Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle Spanish

answer answered answered responder

arrive arrived arrived llegar
ask asked asked preguntar
be i was / were been ser
borrow borrowed borrowed tomar prestado
break i broke broken romper
buy i bought bought comprar
catch i caught caught atrapar
clean cleaned cleaned limpiar
climb climbed climbed escalar
collect collected collected colleccionar
come i came come venir
compose composed composed componer
cook cooked cooked cocinar
cut i cut cut cortar
dance danced danced bailar
describe described described describir
discover discovered discovered descubrir
do i did done hacer
drink i drank drunk beber
drive i drove driven conducir
eat i ate eaten comer
enjoy enjoyed enjoyed disfrutar
fall i fell fallen caer
feel i felt felt sentir
find i found found encontrar
fly i flew flown volar
forget i forgot forgotten olvidar
give i gave given dar
go i went gone ir
happen happened happened suceder
have i had had tener
help helped helped ayudar
hurt i hurt hurt herir, doler
invent invented invented inventar
invite invited invited invitar
kill killed killed matar
know i knew known saber
lend i lent lent prestar
leave i left left dejar
lie i lay lain yacer
like liked liked gustar
live lived lived vivir
look looked looked mirar
love loved loved amar
make i made made hacer
meet i met met conocer, encontrar
miss missed missed perder, extraar
open opened opened abrir
pack packed packed empacar
pay i paid paid pagar
phone phoned phoned llamar por telfono
play played played jugar
prefer preferred preferred preferir
prepare prepared prepared preparar
push pushed pushed empujar
put i put put poner
rain rained rained llover
read i read read leer
remember remembered remembered recordar
rent rented rented alquilar
rescue rescued rescued rescatar
return returned returned volver, devolver
ring i rang rung llamar por telfono
save saved saved ahorrar
say i said said decir
search searched searched buscar
see i saw seen ver
sell i sold sold vender
sit i sat sat sentarse
skate skated skated patinar
ski skied skied esquiar
sleep i slept slept dormir
smell smelled smelled oler
speak i spoke spoken hablar
spend i spent spent gastar
start started started comenzar
stay stayed stayed quedarse
stop stopped stopped detener
study studied studied estudiar
survive survived survived sobrevivir
swim i swam swum nadar
take i took taken tomar
talk talked talked hablar
teach i taught taught ensear
tell i told told decir
think i thought thought pensar
throw i threw thrown lanzar
touch touched touched tocar
try tried tried intentar
understand i understood understood entender
use used used usar
visit visited visited visitar
wait waited waited esperar
walk walked walked caminar
want wanted wanted querer
wash washed washed lavar
watch watched watched mirar
wear i wore worn llevar puesto
work worked worked trabajar
write i wrote written escribir
 Verbs: TO BE (present tense)

Choose the correct PRESENT TENSE form of the verb TO BE for

each sentence:

EX: She is my sister

1. They_________
ARE my friends.
a) are b) is

2. Robert _________
IS sick.
a) are b) is

3. ________
IS he Mexican?
a) Are b) Is

4. His tests ________

ARENT very difficult.
a) aren't b) isn't

5. My parents are not rich, but my aunt ________.

IS

a) is b) are

6. I ________
AM older than my brother.
a) is b) am

7. My sister and I ________

ARE twins.
a) are b) am

8. That ________
IS a really good movie!
a) are b) is

9. These ________
ARE not my socks.
a) is b) are
 Present Continuous

Complete the sentences.

EX: She is selling expensive cars.

1. My mother_________(cook)
ISNT COOKING soup.
2. We __________
ARENT TRAVELLING(not travel) in Japan.

3. She __________
ISNT WATCHING (not watch) TV.
5. They __________
ARENT SWIMMING (not swim) in the sea.
6. Sue __________
IS STAYING (stay) at home today.

Write the questions and the short answers.

1. your dad / work / today /_____________________________

IS YOUR DAD WORKING TODAY?

Yes, _________________________
HE IS

2. you / have a good time / on holiday / ?_____________________

ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME ON HOLIDAY?

Yes, _________________________
I HAVE

3. your mom / cook dinner / now / ?________________________

ARE YOUR MOM COOKING DINNER NOW?

Yes, _________________________
SHE IS

4. your friends / play football / ?__________________________

ARE YOUR FRIENDS PLAYING FOOTBALL?
Yes, _________________________
THEY ARE

Complete
1. I ___________
AM WATCHING (watch) a reality show on TV.
2. My favourite team ___________
IS WINNING (win)!
3. Someone ___________
IS SWIMMING (swim) in the sea.
4. Two people ___________
ARE COOKING (cook) dinner on the beach.
5. We ___________
ARENT WATCHING (not watch) a soap opera.
6. I ___________
AM NOT DOING (not do) my homework.
7. Mum ___________
IS READING (read) a magazine.
8. My brother ___________
ISNT LISTENING (not listen) to the radio.
9. Dad ___________
ISNT COOKING (not cook) dinner.
10. Tara ___________
IS TALKING (talk) by phone.

Circle the verbs and underline present continuous sentences.

James is travelling around Australia. He is staying at a youth hostel

in a little Australian town. The town is becoming more and more
popular because of its beautiful beaches.

James is meeting his friend Brad in town tonight. Brad is

working there as a tour guide over the summer.

James is in the town centre now. Look! James is taking a picture

of another tourist.
 Past Continuous

Make sentences in the past continuous tense using the verb

given in the brackets.

EX: He was reading an interesting book .

was sleeping.
1. The boy (sleep).
was reading
2. I (read) when the lights went out.

was washing
3. She (wash) the clothes.

was cooking
4. I - (cook) dinner when the visitors arrived.

was doing
5. Julia - (do) her homework at 8 pm.

was repairing
6. James (repair) the car.

was rehearsing
7. Janet - (rehearse) for the play.

was waiting
8. Sophia (wait) for the bus.

were chirping
9. The birds (chirp).

were learning
10. The boys (learn) their lesson.

was getting
11. She (get) dressed.

was searching
12. He (search) for his purse.
Read the texts and answer the questions.

1. Peter was at home yesterday. He was helping his mother

in the morning. Then he was playing with some friends in
the street. In the afternoon he was writing a long letter to a
friend. And in the evening he was listening to some CDs.

Questions

1. Where was Peter yesterday?

______________________________________________
He was at home

2. What was he doing in the morning?

______________________________________________
He was helping his mother

3.When was he writing a long letter?

______________________________________________
he was writing a long letter in the afternoon

4. What was he listening to in the evening?

______________________________________________
he was listening to some CDs

5. Was he helping his mother in the afternoon?

______________________________________________
No, he wasn't helping his mother in the afternoon
 SIMPLE PRESENT

1.Fill in the blanks with the correct simple present tense form of the
verb (in parentheses):
EX: Jim reads every day.

1. My sister ____________________
talks (to talk) very fast.
2. My brother and I ____________________
speak (to speak) Japanese.
3. They ____________________
live (to live) in Portland.
4. Peter____________________
works (to work) a lot.
5. We ____________________
go (to go) to the movies every Friday.
6. My mother ____________________
cleans (to clean) the house every
Sunday.
7.Robert's cat ________________
likes (to like) to chase birds.
love
8. I ________(to love) my boyfriend.
9. My brother ___________________
goes (go) to college.
10.I ___________________
understand (understand) English.

2. Write 10 sentences using simple present.

My sister lives in USA

My daughter likes to play with her dolls.

He does not understand the lesson

There is something between the wheels of the car

I like all musical instruments.

she doesnot play tennis

he likes to eat hotdog

my son doesn't sleep in the school

they don't walk in morning

he wants to buy a car

 SIMPLE PAST

Fill in each blank space with the simple past tense of the
verb in parentheses.

EX: I liked to play the guitar .

1.Yesterday I (to have) ________

had a really bad day. I (to wake)
________
woke up at 9 o'clock because I (to forget) ________
forgot to set my
alarm clock the night before.I (get) ________
got up as fast as I (can)
________
could and I (to put) ________
put on some clothes.
I ran into the kitchen and (to make) ________
made myself a cup of coffee.
Then I ________
drank (to drink) the coffee very fast and I (to run)
________
ran to my car. It (to be) ________
was a terrible morning

Read and find. Find the verbs in the past simple and write them in
the boxes.

Yesterday I went to the playground near my house. I had a lot of fun. I played
on the swings and the slide but I didnt go on the roundabout. I saw my best
friend there. We talked about her birthday and she invited me to her party.
Afterwards I didnt want to go home!

went did not go played had

saw talked did not want invited

3. Fill it in! Write the past simple of the verb in (brackets) to complete the
sentences.

a. Yesterday I ____went_____ to the park. (go)

b. My grandparents _______________
visted us last week. (visit)
c. Last weekend I _______________
wrote an email to my friend. (write)
d. My brother _______________
didnt play any computer games last night. (not
play)
e. We _______________
ate cereal and _______________
drank juice for
breakfast. (eat, drink)
f. I _______________
didnt watch my favourite TV programme yesterday. (not
watch)
g. My friend _______________
gave me a new pencil case for my birthday.
(give)
h. Yesterday I _______________
walked to school, I _______________
didnt go

by car. (walk, not go)