What is the Present Simple in Spanish?
¿Qué es el presente simple en español?
How does it work? / ¿Cómo funciona?
Learn the words first
Primero aprendemos las palabras. Read the English word and try to say it in Spanish before revealing it.
20 -AR verbs / 20 verbos terminados en -AR
10 nouns / 10 sustantivos
Learn the article with the noun: el or la.
How to conjugate regular -AR verbs
Cómo conjugar verbos regulares terminados en -AR
HABLAR → HABL- → yo HABLO
| Subject / Sujeto | Ending / Terminación | HABLAR (to speak) |
|---|---|---|
| Yo — I | -o | hablo |
| Tú — you (informal) | -as | hablas |
| Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you (formal) | -a | habla |
| Nosotros/as — we | -amos | hablamos |
| Vosotros/as — you all (Spain) | -áis | habláis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you all | -an | hablan |
In Latin America, ustedes + -an is the usual plural “you.” Vosotros + -áis is mainly used in Spain. A person's name follows él/ella: Lisa estudia; two names follow ellos/ellas: Lisa y Ana estudian.
Yo compro ropa.
Tú compras ropa.
Lisa compra ropa.
Nosotros compramos ropa.
SUBJECT + CONJUGATED VERB + COMPLEMENT
SUJETO + VERBO CONJUGADO + COMPLEMENTO
Ella + prepara + café.
She prepares coffee.
Conjugation practice
Write the correct form of the verb. Select “Check” to see if you got it right, or reveal the answer.
Spin the wheels! 🎡
Spin the subject, verb, and noun wheels. Conjugate the verb and create a sentence. You may add a short preposition such as en, con, or a to make the sentence natural.
Yo + estudiar + el español
Use the conjugated verb. Change or add small words when needed to make a natural sentence.
Teacher tip: unusual word combinations are a creativity challenge. Lisa can add en / con / a / para or explain a creative context. The answer is one possible model, not the only correct one.
Find the mistake 🔎
Each Spanish sentence has ONE conjugation mistake. Rewrite the full sentence correctly. Then check the answer.
Translate into Spanish ✍️
Read the English sentence and write the Spanish sentence. Focus on your -AR endings and useful nouns.