Spanish Verbs for Children
Free online Spanish verb practice for home learning and schoolwork, with short video clips, online quizzes and printable worksheets:
Tener, Ser and Estar, reflexive verbs, IR + infinitive, practice using the imperfect and more.
Below the video resources is a useful list of regular and common irregular verbs.
The Verb TENER
a) Tengo un lápiz
Tengo + Pencil case items
+ Online Quiz
b) The verb Tener – TENGO
Tener = to have, but also ‘to be’ re age + feelings.
Uses of the verb Tener – Tengo
c) Present Tense of TENER
Tener Practice – Present Tense
+ Online Quiz
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Story Practice in the Present Tense
A New Puppy:
¡Tiene miedo!
Spanish for Children – My Puppy
+ Online Quiz
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Spanish Verbs + Parts of the Body:
Verbs + Body Parts in Spanish
+ Online Quiz
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Talk about School in Spanish
– Verb Practice, Present Tense
¿Qué haces en tu escuela?
What do you do at your school?
School Vocabulary + Verb Practice. Includes a dog agility class:
Talk about School in Spanish
+ Online Quiz
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Spanish Verbs SER and ESTAR:
a) Ser and Estar in the 1st Person
Who/What + Where:
Soy and Estoy
+ Online Quiz
b) Ser and Estar Questions in the 3rd Person
¿Qué es? (SER) ¿Dónde está? (ESTAR)
c) The Present Continuous in Spanish:
Estar + the Gerund
Focus on the Present Continuous
+ Online Quiz
d) Ser v Estar: Re Character + Feelings:
Friendly description with focus on Soy + Estoy
Ser v Estar: Character + Feelings
+ Online Quiz
e) Ser and Estar in a Story about Hedgehogs
Hedgehogs in Spanish using Ser and Estar
+ Online Quiz
f) Ser and Estar in a Story about a Mountain Rescue
Ser and Estar Story, Video + Worksheet
+ Online Quiz
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Verbs + Sport in Spanish:
JUGAR A versus HACER
+Online Quiz
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Hay, Hay que
Practice using THERE IS + ONE MUST in Spanish in a story about stealing apricots, and simple instructions on how to make a piñata:
Hay – Hay que + infinitive Practice
+ Online Quiz
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MODAL VERBS:
Practice using modal verbs throughout an online game of FIFA. ¡Tengo que marcar un gol!
QUERER, TENER and PODER
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The Near Future in Spanish
IR + a + infinitive
Practice using the Near Future to plan a holiday somewhere quiet with no internet access, phone signal or opportunity to message friends or play video games:
The near future in Spanish
+ Online Quiz
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Reflexive Verbs
a) Practice using reflexive verbs in short sentences to describe and discuss a litter of puppies:
Reflexive verbs in Spanish
+ Online Quiz
b) Practice telling the time and using reflexive verbs in short sentences about a boy’s daily routine:
Daily Routine in Spanish
+ Online Quiz
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Verb Practice in Three Tenses
– Past, Present + Near Future:
– Short Simple Dog Story in 3 tenses:
Maggie ha crecido – Maggie has grown
– My Holiday in Northern Spain
I went on a lovely holiday to Spain last year, but this year I went to Northern Spain and it was …
+ Online Quiz
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My Summer Holiday in Spanish
– My Summer Holiday at Home and Away in 3 tenses:
Questions + answers in the 1st person about past, present and future events and activities.
My Summer Holidays – Past, Present + Near Future
+ Online Quiz
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Spanish Verbs – Hace falta, Darse cuenta, Tener que + Estar …
Verb Practice in a Story + Worksheet:
Darse cuenta, Hacer falta, Tener que, Estar …
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The Imperfect Tense
a) Practice using the Imperfect Tense in Spanish to describe what a new puppy was like and what was happening + one or two contrasting examples of the preterite tense to say precise things that took place during that time:
A New Puppy – Imperfect vs Preterite Tense Practice in a Story
+ Online Quiz
b True short story that took place in Spain shortly before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War for practice using the imperfect tense in Spanish. The story has a sad, brief ending in the Preterite Tense:
“El perro de mi abuelo.”
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Negatives in Spanish
How to form Negatives in Spanish:
Negatives in Spanish + A Story:
+ Online Quiz
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HOW TO CONJUGATE SPANISH VERBS IN THE PRESENT TENSE:
(Read them aloud, watch out for the accents)
1. Regular AR verbs: e.g. Trabajar (to work) Trabaj (stem) + AR
trabajo – I work
trabajas – you work
trabaja – he/she works
trabajamos – we work
trabajáis – you(pl) work
trabajan – they work
2. Regular ER verbs: E.g: Vender (to sell) – Vend (stem) + ER
vendo – I sell
vendes – you sell
vende – he/she sells
vendemos – we sell
vendéis – you (pl) sell
venden – they sell
3. Regular IR verbs: E.g. Escribir (to write) – Escrib (stem) + IR
Escribo – I write
escribes – you write
escribe – he/she writes
escribimos – we write
escribís – you (pl) write
escriben – they write
E.g: Decidir (to decide), vivir (to live), abrir (to open)
4. Irregular stem-changing verbs:
Quite a few Spanish verbs change their STEM except in the 1st and 2nd person plural.
AR:
Jugar (to play): Juego, juegas, juega, jugamos, jugáis, juegan
ER:
Querer (to want): Quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, queréis, quieren
IR:
Pedir (to ask for): Pido, pides, pide, pedimos, pedís, piden
Very common irregular verbs:
Ser (to be – permanent): Soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son
Estar (to be – temporary): Estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están
Ir (to go): Voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van
Dar (to give): Doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan
Ver (to see): Veo, ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven
Hacer (to do/make): Hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen
Salir (to go out): Salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen
