Spanish Verb Baskets (Present)
Practice Spanish present-tense conjugation by sorting verb forms into the correct pronoun baskets. Drag each fish to the basket where its conjugated form belongs.
Each new game randomly selects verb combinations from 50 essential Spanish verbs, so you can keep practicing with a different mix of conjugations again and again.
Spanish Present Tense — Presente de Indicativo
In Spanish, verbs change their endings to show who performs the action. For regular verbs, remove the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, or -ir) and add the ending that matches the subject pronoun.
| Pronoun | hablar (-ar) | comer (-er) | vivir (-ir) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hablo | como | vivo |
| tú | hablas | comes | vives |
| él / ella / usted | habla | come | vive |
| nosotros/as | hablamos | comemos | vivimos |
| vosotros/as | habláis | coméis | vivís |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | hablan | comen | viven |
Example: hablar → habl- + -o = yo hablo (I speak). The ending changes with the pronoun, while the stem usually stays the same for regular verbs.
Some Common Irregular Verbs
Not all Spanish verbs follow the regular -ar, -er, -ir patterns. Some have special forms or change their stem in the present tense. Here are six common irregular verbs:
| Pronoun | ser | estar | tener | hacer | ir | poder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | soy | estoy | tengo | hago | voy | puedo |
| tú | eres | estás | tienes | haces | vas | puedes |
| él / ella / usted | es | está | tiene | hace | va | puede |
| nosotros/as | somos | estamos | tenemos | hacemos | vamos | podemos |
| vosotros/as | sois | estáis | tenéis | hacéis | vais | podéis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | son | están | tienen | hacen | van | pueden |
Notice: ser and ir have highly irregular forms; estar has accent marks in several forms; tener and poder change their stem in some forms; and hacer has the special yo hago form.
Remember: Some verbs are irregular or change their stems (for example, ser → soy, tener → tengo, poder → puedo). This game includes both regular and irregular verbs. Usted uses the él/ella form, and ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form.