It is a verb form which begins with the word "to".

Example: to speak, to eat, to live.

In Spanish: It is a verb form which ends with the letters "-ar", "-er", or "-ir".

Example: hablar, comer, vivir.

Note: Some Spanish words which are not verb forms also end in these letters, but they are not infinitives since they aren't verbs!

What are the parts of a Spanish infinitive?

Example: Hablar, which means "to speak or to talk". HABL ar (habl is the stem) Habl AR (ar is the ending)

What kinds of Spanish verbs are there?

• Regular verbs
• Irregular verbs (You will hate these!)
• Spelling-change verbs (the endings are regular)
• Stem-changing verbs (also called "shoe verbs" – the endings are regular)
• Reflexive verbs (most any verb can be reflexive)

What are regular verbs?

Regular verbs follow a regular pattern in the way they are conjugated.

What is verb conjugation?

Verb conjugation is the process where the infinitive is changed in order to identify:

• when the action is taking place, etc. (this is called verb tense). Example: I speak, I spoke, I will speak, etc.
• who is performing the action, etc. (this is called person). Example: I speak, he speaks, she speaks, we speak, they speak, etc.

Why are verbs conjugated?

To determine 2 things:

• who is performing the action of the verb (person).
• when the action is taking place (tense).

How are regular verbs conjugated?

To conjugate a verb in Spanish you drop the ending of the infinitive and add a new stem. Here are some examples.

What are the new endings to be added to the stem?

The ending depends upon 2 situations:

• the verb tense (when the action is happening)
• the person (who is performing the action)

What are the new endings for verbs ending in –ar?

The endings are -o, -as, -a, -amos, -an in the present indicative tense. Here is an example with the verb "hablar".

You can find and practice the conjugation of over 400 -AR verbs by clicking below.

What are the new endings for verbs ending in –er?

The endings are –o, -es, -e, -emos, -en in the present indicative tense. Here is an example with the verb "comer".

You can find and practice the conjugation of over 100 -ER verbs by clicking below.

What are the new endings for verbs ending in –ir?

The endings are –o, -es, -e, -imos, en in the present indicative tense. Here is an example with the verb "vivir".

You can find and practice the conjugation of over 100 -IR verbs by clicking below.

How does one know which ending to use?

That’s simple!

It depends upon the subject. If the subject is I, you use –o; if it is we, you use –amos, etc. Remember, always look for the subject first!

How many Spanish "verb tenses" are there?

There are 14 Spanish verb tenses . This includes 7 simple tenses (1 verb), and 7 compound tenses (a verb preceded by a helping verb).

Note : It is important that each student master the Present Indicative tense as well as possible. The concepts and principles related to verbs that are learned in studying the Present tense will make the other tenses much easy.

What is the verb chart?

Language students study verbs by means of the “verb chart”. This is simply a means of visualizing the concept of verb conjugation and is used as a tool for learning this concept.

Eventually all students who wish to become fluent in a language must actually learn what the individual words (conjugated verbs) mean. This comes from lots of practice. In the meantime, the verb chart is an effective tool to help the student through the early stages.

What are subject pronouns?

Subject pronouns are simply pronouns used as the subject of a sentence.

English Subject Pronouns

Spanish Subject Pronoun View

What’s the difference between the “formal” and “familiar”?

Spanish speaking people have a unique way of speaking to other people that requires using one of two verb forms. These are called the formal and the familiar (sometimes called the informal).

These are used when one person is speaking to another person or persons, not when speaking about them.

In Spain and the Canary Islands they also use two forms depending whether they are speaking to one person or more than one person (see note below). However, Spanish speakers in Latin America and the United States use only one form in speaking to more than one person, regardless of who they are.

What is the familiar?

The familiar uses the tú form of the verb. This is sometimes called the 2nd person singular. (Spain uses the vosotros form, sometimes called the 2nd person plural.)

When is the familiar used?

When speaking to close family members, friends, members of your own peer group, small children, and sometimes pets. This rule varies from one Spanish speaking country to another and from one family to another.

When is the formal used?

Spanish speaking people use the formal in all cases where they would not use the familiar. It is used when you are not acquainted with the other person, when the person has authority over you, when it is proper to show respect to the other person (such as children talking to adults), or whenever you are in doubt what form you should use.

What is unique about the formal used in Spain?

Latin Americans and Spanish speaking people in the United States usually use the familiar only when talking to one person. When they are speaking to more than one person they will use the same form regardless to whom they are speaking. Here are some examples using the English phrase "do you have my book?".

What is the best way to learn verbs?

Keep it simple! Practice! Study! Write! Ask your Spanish teacher! Sorry, but nothing beats old-fashioned hard work!

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Spanish Worksheets PDF (A2-C1)

Free Downloadable Spanish PDF worksheets with answers for teachers and students: Although all of our online exercises are also easily printable, here you will find our collection of PDF only Spanish grammar worksheets to have more variety and ease of use. You can download and print instantly. Please keep in mind that these PDF worksheets are different than our online exercises. Also See: Spanish Grammar Exercises Multiple Choice Spanish Quizzes

For more colorful PDF activities with pictures, vocabulary matching, word-search, etc. see Spanish for Kids / Beginners PDFs .

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• Spanish Adjectives Worksheet 1
• Adjectives Comparatives Mas / Menos Que Worksheet
• Adjectives Comparatives Tan / Como Worksheet
• Adjectives Superlatives Isimo / Isima Worksheet
• Adjectives Superlatives Mas / Menos De Worksheet
• Adjectives in Spanish Mixed Exercise
• Spanish Adverbs Worksheet 1
• Compound Adverbs Spanish Worksheet
• Adverbs Spanish Tan / Como Exercise
• Spanish Adverbial Expressions Worksheet
• Spanish Interrogative Adverbs Worksheet
• Comparative Adverbs Mas / Menos Que Worksheet
• Negative Adverbs Spanish Worksheet (nunca, nada, ni, sin nada…)
• Spanish Definite Articles Worksheet 1 (la / las / el / los)
• Spanish Definite Articles Exercise 2 (la / las / el / los)
• Spanish Indefinite Articles Worksheet 1 (una / unas / uno / un / unos)
• Spanish Indefinite Articles Exercise 2 (una / unas / uno / un / unos)
• Spanish Coordinating Conjunctions Worksheet (e, u, y, o, pero, sino…)
• Spanish Subordinating Conjunctions Exercise (ya que, como, para que, porque…)
• Spanish Conjunctions Mixed Exercise (sino, excepto, sin embargo, ya que…)
• Spanish Demonstratives Worksheet (aquí / ahí / allí / esa / esta / esas / aquel…)
• Modal Verbs Spanish Worksheet
• Gender of Nouns Worksheet 1 (la vs el)
• Gender of Nouns Exercise 2 (la / las / el / los)
• Spanish Plural Nouns Worksheet (las / los + noun)
• Passive Voice Spanish Exercise (convert active to passive)
• Spanish Prepositions Exercise (mixed)
• Prepositions of Place Spanish Worksheet (lejos, abajo, cerca…)
• Compound Prepositions Exercise (a cargo de, debajo de…)
• Spanish Para vs Por Worksheet
• Prepositions of Place Picture Worksheet
• Spanish Prepositions Picture Worksheet (Mixed)
• 6th Grade Spanish Prepositions Worksheet (en / por / a / de / con)
• Prepositions En / Por / A / De / Con 2
• Prepositions Exercise A / DE / EN / CON 3
• Spanish Pronouns Exercise (Mixed)
• Spanish Indirect Object Pronouns Worksheet (le, les, me, nos…)
• Spanish Personal Pronouns Worksheet (yo, tú, él, ella…)
• Spanish Possessive Pronouns Worksheet (el mío, el tuyo)
• Spanish Possessive Adjectives Worksheet (mío, mis, su…)
• Spanish Prepositional Pronouns Worksheet (mí, conmigo, ti…)
• Spanish Relative Pronouns Worksheet (que, quien, el que…)
• Spanish Direct Object Pronouns Worksheet (lo, la, los, las, me)
• Reflexive Verbs / Pronouns Exercise (me, se + verb…)
• Possessive Adjectives Worksheet 2 (Re-write sentences using possessives)
• Spanish Reflexive Verbs Chart Exercise
• Muy / Mucho / Un Poco / Nada Quantifiers Worksheet
• Si Clauses in Spanish Exercise 1 (first, second, third conditional)
• Present Tense Conjugation Mixed
• Present Tense Regular Verbs Worksheet
• Present Tense Irregular Verbs Conjugation
• Present Subjunctive Mood
• Present Subjunctive Irregular Verbs Spanish Worksheet
• Present Subjunctive Stem Changing Verbs Worksheet
• Present Indicative Spanish Worksheet
• Spanish Present Tense Conjugation
• Present Participle Spanish Worksheet
• Present Participle Irregulars Spanish Worksheet
• Conditional Tense Worksheet 1
• Conditional Tense Regular Verbs Worksheet
• Conditional Tense Irregular Verbs Worksheet
• Future Tense Spanish Worksheet Mixed
• Future Tense Spanish Regular Verbs Worksheet
• Future Tense Spanish Irregular Verbs Worksheet
• Imperfect Tense Spanish Worksheet Mixed
• Preterit in Spanish Mixed Worksheet
• Preterit in Spanish Regular Verbs Worksheet
• Preterit in Spanish Irregular Verbs Worksheet
• Spanish Present Perfect Mixed
• Present Perfect Subjunctive in Spanish Worksheet
• Conditional Perfect Spanish Worksheet
• Past Perfect Spanish Worksheet
• Past Perfect Subjunctive Worksheet
• Spanish Future Perfect Worksheet
• Perfect Infinitive Spanish Worksheet

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Do Your Spanish Homework in Spanish

¡Hola! Learn how to do your Spanish homework in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• use the imperfect subjunctive to make polite suggestions and requests

• discuss studying a language

• use vocabulary related to academics

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Aclarar ( to clarify ) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect subjunctive .

Corregir ( to correct ) is an -ir verb that has a stem change in the imperfect subjunctive .

The Imperfect Subjunctive

The imperfect subjunctive ( el imperfecto de subjuntivo ) follows many of the same rules as the present subjunctive . Introduced with a preterite, imperfect, conditional, or past perfect WEIRDO verb in the independent clause, the imperfect subjunctive often refers to a previous experience , but it can also refer to unlikely events or possibilities .

Finding the Imperfect Subjunctive Stem

The imperfect subjunctive uses the third person plural of the preterite (minus the -ron ). The third person preterite form of a verb, whether regular or irregular, becomes the base for the imperfect subjunctive stem .

Imperfect Subjunctive Endings

When conjugating the imperfect subjunctive, you can choose from two different sets of endings. Both are correct, though the first set , whose yo ending is -ra , is more widespread. For this reason, we use the -ra endings in these lessons.

Imperfect Subjunctive Uses

The imperfect subjunctive can be used to talk about past occurrences, current opinions of past events, doubts and wishes, as well as in if clauses and polite requests .

The following phrases, which indicate recommendations and requests , signal that we need to use the imperfect subjunctive:

Review: The Conditional

The conditional tense in Spanish ( el condicional o el pospretérito ) is used to talk about hypothetical situations and probabilities and to make polite requests. In this skill, you reviewed the conditional tense in Spanish.

The Spanish conditional tense is formed much like the Spanish simple future tense . Both regular and irregular verbs use the same set of endings, and any stems that are irregular in the simple future are also irregular in the conditional.

You can learn more about the conditional in this article .

Verbal Periphrasis in Spanish

What's verbal periphrasis.

In Spanish, a verbal periphrasis is a verbal construction made of two verb forms, a conjugated form and an impersonal form ( an infinitive , a present participle , or a past participle ). Verbal periphrasis is used in the informal future , the present progressive , and the perfect tenses . You can learn more about verbal periphrasis in this article .

In this skill, you saw the following verb that is followed by the infinitive :

Quiz Yourself!

Want more practice with the vocabulary you learned in these lessons? Click here!

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Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

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Spanish Grammar All Learners Should Know

Does Spanish grammar make you sweat?

Do you want to construct and understand native-sounding sentences ?

If so, I’m here to help!

In this guide, you’ll find 18 essential Spanish grammar rules , covering everything from Spanish gender and pluralization to sentence structure and verbs!

1. Feminine and Masculine Nouns

2. noun pluralization, 3. adjective gender and pluralization.

• 4. Using Tú vs. Usted
• 5. Ser vs. Estar

6. Spanish Contractions

7. spanish conjunctions.

• 8. Por vs. Para

9. Spanish Sentence Structure

10. spanish verb conjugation, 11. asking questions in spanish, 12. direct and indirect object pronouns.

• 13. Conjugating Gustar (To Like)

14. Verbs of Change

15. the imperfect vs. preterite tense, 16. irregular spanish verbs, 17. reflexive verbs, 18. stem-changing verbs, and one more thing….

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Nouns in Spanish are either feminine or masculine. We use the article el   for masculine nouns and la  for feminine nouns .

This is easy when it comes to people and living creatures. You’d call a male professor el profesor , and a female one, la profesora , for example. You call a male cat el gato , and a female one, la gata .

But what about cars, books, tables and chairs? How do we know if they’re masculine or feminine?

Answer: Look at the last letter of the word. 

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In most cases (but definitely not all!) feminine and masculine words have specific endings. Let’s take a look at them:

Feminine word endings:

Masculine word endings:

As you probably guessed, though, there are (quite a few) exceptions to these rules, but they’re still accurate enough to make the right guess around 70% of the time. You can explore this concept further with these guides on Spanish gender rules and indefinite and definite articles .

Like English, making nouns plural in Spanish is straightforward—you simply need to change two things: change el  to los or la  to las , then change the noun to its plural form according to these rules:

After familiarizing yourself with these examples, bookmark our guide on Spanish pluralization to boost your confidence on this simple subject even more.

Adjectives describe nouns, and in Spanish, they must match their nouns in both number and gender.

If the noun is feminine and singular, then the adjective should be feminine and singular. If the noun is masculine and plural, then the adjective should be masculine and plural. Catch the drift?

Take the adjective rojo (red) as an example. Notice how the adjective changes as it follows the gender and number of its target noun:

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El libr o rojo — The red book (masculine, singular)

Las manzan as rojas — The red apples (feminine, plural)

Gender and pluralization agreement is the first step, but to master adjectives completely (such as knowing where they come in a sentence), check out this complete guide on Spanish adjectives .

4. Using Tú  vs. Usted

Unlike English, Spanish conjugates verbs according to level of formality. There are two second-person pronouns: tú and usted . They both mean “you,” but tú  is informal and usted  is formal.

You’d use  tú in casual situations, like talking to friends, family, people younger than you, people with the same social status as you (such as coworkers) and the like.

Usted is used in formal situations such as business meetings, job interviews, meeting someone for the first time and people of authority.

Because there are two different pronouns, verbs are conjugated differently depending on which is used.

Usted follows the same conjugation rules as  ella and  él , whereas  tú has its own.

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If you’re still not 100% confident in your ability to determine which pronoun to use, you’ll find this guide on  tú  and usted helpful.

In the end, knowing which pronoun to use is extremely context-dependent. Which means the more you immerse yourself in Spanish, the easier it’ll get. It can be nerve-wracking in real-life scenarios, but this is why I always recommend consuming a hefty amount of native Spanish media from home.

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5. Ser vs.  Estar

Unlike in English, in Spanish there are  two ways of saying “to be”: ser and estar . 

Not only are these both irregular verbs, but using one instead of the other can drastically change the meaning of a sentence. So how do you know which to use when?

Ser is used to identify or describe people and things. As such, you’ll use it when talking about jobs, nationality, belonging and more.

Nosotros somos muy guapos. — We are very handsome.

Soy camarero. — I am a waiter.

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Mi primo es de Venezuela. — My cousin is from Venezuela.

On the other hand, e star is used when you want to express location, feelings and states/conditions (something temporary). Like in these sentences:

Estoy en la escuela. — I am at school.

Ellos están cansados. — They are tired.

Sometimes, adjectives can be used with both ser and estar . The difference is that when used with estar it’s more temporary, and with  ser, more stable.

Here’s a selection of some of the most important ones:

Spanish contractions combine words to make talking easier , smoother and faster. Think of the English words “it’s,” “wasn’t” and “they’re.”

Thus, using them in your own sentences will make you sound more like a native, and learning them will help you understand natural Spanish conversations and media!

There are two main contractions in Spanish: al and del .

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A  +  el  =  al

De + el  =  del

Juan subió  al tren. — Juan got on the train.

Es el carro del vecino. — It’s the neighbor’s car.

These sentences are much easier to say than if the contractions weren’t used ( a el tren and  de el vecino ).

Once you’ve got a grip on these, learn and practice more by reading this guide on Spanish contractions .

Conjunctions link other words, phrases and clauses together .

In Spanish, the two most important conjunctions to know as a beginner are y (and) and o  (or).

Sometimes, you’ll see these words change slightly.

Padre y hijo → Padre e hijo   (father and son)

Cruel y inhumano → Cruel  e inhumano   (cruel and inhumane)

Try pronouncing them without the conjunction changes, and you’ll understand why native speakers wisely changed the y  to e !

• If o is followed by a word that begins with or sounds like o , it becomes u .

Sujeto o objeto → Sujeto  u objeto   (subject or object)

Ayer o hoy → Ayer  u hoy   (yesterday or today)

There are also a handful of other conjunctions, such as porque (because) and como (as/because), which are useful to know. So once you’re comfortable with y and  o , learn the rest with this post on Spanish conjunctions .

8. Por  vs. Para

In general, prepositions are easy to understand in Spanish because they practically work in the same way in English. However, two Spanish prepositions are easily confused since they both mean “for” in English: por and para .

Here are some guidelines to avoid confusing these terms:

Use por for the following purposes:

Use para for the following purposes:

There’s much more to por and  para than what I’ve covered here—such as a list of phrases that take on their own meanings when  por or  para proceeds them. You can read more about using por vs.  para here .

Spanish uses the subject—verb—object (SVO) pattern, just like English.

For example, the phrase “She reads a book” in Spanish is Ella lee un libro. The subject ( ella ) comes first, the verb ( leer ) comes second and the object ( libro ) is last.

As you reach upper-beginner and intermediate levels, though, you’ll start to see the occasional verb-subject pattern. For example, these sentences all mean “Juanita works at home”:

Juanita trabaja en casa .

Trabaja Juanita en casa .

En casa trabaja Juanita.

Trabaja en casa Juanita.

Another important word order rule to know is that adjectives come  after the object. For example:

El vestido   rojo . — The red dress.

El país grande . — The big country.

La chica guapa . — The good-looking girl.

When you’re ready to dive deeper, here’s a bookmark-worthy guide on Spanish sentence structure that’ll take you to the next level.

There are three types of verbs in Spanish, each grouped according to their endings:

The verb examples you just saw are in their infinitive form —they end in  r and their endings haven’t changed.

But when using verbs in a sentence, you’ll most likely need to conjugate it—this means you’ll need to take off the ending ( -ar, -er or  -ir ) and replace it with another.

Which ending you choose depends on the pronoun that comes before the verb ( yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros   or  ellos/ellas/ustedes ) and the tense.

For now, I’ll focus on the present tense. Here are the corresponding endings for each pronoun:

You can see that the endings for -er and – ir verbs are different to endings for verbs that end in -ar . But the good news is, they’re almost identical to each other apart from the  nosotros and  vosotros forms.

To see these conjugations in action, let’s look at the verb hablar (to talk) and see how it changes based on the pronoun:

Now let’s see what some -er and -ir verbs look like when conjugated, using aprender (to learn) and  vivir (to live) as examples:

Of course, there’s way more to Spanish verbs than this brief rundown. Many tenses are beginner and intermediate-friendly, while others you won’t learn until you reach advanced Spanish grammar .

But now that you know the present tense and the subject pronouns , check out this in-depth post on how to conjugate Spanish verbs when you’re ready to conquer the next.

To turn a statement into a question in Spanish is pretty simple: You can either end the sentence with a questioning tone or place the pronoun after the verb.

¿ Tú puedes ayudarme? — Can you help me? ¿Puedes tú ayudarme? — Can you help me?

¿ Ella baila bien? — Does she dance well? ¿Baila ella bien? — Does she dance well?

We also use Spanish question words (also known as the interrogative pronouns) to find out specific information. These are:

For the full rundown, check out this guide to Spanish question words .

Using direct and indirect pronouns alone is quite straightforward.

The direct object pronoun replaces the direct object, and answers the questions “who” and “what.”

While the indirect object pronoun replaces the indirect object and answers the questions “to whom” and “for whom.”

Before looking at some examples, let’s meet the object pronouns.

Now let’s look at the following sentence:

Antonio envía cartas . — Antonio sends letters.

If we ask “What does Antonio send?” the answer is cartas . Thus, cartas (or, “letters”) is the direct object.

According to the table above, the direct object pronoun for the third person feminine plural is las. So if you want to say “Antonio sends  them ” instead of “Antonio sends  letters ,” you’d replace  cartas with  las , like this:

Antonio las envía. — Antonio sends them.

Now imagine the following sentence:

Antonio envía cartas a María . — Antonio sends letters to María.

To whom does Antonio send letters? To María ( a María ).

María is your indirect object, which according to the table will be substituted by le (third person feminine singular):

Antonio le envía cartas. — Antonio sends letters to her.

There are a few specific rules for using direct and indirect object pronouns, but once you’ve practiced, they’ll roll off your tongue naturally.

After familiarizing yourself with these examples, check out these guides on direct and indirect object pronouns in Spanish to take it up a notch!

13. Conjugating Gustar  (To Like)

The verb gustar  (to like) can be tricky for some Spanish learners because it requires the use of an indirect object pronoun and isn’t conjugated like most verbs .

Instead of conjugating  gustar according to the pronoun, you’ll attach the correct indirect object pronoun at the front.

The basic formula is:

Me/te/le/nos/os/les +  gusta/gustan + object

If the object is singular, use gusta . If it’s plural, use gustan .

Me gustan los perros. — I like dogs.

A él le gustan las películas españolas. — He likes Spanish movies.

Me gusta esta camisa. — I like this shirt.

Te gusta aprender español. — You like learning Spanish.

Check out this post on the verb gustar once you’ve got down the basics.

Los verbos de cambio— or verbs of change —is a group of verbs that mean something like “to become.”

Each should be used in a specific context, though. The most important are:

• Ponerse . Used for involuntary, uncontrollable reactions

Me pongo nervioso. — I get nervous.

• Volverse . Used for sudden and profound changes, often negative

Él se vuelve loco. — He goes crazy/is going crazy.

• Hacerse .   Used for changes that have been accomplished thanks to one’s own effort and for ideological choices

Se ha hecho rico. — He has become rich.

Se ha hecho judío. — He has become a Jew.

• Quedarse . Used mainly for physical ailments and life-changing events

Mi amigo se ha quedado sordo. — My friend went completely deaf.

María se ha quedado embarazada. — María has gotten pregnant.

As you may already know, there are two simple past tenses in Spanish: the imperfect and the preterite.

The good news is that the imperfect is quite easy to learn. The bad news is that the preterite can give you a headache sometimes, especially if you’re dealing with irregular verbs.

Generally, use the preterite when talking about completed actions that started and finished in the past.

You’ll normally have a definite beginning and end of the action, although they don’t necessarily need to appear in the sentence. For example:

El niño se  comió  una manzana. — The boy ate an apple.

Ayer yo visité  a mi abuela. — I visited my grandma yesterday.

On the other hand, use the imperfect when the action was not completed, was repeated or was habitual.

A cool trick is to think any time you’d say “I/you/he/etc. used to…” in English, you’d use the imperfect tense in Spanish.

Let’s look at two examples:

El niño se comía   una manzana. — The boy was eating an apple.

De pequeño, visitaba  a mi abuela cada domingo. — I used to visit grandma every Sunday when I was a child.

You can find out more about these two tenses with this complete guide on the preterite and imperfect .

Spanish irregular verbs are verbs which don’t follow the standard conjugation patterns.

Examples include words like  tengo (I have),  conozco  (I know someone),  hago (I do) and more.

Often only the first person singular is irregular, making them fairly easy to memorize. But a few—I’m looking at you,  ser and  estar —take different forms for all the pronouns ( yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellas/ustedes ).

Here are a few examples of common irregular verbs in Spanish:

After you’ve learned these, check out this in-depth guide on irregular verbs to master them fully.

A verb is reflexive when the subject is  doing something to itself —such as showering, washing, relaxing, going to bed, putting on clothes, etc.

You know a verb is reflexive when an indirect pronoun is either attached to it or in front of it.

As a refresher, the indirect pronouns are:

• Me (instead of  yo )
• Te (instead of  tú )
• Se (instead of  él/ella/usted  and  ellos/ellas/ustedes)
• Nos (instead of  nosotros )
• Os (instead of  vosotros )

Take a look at these common Spanish reflexive verbs and how they’re used in sentences:

Spanish stem-changing verbs also don’t follow the typical conjugation rules . They’re not the same as irregular verbs, though—instead, one or two letters in the stem change when conjugated.

Most verb changes apply to the yo, tú, él/ella/usted  and  ellos/ellas/ustedes forms, and there are three main types:

For example, the verb empezar  (to start) is an e → ie stem-changing verb, repetir (to repeat) is e → i and poder   (to be able to) is  o → ue .

Take a look at how these stem-changing verbs are conjugated in the present tense:

And now you’re ready to go!

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How to conjugate verbs in Spanish

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This section provides a general overview into how to conjugate verbs in Spanish. This section highlights tendencies and patterns that span different verb tenses. For more info regarding a particular verb tense, there are more specific pages available.

Introduction

Essentially, the way you conjugate a verb depends on two things:

In order to understand how to conjugate verbs, we first need to understand about the different subject types in Spanish. There are 6:

Examples: He has homework to do tonight. -> Tiene que hacer tarea esta noche. Do you know where they went ? -> Sabes adonde se fueron ?

In English, we nearly always explicitly write out who the subject is (‘He’ and ‘you’ in the above examples). In Spanish, that is not the case. Based on the verb conjugation, you can get a pretty clear idea of who the subject is. It can get confusing if you are using third person and you do not specify who you are speaking about… but you can either figure it out by context or you just explicitly use that person as the subject.

AR verb conjugation

Let’s start with –ar verbs. For example, cocinar (to cook), caminar (to walk), or patinar (to skate). These are all regular –ar verbs (to be distinguished from irregular verbs later). To conjugate this in the present tense, we have the following:

The “-” just represents the root of the word, which, for regular verbs, does not change with the verb conjugation. As you notice in the table, it’s always “cocin” and then the appropriate ending.

Example: My wife cooks during the week and I cook during the weekends. -> Mi esposa cocin a durante la semana y yo cocin o durante los fines de semana.

ER verb conjugation

There are a lot of –er verbs in Spanish, as well. For example, correr (to run), comer (to eat) and beber (to drink). There is not much difference between how regular –ar verbs and regular –er verbs are conjugated, but there are some differences. The following table provides a verb conjugation in the present tense for –er verbs.

As you can see, the “yo” form doesn’t change between –ar and –er verb conjugation (the same will be true for –ir verbs as you will see). And the only thing that really changed with the other 5 subject conjugations was that instead of an “a”, we have an “e”, which kind of makes sense considering that we are dealing with “-er” verbs instead of “-ar” verbs.

Example: My wife and I run in the afternoon, but sometimes, she runs with our daughter in the stroller. -> Mi esposa y yo corr emos en la tarde, pero a veces, corr e con nuestra hija en la carriola.

IR verb conjugation

Lastly, we have the –ir verbs. For example, vivir (to live), escribir (to write) and decidir (to decide). The conjugation of –ir verbs mirrors that of the –er verbs in a lot of cases, with some notable differences where the “e” is replaced by an “I”. For example, in the present tense, we have the following conjugation of vivir:

The only subject conjugations that changed from comer to vivir were in the nosotros and vosotros forms. Instead of “emos”, we have “imos” and instead of “éis”, we have “ís”. The relationship between –er and –ir verbs is similar in other verb tenses.

Irregular verbs

While there are a lot of regular verbs in Spanish, like English, there are also a few irregular verbs. The ways in which they are conjugated do not follow the patterns of regular verbs, but they have some notable patterns in their own right. There are separate pages which attack –car, -gar and –zar verbs. For example, buscar (to search), jugar (to play) and cazar (to hunt). Also, there are pages that look at stem-changing and reflexive verbs. An example of a stem-changing verb is tener, which has the following present tense conjugation:

What you may notice here is that for the first person (yo) format, we have “tengo” (the “-go” ending is very common with verbs that end in “-ner”), but when we look at second person (tu) format, we have “tienes.” This is what we call an e -> ie stem-changing verb. There are other types of stem-changing verbs as well, which can be viewed on a separate page.

In English, we do not really modify the verb much when we command someone. For example,

“You cook after you finish your homework” and “Cook after you finish your homework.”

Each sentence has a very differnet tone behind it, even though all we’ve done is remove two words. The verb “cook” did not change, though. In Spanish, if we wanted to say the same statements, we’d have

“Cocinas despues de hacer tu tarea” and “Cocina despues de hacer tu tarea.”

When we command someone to do something, we go from second-person to third-person subject. Anytime we command someone, we are in the present tense, so cocinas becomes cocina, corres becomes corre, etc.

This applies when you are telling someone to do using the informal you . If you were commanding someone that you speak to using the formal you , then you actually jump from present tense verb conjugation to subjunctive verb conjugation (see the page on subjunctive for more information on how those verbs are conjugated). Instead of saying

“Cocina despues de hacer tu tarea”

You would say:

“Cocine despues de hacer tu tarea”

It may seem comical to think that you would order someone that you would call in the Ud. form, but it happens and this is the way to handle that in terms of the conjugation.

Again, the general idea behind verb conjugation is that you have to consider both who the subject is and the tense in which you want to conjugate. There are specific pages that are tailored to attack each verb tense and, as such, will not be elaborate here. Those verbs tenses are:

Future Perfect Conditional Subjunctive Preterite and Imperfect

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Commands are used when ordering, or telling someone to do something. This is often referred to as the “imperative” form of the verb.

Compre Ud. el anillo. (You) Buy the ring. Haga Ud. la tarea. (You) Do the homework. Compren Uds. los libros. (You-all) Buy the books. Hagan Uds. el trabajo. (You-all) Do the work.

By now, you are well acquainted with the fact that Spanish has both a formal and an informal style of speech (tú / Ud.). This distinction applies to commands.

Compre Ud. el anillo. Buy the ring. (formal) Compra (tú) los dulces. Buy the candy. (familiar)

Informal, or familiar, speech is used among friends, coworkers, relatives, or when addressing a child. Formal speech is generally used to be polite or to express respect. For that reason, the formal commands are often referred to as polite commands .

The formal commands are formed the same way as the present subjunctive:

• Start with the yo form of the present indicative.
• Then drop the -o ending.
• Finally, add the following endings:

-ar verbs: -e (for Ud.), -en (for Uds.) -er and -ir verbs: -a (for Ud.), -an (for Uds.)

The following examples of formal commands use three regular verbs: hablar, comer, and escribir.

Hable Ud. más lentamente. Hablen Uds. más lentamente. Speak more slowly. Coma Ud. la cena. Coman Uds. la cena. Eat the dinner. Escriba Ud. la carta. Escriban Uds. la carta. Write the letter.

Remember, if the first person singular (yo) form is irregular, that irregularity is carried over into the formation of the formal command.

Tengan Uds. un buen viaje. (yo tengo) Have a good trip. Traiga Ud. el dinero. (yo traigo) Bring the money. Venga Ud. conmigo. (yo vengo) Come with me.

This also applies to stem-changing verbs.

Cuente Ud. sus beneficios. (yo cuento) Count your blessings. Vuelvan Uds. pronto. (yo vuelvo) Return quickly. Pida dinero. (yo pido) Ask for money.

As with the present subjunctive, the following verbs are irregular:

dar dé Ud. den Uds. estar esté Ud. estén Uds. ir vaya Ud. vayan Uds. ser sea Ud. sean Uds. saber sepa Ud. sepan Uds.

Note that affirmative and negative commands use the same verb forms.

Hable Ud. Speak. No hable Ud. Don’t speak. Coma Ud. Eat. No coma Ud. Don’t eat. Escriba Ud. Write. No escriba Ud. Don’t write.

Also note that the subject pronouns Ud. and Uds. may or may not be used. Using them adds a degree of formality or politeness to the command.

Hable. Speak. Hable Ud. Speak (sir). (more respectful) Coma. Eat. Coma Ud. Eat (sir). (more polite)

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Conjugating -AR Regular Verbs in Spanish (Present) – PDF Worksheet

¡Hola! Today, we will be sharing a grammar worksheet on a very important topic in the language: regular verbs in Spanish. This time, we will focus on practicing the conjugation rules for -AR regular verbs in Spanish in the present tense. Hopefully, the exercises in this worksheet will help you reinforce your knowledge on this topic. 

Directions:

Students could work individually or in pairs to solve the exercises on this worksheet.

Firstly, this worksheet presents a short definition of regular verbs in Spanish, that is verbs that follow specific conjugation rules depending on their ending. There are 10 very important -AR regular verbs in Spanish in the box. The first one (AMAR – to love) has already been conjugated, so all they need to do is conjugate the remaining nine verbs following the same pattern. Please review t he lesson on this topic on our website before working on this worksheet. As for the second exercise, students must complete the sentences using the right conjugation for each -AR regular verbs in Spanish in parentheses.

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Level : Beginners Skill: Grammar Related lessons:

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Read the instructions carefully and solve the exercises on the worksheet through the interactive quiz below.

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Students make a list of 5 activities they often do in their free time in Spanish. They could use the verbs in the worksheet to do so. Then, they compare with a partner.

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Acordar vs Acordarse: Similar verbs with very different meanings

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A common challenge for Spanish learners is distinguishing between verbs that sound the same but have different meanings and uses. A clear example of this situation is acordar  vs acordarse . They look similar, but they have distinctly different meanings in Spanish.

In today’s post we’ll take a close look at the differences between acordar  vs acordarse . We’ll look at each one in turn, providing definitions, explanations, and examples in context, first of acordar  and then of acordarse . We’ll wrap up with a quick discussion on the main points to distinguish between the two verbs, and end with some exercises to make sure you have them both clear.

Now let’s get started with a close look at acordar  and acordarse  in Spanish!

Acordar in Spanish: to agree

The main English translation of  acordar  in Spanish is to agree  on something. We’ll see several nuances of this acordar  meaning in a moment.

First we need to mention that acordar  is an irregular verb, with an o  to ue   stem change  in several verb tenses . It follows the same conjugation pattern as recordar .

Acordar  is a transitive verb  in Spanish, which means that it needs a direct object  to receive the action. We explain transitive verbs in more detail in our post on direct object pronouns in Spanish .

Now we’re ready to look at our various acordar meanings  through a series of examples.

To decide something jointly

In this first context, we use acordar to indicate that a few people jointly make a decision together. The direct objects here begin with verbs in their infinitive forms  to describe what has been jointly decided.

• Hemos acordado  celebrar nuestra boda en Madrid. – We have agreed  to celebrate our wedding in Madrid.
• Ellos acordaron  ir de vacaciones a Colombia. – They agreed  to go on holiday to Colombia.

To come to a consensus on something

This acordar  meaning is very similar to the previous one, with the nuance of signifying that a group of people make a specific decision together. In our first example, the “something” they come to a consensus on begins with another verb in the infinitive , while in the second the direct object is a noun.

• The company had agreed to  raise the salaries of their employees. – La compañía había acordado  subir el sueldo a sus empleados.
• Después de horas de deliberación, el jurado acordó  un veredicto. – After hours of deliberation, the jury reached a consensus on  a verdict.

To reach an agreement

Here, acordar  is used to express the act of reaching an agreement. In these examples, acordar is followed by a noun.

• Los políticos acordaron  medidas para el orden mundial. – The politicians reached an agreement on  measures for the new world order.
• Los gerentes acordarán  nuevas reglas para la empresa. – Managers will come to an agreement on  the new company rules.

Acordar vs Quedar en

So far, we’ve seen that acordar in Spanish has a slightly formal connotation. For contexts where the agreement is built on another verb in the infinitive, a slightly less formal option is to use quedar en  instead. Otherwise, the meaning is the same.

• Julia y yo acordamos  vernos a las 10:30. (more formal) – Julia y yo quedamos en vernos a las 10:30. (less formal) – Julia and I  agreed to  meet up at 10:30.
• Ellos  acordaron  ir al parque mañana. (more formal) – Ellos quedaron en  ir al parque mañana. (less formal) – They agreed to  go to the park tomorrow.

Note that this use of quedar  always needs the preposition en . Without it, quedar has several other meanings .

Acordarse in Spanish: to remember

The main English meaning of acordarse  in Spanish is to remember  something. A synonym in Spanish is recordar , but the two are used a bit differently since recordar  isn’t reflexive. We compare these two in our post on recordar vs acordarse .

Acordarse  is a reflexive verb , which we can recognize because the infinitive ends with -se . It’s conjugation is identical to acordar , except that it always needs to also include the reflexive pronoun  that matches the subject.

Since acordarse  in Spanish refers to remembering , the reflexive pronoun is important because it highlights the personal act of recollection that the subject does for themself.

When conjugated, acordarse  is almost always followed by the preposition de  to introduce whatever noun  is being remembered. The same construction applies when we follow our conjugation of acordarse  with another verb in its infinitive  form. This de  indicates that we’re having a memory of  something.

Now let’s see the usages and examples of  acordarse in Spanish.

To recall a past event

Acordarse here is used to convey the act of recalling a specific past  event having a personal significance for the speaker.

• Ella siempre se recuerda de  nuestra primera cita. – She always remembers  our first date.
• Nosotros nos acordamos de  nuestro viaje a Europa. – We  recall our trip to Europe.

To remember a specific piece of information

In this context, we can use acordarse  to ask if someone remembers something specific .

• ¿Tu mamá se acuerda de  la receta de su abuela? – Does your mother remember  her grandmother’s recipe?
• ¿ Te acuerdas  cuando conocimos a esas drag queens a México? – Do you  remember when we met those drag queens in Mexico City?

To be reminded of something

Here, our use of acordarse  is to express how someone’s memory is triggered by an external action. This use is really to describe an act of recollection , which is often sentimental.

• Cada vez que escucho esta canción, me acuerdo de  ti. – Every time I hear this song, I ’m reminded of you.
• My dad thinks of us when he runs into our friends from school – Mi papá se acuerda de  nosotros cuando ve a nuestros amigos de la escuela.

Acordar vs Acordarse: Key differences

Now that we’ve seen the distinct meanings of both acordar  and acordarse , let’s just recap the key differences between these two similar verbs.

Acordar  implies reaching an agreement  or a joint decision, often involving two or more parties making a collective decision. Sentences that use acordar  often begin with plural subjects like nosotros or ellos, since it refers to agreements that are reached by multiple people.

Acordarse , on the other hand, is much more personal. It refers to the act of recollection, so the most common acordarse  translation is to remember  in Spanish. As a reflexive verb , it requires a reflexive pronoun  to point back to whoever is doing the remembering. The other key point in its use is that we almost always follow its conjugation with de  to introduce whatever the subject has a memory of .

Both acordar  and acordarse  are conjugated in the same way, with the key difference being that acordarse  always needs to include the reflexive pronoun . These are stem-changing verbs  with an o  to ue  change, following the pattern of recordar conjugation .

Conclusion: Acordar vs Acordarse

Mastering the use of acordar  and acordarse  in Spanish is an excellent way to improve your communication skills. Distinguishing the vital differences between these two verbs is key to ensuring that the intended meaning is understood.

Whether discussing agreements in a business meeting, remembering past events with friends, or even negotiating a deal, knowing when to use acordar  and acordarse  will enhance your ability to communicate with accuracy.

Exercises: Acordar vs Acordarse in Spanish

Why not end today’s lesson with a few exercises to see how well you’ve learned the differences between acordar  vs acordarse ? Choose the correct option between acordar and acordarse  in each sentence. The answers are below.

1. Ellos acordaron  / se acordaron  visitar a sus tíos el próximo fin de semana. – They agreed to  visit their uncles next weekend.

2. Nosotros siempre acordamos  / nos acordamos de cerrar la puerta llaves antes de salir. – We always remember to  lock the door before leaving.

3. Maria y Julia acordaron  / se acordaron  hacer la tarea juntas. – Maria and Julia agreed to  do the homework together.

4. ¿Tú acuerdas  / te acuerdas del  nombre del nuevo gerente? – Do you remember  the new manager’s name?

5. Después de una larga discusión, acordaron  / se acordaron  posponer el projecto. – after a long discussion, they agreed to  postpone the project.

6. ¿ Acuerdas  /  Te acuerdas de  la fecha del examen final? – Do you remember  the date of the final exam?

7. Los empleados acordaron  / se acordaron  colaborar en el desarrollo de la nueva marca. – The employees agreed to  collaborate on the new brand’s development.

8. Cada vez que escucho esa canción,  acuerdo  / me acuerdo de  nuestra primera cita. – Every time I listen to that song, I’m reminded of our first date.

9. Los profesores  acordaron / se acordaron organizar una reunión en la biblioteca. – The teachers agreed to organize a meeting in the library.

10. Siempre acuerdo  / me acuerdo de  apagar las luces antes de partir. – I always remember  to turn off the lights before leaving.

1. Ellos acordaron  visitar a sus tíos el próximo fin de semana. – They agreed to  visit their uncles next weekend.

2. Nosotros siempre nos acordamos de  cerrar la puerta llaves antes de salir. – We always remember to  lock the door before leaving.

3. Maria y Julia acordaron  hacer la tarea juntas. – Maria and Julia agreed to  do the homework together.

4. ¿Tú te acuerdas del  nombre del nuevo gerente? – Do you remember  the new manager’s name?

5. Después de una larga discusión, acordaron  posponer el projecto. – after a long discussion, they agreed to  postpone the project.

6. ¿ Te acuerdas de  la fecha del examen final? – Do you remember  the date of the final exam?

7. Los empleados acordaron  colaborar en el desarrollo de la nueva marca. – The employees agreed to  collaborate on the new brand’s development.

8. Cada vez que escucho esa canción,  me acuerdo de  nuestra primera cita. – Every time I listen to that song, I’m reminded of our first date.

9. Los profesores  acordaron organizar una reunión en la biblioteca. – The teachers agreed to organize a meeting in the library.

10. Siempre me acuerdo de  apagar las luces antes de partir. – I always remember  to turn off the lights before leaving.

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