Can You Pass This Spanish Verb Quiz?
Put your Spanish verbs to the test with Lucía’s quiz. Each question is a chance to see what you already know and what needs another look.
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This readable companion covers the complete substantive lesson in its original order, including every original question, option and intended answer. It is edited from the full original mixed-language automatic caption track, with Spanish forms and answers checked against the actual video graphics. Punctuation and caption errors are repaired. English example translations and labelled learner notes are editorial additions; the instructor’s advice, humor and teaching priorities remain. Timestamps are approximate. Music, the brand bumper and sound effects are omitted. Reveal each answer after choosing your option.
Learner note — level labels: The video groups questions by CEFR level for study. This short grammar and vocabulary quiz is not a validated CEFR placement or a complete assessment of listening, speaking, reading and writing. C2 does not mean native-speaker identity. Source: Council of Europe CEFR levels, CEFR Companion Volume.
Answers retain Lucía’s original intended keys. Some options can form grammatical sentences with a different meaning or context; the notes identify important distinctions rather than treating every alternative as impossible.
- 0:16 — A1 — questions 1–4
- 3:39 — A2 — questions 5–8
- 6:18 — B1 — questions 9–12
- 8:53 — B2 — questions 13–16
- 11:09 — C1 — questions 17–20
- 13:25 — C2 — questions 21–24
0:00 — Introduction
Verbs are one of the trickiest parts of learning Spanish. Have you been studying but aren’t sure you’ve mastered them? Take this test and find out. From beginner to advanced, A1 to C2, challenge yourself with these twenty-four questions and see how much you really know.
0:16 — A1 — questions 1–4
We start at beginner level, A1. Choose the verb in the correct present tense.
0:27 — Question 1
Todos los días, ___ la guía de My Daily Spanish para aprender español.
A. leo; B. leeré; C. leía; D. estudiar
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Original answer: A.
Todos los días, leo la guía de My Daily Spanish para aprender español.
Example translation: Every day, I read the My Daily Spanish guide to learn Spanish.
Leo is the present indicative of leer, to read.
1:06 — Question 2
Este año ___ mucho.
A. aprendía; B. aprendo; C. había aprendido; D. he aprendido
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Original answer: D.
Este año he aprendido mucho.
Example translation: This year I have learned a lot.
He aprendido is the pretérito perfecto compuesto, present perfect. The video then says the present aprendo is not correct here: Este año aprendo mucho — This year I learn a lot. It proposes Este año estoy aprendiendo mucho — This year I am learning a lot.
Learner note — accuracy and context: For the intended completed-learning meaning, he aprendido is appropriate. The broader statement that Este año aprendo mucho cannot be said is too strong: the simple present can describe ongoing or habitual learning during this year. Estoy aprendiendo emphasizes the activity in progress; tense choice depends on the intended meaning and regional usage. Source: RAE: present tense.
1:56 — Question 3
Pedro, ___ esta canción, mola mucho.
A. escuchó; B. escucharas; C. escucharás; D. escucha
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Original answer: D.
Pedro, escucha esta canción, mola mucho.
Example translation: Pedro, listen to this song; it’s really cool.
Imagine telling Pedro to listen. Escucha is the imperative form of escuchar, to listen.
2:35 — Question 4
Oye, Juana, ¿___ conducir? Porque yo no ___.
Blank 1: A. sabías; B. sabes; C. supieras; D. sabrías
Blank 2: A. supe; B. sabía; C. sé; D. saberlo
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Original answer: B, C.
Oye, Juana, ¿sabes conducir? Porque yo no sé.
Example translation: Hey, Juana, do you know how to drive? Because I don’t.
Both are present-tense forms of saber: Tú sabes — You know; Yo sé — I know.
How did A1 go? Don’t forget to track your score and share it in the comments when you’re done. Let’s move on to A2.
3:39 — A2 — questions 5–8
3:39 — Question 5
Ayer ___ al mercado.
A. voy; B. fui; C. iría; D. iba
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Original answer: B.
Ayer fui al mercado.
Example translation: Yesterday I went to the market.
Fui is the pretérito perfecto simple of ir, to go.
Learner note — accuracy and context: Fui presents a completed trip. Iba is also grammatical for a trip in progress or background context; ayer does not by itself require the preterite. Source: RAE: imperfect tense.
4:11 — Question 6
Cuando era pequeña, yo ___ al fútbol y mi hermana ___ con las muñecas.
A. jugué; B. juego; C. jugaba; D. había jugado
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Original answer: C, C.
Cuando era pequeña, yo jugaba al fútbol y mi hermana jugaba con las muñecas.
Example translation: When I was little, I played football and my sister played with dolls.
Use the same verb form in both blanks: jugaba. Which tense is it? The pretérito imperfecto, imperfect past.
4:51 — Question 7
Antes de cenar ayer, ___ un bocadillo y una manzana. Así que no tenía mucha hambre.
A. comí; B. comía; C. voy a comer; D. había comido
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Original answer: D.
Antes de cenar ayer, había comido un bocadillo y una manzana. Así que no tenía mucha hambre.
Example translation: Before dinner yesterday, I had eaten a sandwich and an apple, so I wasn’t very hungry.
The video selects había comido.
Learner note — accuracy and context: The pluperfect highlights an earlier completed action relative to dinner. Comí can also form a grammatical narrative here, because antes de already specifies the sequence; it presents the eating as a past event rather than explicitly as prior to a past reference point. Source: Instituto Cervantes grammar inventory.
5:27 — Question 8
Nosotros ___ a París el verano que viene.
A. viajaremos; B. viajarán; C. viajamos; D. viajarás
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Original answer: A.
Nosotros viajaremos a París el verano que viene.
Example translation: We will travel to Paris next summer.
This one is for extra points!
Learner note — accuracy and context: Viajaremos is the intended future form. Viajamos is also valid for a planned future trip with this future time expression; it is not a grammar error. Source: RAE: prospective present.
Voilà, you finished another level! Did A2 confuse you a little? Maybe it’s because you haven’t downloaded our free study guide yet. It offers a step-by-step process to help you learn Spanish faster. Get it by scanning the QR code in the video or using the link in its description. Let’s move up to B1.
6:18 — B1 — questions 9–12
We start easy by switching it up.
6:22 — Question 9
Original context: Translate: By Friday, I will have finished the project.
Para el viernes, ___ el proyecto.
A. había terminado; B. habré terminado; C. iba a terminar; D. habremos terminado
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Original answer: B.
Para el viernes, habré terminado el proyecto.
Example translation: By Friday, I will have finished the project.
Good!
Learner note — accuracy and context: The original English prompt specifies I. Habremos terminado would refer to we, not that intended subject.
6:57 — Question 10
Si ___ más dinero, viajaríamos más.
A. tuviéramos/tuviésemos; B. tuviera/tuviese; C. tendríamos; D. hubiéramos tenido
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Original answer: A.
Si tuviéramos/tuviésemos más dinero, viajaríamos más.
Example translation: If we had more money, we would travel more.
Tuviéramos and tuviésemos are imperfect-subjunctive forms.
Learner note — accuracy and context: The intended condition uses we: tuviéramos or tuviésemos. Tuviera or tuviese is also grammatical with a different subject (I, he, she or usted), for example: if I had more money, we would travel more. The intended condition concerns present or future finances. Hubiéramos tenido would place the condition in the past and could fit a different, mixed conditional context. Source: Instituto Cervantes grammar inventory.
7:38 — Question 11
Carlos dijo que ___ a la fiesta, pero estaba enfermo.
A. había ido; B. habrá ido; C. habría ido; D. haber ido
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Original answer: C.
Carlos dijo que habría ido a la fiesta, pero estaba enfermo.
Example translation: Carlos said he would have gone to the party, but he was ill.
Habría ido is the condicional compuesto.
Learner note — accuracy and context: The intended meaning is an unrealized possibility. Había ido is grammatical with a different meaning: he had gone to the party but was ill. Source: Instituto Cervantes grammar inventory.
8:14 — Question 12
Espero que ___ un buen día.
A. tendrás; B. tienes; C. hayas tenido; D. tengas
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Original answer: D.
Espero que tengas un buen día.
Example translation: I hope you have a nice day.
Tengas is the intended answer.
Learner note — accuracy and context: Hayas tenido is also grammatical when hoping someone has already had a good day. Tengas expresses the intended current or future wish. Source: Instituto Cervantes grammar inventory.
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8:53 — B2 — questions 13–16
8:53 — Question 13
Original context: After dinner you and a friend go your separate ways. Once you are home, you text them.
Espero que ___ bien.
A. hayas llegado; B. habías llegado; C. hubieras llegado; D. has llegado
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Original answer: A.
Espero que hayas llegado bien.
Example translation: I hope you got home safely.
Hayas llegado is the pretérito perfecto compuesto del subjuntivo. ¡Muy bien!
9:26 — Question 14
Si Miguel ___ la película, habría entendido el chiste.
A. había visto; B. habrá visto; C. hubiera visto; D. haber visto
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Original answer: C.
Si Miguel hubiera visto la película, habría entendido el chiste.
Example translation: If Miguel had seen the film, he would have understood the joke.
Repeat after me: pretérito pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo.
10:05 — Question 15
Pensé que ___ más tarde.
A. llegas; B. llegarás; C. llegarías; D. habrás llegado
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Original answer: C.
Pensé que llegarías más tarde.
Example translation: I thought you would arrive later.
Simple conditional, indicative. Yeah!
10:31 — Question 16
Espera. No ___ tan rápido.
A. irás; B. vas; C. fueras; D. vayas
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Original answer: D.
Espera. No vayas tan rápido.
Example translation: Wait. Don’t go so fast.
Vayas is the present subjunctive of ir, used in this negative command.
B2 complete! Any questions? Write them down before we move on to C1.
11:09 — C1 — questions 17–20
11:09 — Question 17
Cuando me gradúe, ya ___ 23 años.
A. cumpliré; B. cumpliría; C. habré cumplido; D. habría cumplido
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Original answer: C.
Cuando me gradúe, ya habré cumplido 23 años.
Example translation: When I graduate, I will already have turned twenty-three.
Habré cumplido is the futuro compuesto de indicativo. ¡Genial!
11:40 — Question 18
Le dije a Ramón que ___ los informes antes de que volviera de las vacaciones.
A. completaré; B. completaría; C. habré completado; D. hubiera completado
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Original answer: B.
Le dije a Ramón que completaría los informes antes de que volviera de las vacaciones.
Example translation: I told Ramón I would complete the reports before he returned from his holiday.
Completaría is the simple conditional in a reported future-in-the-past statement.
12:15 — Question 19
Nos han dicho que ___ a la reunión del martes.
A. asistimos; B. asistamos; C. asistiremos; D. hemos asistido
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Original answer: B.
Nos han dicho que asistamos a la reunión del martes.
Example translation: We have been told to attend Tuesday’s meeting.
Asistamos is present subjunctive.
Learner note — accuracy and context: This answer reports an instruction. Asistiremos would be grammatical if reporting information that we will attend; asistimos can also refer to a scheduled attendance. Those are different readings from the intended command. Source: Instituto Cervantes grammar inventory.
12:44 — Question 20
Original context: Say: You all, come with me.
___ conmigo.
A. ven; B. venir; C. vendréis; D. venid
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Original answer: D.
Venid conmigo.
Example translation: You all, come with me.
Let’s see if you can use the imperative well!
Learner note — accuracy and context: Venid addresses vosotros, used for informal plural address in much of Spain. With ustedes, the equivalent command is Vengan conmigo; that form is not one of the offered options. Source: Instituto Cervantes grammar inventory.
Is it getting hot in here? This quiz is on fire! Let’s turn the heat up for the last level.
13:25 — C2 — questions 21–24
13:25 — Question 21
¿Le ___ esperarme unos minutos?
A. importas; B. importaría; C. importara/importase; D. importó
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Original answer: B.
¿Le importaría esperarme unos minutos?
Example translation: Would you mind waiting for me for a few minutes?
We use the conditional indicative for a more polite, formal way to ask.
13:53 — Question 22
Deberías ___ las consecuencias antes de actuar.
A. consideras; B. haber considerando; C. considerado; D. haber considerado
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Original answer: D.
Deberías haber considerado las consecuencias antes de actuar.
Example translation: You should have considered the consequences before acting.
The sexy perfect infinitive!
14:22 — Question 23
Para cuando llegues, ya ___ la situación.
A. aclararé; B. habría aclarado; C. voy a aclarar; D. habré aclarado
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Original answer: D.
Para cuando llegues, ya habré aclarado la situación.
Example translation: By the time you arrive, I will already have clarified the situation.
14:49 — Question 24
Habría intervenido si las circunstancias lo ___ permitido.
A. habrían; B. hayan; C. hubieran; D. habían
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Original answer: C.
Habría intervenido si las circunstancias lo hubieran permitido.
Example translation: I would have intervened if circumstances had allowed it.
¡Muy bien! The pretérito pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo.
15:24 — Closing
Congratulations on getting to the end! A big round of applause. Did you struggle with the quiz more than you thought? Watch our video on all the verb tenses, explained by me. After that, come back and take the quiz again.
