Spanish -ER Verbs Challenge: Can You Score 10/10?

Think you know Spanish verbs? 🎯

Welcome to today’s Spanish challenge!

We’re going to explore useful Spanish -ER verbs, learn how they work in the present tense, discover a few tricky verbs, and finish with a 10-question challenge.

But there’s a twist.

You won’t be memorizing a huge grammar chart.

Instead, you’ll unlock the rules as you play.

Ready? ¡Vamos! 🇪🇸

🎮 LEVEL 1 — Meet Your
Spanish Verb Squad

Let’s start with a quick vocabulary challenge.

Here are today’s verbs:

🍕 comer — to eat

🥤 beber — to drink

🧠 saber — to know

👀 ver — to see /
watch

🏃 correr — to run

📖 leer — to read

💕 querer — to want
/ love

💪 deber — should /
must

💰 vender — to sell

📝 aprender — to
learn

📚 comprender — to
understand

✏️ responder — to answer

Don’t try to memorize all twelve yet.

Just notice something.

What do comer, beber, correr, vender, aprender, and responder
have in common?

🔎 They end in -ER.

And that’s today’s secret door into Spanish grammar.

🧩 LEVEL 2 — Crack the -ER
Code

Many regular Spanish -ER verbs follow the same
pattern in the present tense.

You don’t need to memorize every verb separately.

Here’s your secret code:

🔐 O → ES → E → EMOS → ÉIS
→ EN

There are six forms to remember.

Yo → -o

Tú → -es

Él / Ella / Usted → -e

Nosotros /
Nosotras → -emos

Vosotros /
Vosotras → -éis

Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes → -en

One important detail:

🇪🇸 Vosotros /
Vosotras = “you all”

This form is especially common in Spain.

In much of Latin America, ustedes is generally used
for “you all.”

So don’t be surprised when you see both.

🍕 LEVEL 3 — Unlock COMER

Let’s test the code with our first
regular verb.

COMER = to eat

Remove -ER:

COM-

Now add the endings.

Yo: como

Tú: comes

Él / Ella / Usted: come

Nosotros: comemos

Vosotros: coméis

Ellos / Ellas /
Ustedes: comen

Look at the pattern:

como → comes → come

comemos → coméis → comen

First verb unlocked! 🔓

🎯 LEVEL 4 — Quick Challenge

Question 1

Yo ______ pizza. 🍕

A) comes

B) como

C) comen

Think about the subject.

…

✅ Answer: B — como

Yo como pizza.

Now let’s make it slightly harder.

Question 2

Vosotros ______
pizza.

A) comen

B) coméis

C) comes

…

✅ Answer: B — coméis

Vosotros coméis pizza.

Remember:

Vosotros = you all

And with a regular -ER verb, the ending
is:

-éis

🥤 LEVEL 5 — Same Code, New Verb

Now try:

BEBER = to drink

You already know the code.

bebo • bebes • bebe

bebemos • bebéis • beben

No need to memorize another giant chart.

Just follow the pattern.

Question 3

Nosotros ______ agua.

A) beben

B) bebemos

C) bebes

✅ Answer: B — bebemos

Nosotros bebemos agua.

Now try vosotros.

Question 4

Vosotros ______ café.

A) bebéis

B) beben

C) bebes

✅ Answer: A — bebéis

Vosotros bebéis café.

You’re getting the idea.

⚡ LEVEL 6 — Speed Match

Let’s add more vocabulary.

Which verb means “to learn”?

A) vender

B) aprender

C) responder

✅ B — aprender

Which means “to sell”?

A) vender

B) beber

C) querer

✅ A — vender

Which means “to answer”?

A) comprender

B) responder

C) correr

✅ B — responder

Which means “to want”?

A) querer

B) deber

C) leer

✅ A — querer

You’ve just added four more useful
Spanish verbs.

No giant vocabulary list required.

🧠 LEVEL 7 — Find the Subject

Here’s your shortcut:

Find the subject first. 🎯

Then choose the ending.

For example:

Yo + aprender

→ aprendo

Tú + aprender

→ aprendes

Nosotros + aprender

→ aprendemos

Vosotros + aprender

→ aprendéis

The subject is your clue.

Once you understand the pattern, you
don’t need to memorize every regular verb as six completely separate words.

🏃 LEVEL 8 — Three Verbs, One
Pattern

Let’s try three more regular verbs.

CORRER — to run

corro • corres • corre

corremos • corréis • corren

VENDER — to sell

vendo • vendes •
vende

vendemos • vendéis
• venden

APRENDER — to learn

aprendo • aprendes • aprende

aprendemos • aprendéis • aprenden

Notice what’s staying the same?

The verb stem changes.

The regular endings follow the same
pattern:

-o → -es → -e → -emos → -éis → -en

You’ve found the system.

👀 LEVEL 9 — Boss Verb: VER

Now things get interesting.

VER = to see / watch

You might expect:

❌ Yo vero

But Spanish says:

✅ Yo veo

The common present forms are:

veo • ves • ve

vemos • veis • ven

For example:

Yo veo una película.

I watch a movie.

🎮 Boss Question

Which sentence is correct?

A) Yo vero la televisión.

B) Yo veo la televisión.

C) Yo ven la televisión.

✅ Answer: B — Yo veo la televisión.

Ver is a very common verb, so it’s worth
learning its forms individually.

🧠 LEVEL 10 — The Sneaky Verb:
SABER

SABER = to know

Here’s another form to remember:

Yo sé

Not:

❌ Yo sabo

The common forms are:

sé • sabes • sabe

sabemos • sabéis •
saben

For example:

Yo sé la respuesta.

I know the answer.

And:

¿Sabéis la respuesta?

Do you all know the answer?

There’s your vosotros form again:

sabéis = you all know

💕 LEVEL 11 — Meet QUERER

Here’s another very useful verb:

QUERER = to want / to love

This one is important because it doesn’t
follow the regular -ER pattern.

Its common present forms are:

quiero • quieres •
quiere

queremos • queréis
• quieren

For example:

Yo quiero agua.

I want water.

And:

Vosotros queréis café.

You all want coffee.

So here’s an important Spanish lesson:

Not every verb ending in -ER is regular.

The regular pattern is your starting
point.

Then you’ll gradually learn the common
verbs that have special forms.

📖 LEVEL 12 — One More Quick
Challenge

Let’s test some verbs you’ve already
seen.

“I read every day.”

A) Yo leo todos los días.

B) Yo leen todos los días.

C) Yo lees todos los días.

✅ A — Yo leo todos los días.

“She wants coffee.”

A) Ella quieren café.

B) Ella quiere
café.

C) Ella quiero
café.

✅ B — Ella quiere café.

“We should study.”

A) Nosotros debemos estudiar.

B) Nosotros deben
estudiar.

C) Nosotros debo
estudiar.

✅ A — Nosotros debemos estudiar.

“You all answer the question.”

A) Vosotros
responden la pregunta.

B) Vosotros
respondéis la pregunta.

C) Vosotros
responde la pregunta.

✅ B — Vosotros
respondéis la pregunta.

Great!

You just used leer, querer, deber, and
responder in real sentences.

🔥 LEVEL 13 — Don’t Confuse -AR
and -ER!

Spanish has different verb groups.

If you’ve already explored Spanish -AR
verbs, you can compare the two patterns in our related lesson:

👉 Spanish -AR Verbs in thePresent Tense — Regular vs Irregular: Master the Rules in 2 Minutes

For example:

HABLAR

hablo • hablas • habla

hablamos • habláis • hablan

Now compare:

COMER

como • comes • come

comemos • coméis • comen

The subject pattern stays familiar, but
the endings are different.

Recognizing the verb group can make
Spanish conjugation much easier.

🏆 FINAL BOSS — Can You Score
10/10?

No peeking!

Write down your answers before checking
the answer key.

1. “I eat.”

A) Yo comes

B) Yo como

C) Yo comen

2. “We learn Spanish.”

A) Nosotros aprendemos español.

B) Nosotros aprende
español.

C) Nosotros
aprenden español.

3. “They sell books.”

A) Ellos vende libros.

B) Ellos venden
libros.

C) Ellos vendemos
libros.

4. “You all drink water.”

A) Vosotros beben agua.

B) Vosotros bebéis
agua.

C) Vosotros bebes
agua.

5. “I see the movie.”

A) Yo veo la película.

B) Yo ves la
película.

C) Yo ven la
película.

6. “We should study.”

A) Nosotros deben estudiar.

B) Nosotros debemos
estudiar.

C) Nosotros debo
estudiar.

7. “He drinks coffee.”

A) Él bebo café.

B) Él beben café.

C) Él bebe café.

8. “You all read books.”

A) Vosotros leen libros.

B) Vosotros leéis
libros.

C) Vosotros lees
libros.

9. “I know the answer.”

A) Yo sabes la respuesta.

B) Yo sé la
respuesta.

C) Yo sabe la
respuesta.

10. “They run in the park.”

A) Ellos corren en
el parque.

B) Ellos correnemos
en el parque.

C) Ellos corro en
el parque.

🎉 ANSWERS

1 — B: Yo como

2 — A: Nosotros aprendemos español

3 — B: Ellos venden
libros

4 — B: Vosotros
bebéis agua

5 — A: Yo veo la
película

6 — B: Nosotros
debemos estudiar

7 — C: Él bebe café

8 — B: Vosotros
leéis libros

9 — B: Yo sé la
respuesta

10 — A: Ellos
corren en el parque

⭐ What’s Your Score?

🥇 10/10 — ¡Excelente!

You’ve unlocked today’s Spanish -ER Verb
Challenge! 🎉

🥈 8–9/10 — ¡Muy bien!

You’re getting comfortable with the
pattern.

Review the questions you missed and try
them again.

🥉 6–7/10 — ¡Buen trabajo!

You’ve got the foundation.

Focus on identifying the subject before
choosing the verb ending.

🎯 Below 6?

No worries!

Go back to your secret code:

O → ES → E → EMOS → ÉIS → EN

Then play the challenge again.

🚀 BONUS ROUND — Your Spanish
Verb Bank

Before you leave, see how many you can
translate without looking:

comer — eat

beber — drink

correr — run

leer — read

aprender — learn

vender — sell

responder — answer

comprender — understand

querer — want / love

deber — should / must

ver — see / watch

saber — know

That’s 12 useful Spanish verbs in one
challenge.

Now here’s your final mission:

Pick three verbs and create your own
Spanish sentences.

For example:

Yo leo un libro. 📖

Nosotros aprendemos
español. 🇪🇸

Vosotros corréis en
el parque. 🏃

If you can create your own sentences,
you’re no longer just recognizing Spanish verbs.

You’re using them.

🎮 Challenge Complete?

You now know the regular -ER pattern.

You’ve practiced all six subject forms.

You’ve also met useful verbs like ver,
saber, and querer that need special attention.

One last time, here’s your secret code:

🔐 O → ES → E → EMOS → ÉIS → EN

Keep practicing.

Keep testing yourself.

And most importantly—

🇪🇸 ¡Sigue aprendiendo
español! ❤️