Present tense
Edexcel GCSE Spanish revision on Present tense. Aligned to the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Spanish 1SP0 specification. This bank has 7 practice questions on this topic.
Sample questions (3 of 7)
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Question 1
'I speak' in Spanish is...
- A) Yo hablo
- B) Tú hablas
- C) Él habla
- D) Nosotros hablamos
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Answer: Yo hablo
Regular -ar verbs: drop -ar, add -o/-as/-a/-amos/-áis/-an. Hablar (to speak): yo hablo, tú hablas, él/ella habla, nosotros hablamos, vosotros habláis, ellos hablan. The 'yo' is often dropped because the ending tells you the subject.
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Question 2
'We eat' (regular -er) in Spanish is...
- A) Yo como
- B) Nosotros comemos
- C) Ellos comen
- D) Vosotros coméis
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Answer: Nosotros comemos
Regular -er verbs: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en. Comer: yo como, tú comes, él come, nosotros comemos, vosotros coméis, ellos comen. 'Como' alone also means 'like/as' so context matters.
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Question 3
'They live' (regular -ir) in Spanish is...
- A) Yo vivo
- B) Tú vives
- C) Ellos viven
- D) Nosotros vivimos
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Answer: Ellos viven
Regular -ir verbs: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en. Vivir: yo vivo, tú vives, él vive, nosotros vivimos, vosotros vivís, ellos viven. Notice -er and -ir only differ in nosotros + vosotros forms.
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