Español Unit Final Practice: Present Tense Verbs!

What do each of the pronouns mean that we see en español? Match them from español to inglés!

• I

• tú

• you

• yo

• he

• nosotros

• we

• él

• she

• ella

Match each pronoun with the correct verb ending that goes with it for AR verbs!

• as

• yo

• an

• nosotros

• a

• tú

• amos

• ellos, ellas, or ustedes

• o

• él/ella

Answer explanation

For verbs ending in AR (bailar, cantar, hablar, etc.), drop the "ar" off the end of the verb, and add the following endings:

* yo --> o

* tú --> as

* él/ella --> a

* nosotros --> amos

* ellos/ellas/ustedes --> an

Match each pronoun with the correct verb ending that goes with it for ER verbs!

• emos

• nosotros

• e

• ellos, ellas, or ustedes

• o

• tú

• en

• él/ella

• es

• yo

Answer explanation

For verbs ending in ER (correr, comer, hacer, etc.), drop the "er" off the end of the verb, and add the following endings:

* yo --> o

* tú --> es

* él/ella --> e

* nosotros --> emos

* ellos/ellas/ustedes --> en

*It's the same as the AR verb endings, but just replace the A's with E's!

Last one: Match each pronoun with the correct verb ending that goes with it for IR verbs!

• es

• ellos, ellas, or ustedes

• en

• tú

• imos

• él/ella

• e

• nosotros

• o

• yo

Answer explanation

IR verbs (vivir, escribir, dormir, etc.) have the exact same endings as ER verbs, except for in the NOSOTROS form!

* yo --> o

* tú --> es

* él/ella --> e

* nosotros --> imos

* ellos/ellas/ustedes --> en

Parte Dos: What do each of the pronouns mean that we use en español? Match them from español to inglés!

• they (when the group of people is all female)

• ellos

• she

• ustedes

• he

• ella

• y'all

• ellas

• they

• él

Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the verb correr: Los estudiantes ______ en la clase de educación física.

• corres

• corre

• corremos

• corren

Answer explanation

When you're talking about a group of more than one person, use the ellos/ellas form to talk about them. Since los estudiantes ("the students") is a group of more than one person, the ellos/ellas ending (en) is the correct ending to use here.

Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the verb dibujar: ¡Tú _______ muy bien!

• dibujo

• dibujas

• dibuja

• dibujan

Answer explanation

For the tú form of a verb (what you use when you're talking to someone), drop the ar from the end of the verb, and add the ending as!

Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the verb montar: Yo _____ en bicicleta a la escuela los miércoles.

• monto

• montas

• monta

• monte

Answer explanation

For the yo form of a verb (the form you use when you're talking about yourself), drop the ar, er, or ir from the end of the verb, and add the letter o!

Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the verb escribir: Nosotros _________ en la clase de inglés.

• escriben

• escribamos

• escribimos

• escribo

Answer explanation

The nosotros form of verbs ("we" or "us" in English) is the only form that has a different spelling for AR, ER, and IR verbs. All nosotros forms end in "mos," but you use the following endings for each different type of verb:

* AR verbs --> amos

* ER verbs --> emos

* IR verbs -> imos

Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the verb leer: Juan ___ cómicos de manga.

• leo

• lees

• lee

• leen

Answer explanation

When talking about one other person, use the él/ella form, since you are talking about just one person. For the verb leer, even though it looks weird with the two E's, it's still a regular verb, so drop the er and add the correct ending! In this case, the correct ending is the él/ella ending, which is e.