Spanish Grammar in Context, 3rd Edition

Chapter 1: The Present Tense

Exercise 1

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form of the present tense.

Exercise 2

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form of the present tense.

The answers may require you to include the following accented characters: á, é, í, ó, ú and ñ. To use these characters in the answer box, just select the character and copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) into the answer box.

Exercise 3

Change the verb from the first person plural (nosotros/as) of the present tense to the first person singular (yo).

The answers may require you to include the following accented characters: á, é, í, ó, ú and ñ. To use these characters in the answer box, just select the character and copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) into the answer box.

Exercise 4

Change the verb from the third person plural (ellos/as, ustedes) of the present tense to the second person plural (vosotros/as).

The answers may require you to include the following accented characters: á, é, í, ó, ú and ñ. To use these characters in the answer box, just select the character and copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) into the answer box.

Exercise 5

Put a verb from the list into the correct form of the present tense to complete each sentence.

venir querer oír preferir jugar servir empezar ir

The answers may require you to include the following accented characters: á, é, í, ó, ú and ñ. To use these characters in the answer box, just select the character and copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) into the answer box.

Exercise 6

Put a verb from the list into the correct form of the present tense to complete each sentence.

poder sugerir pensar ser meterse llover viajar entender

Exercise 7

Read the following sentences then complete them with the verb in the correct form of the present tense.

Exercise 8

Complete the following sentences with a suitable verb in the present tense.

Exercise 9

Exercise 10

Exercise 11

Read the following sentences and decide which use of the present tense each exemplifies. You may like to refer to the Usage section of Chapter 1.

Exercise 12

Read the following sentences and decide which use of the present tense each exemplifies. You may like to refer to the Usage section of Chapter 1.