Spanish Medium Review | Picture quiz, buzzing verbs

Spanish Medium Review Quiz - Busy Bees! (Questions)

In this Spanish Medium Review picture quiz you will be buzzing around like a group of very busy bees to find the right verbs. Bees are always very active. With that in mind, this quick quiz is going to be very much like a bee only, instead of going from flower to flower – you will be going quickly from one verb to the next.

Learning how to use verbs is critical to learning a new language so the more you can practice with verbs, the easier it will become for you to really grasp this language of Spanish. The challenge with this quiz is to see how fast you can buzz around like a very busy bee. Take a look at the pictures and then the sentences given and quickly locate the proper translation of the capitalized verb. Watch out for context, pronoun form and tense.

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Let us both TRY to get an 'A' on this quiz!

[ ]	tejer
[ ]	intentemos
[ ]	añadir
[ ]	sangra

I am going to ASK the salesperson where the changing room is so I can try this on.

[ ]	orar
[ ]	mentir
[ ]	pedir
[ ]	consumir

'May I CARRY your suitcases, Sir?' asked the bellhop.

[ ]	cargar
[ ]	casar
[ ]	colgar
[ ]	congelar

It is time to see if the mailman DELIVERED my check today.

[ ]	entregó
[ ]	bucea
[ ]	lanzan
[ ]	hornear

Ancient vases are extremely expensive so please do not DROP any of them.

[ ]	aplazar
[ ]	enviar
[ ]	cosechar
[ ]	dejar caer

I cannot FIND my precious, little puppy.

[ ]	salvar
[ ]	encontrar
[ ]	abolir
[ ]	doler

We decided that this year were are going to FLY to an island getaway!

[ ]	toser
[ ]	meter
[ ]	volar
[ ]	caber

To be able to extract the juices from the fruits and vegetables you need to PUSH down on the electric juicer.

[ ]	empujar
[ ]	mostrar
[ ]	quedar
[ ]	amueblar

For our 25th wedding anniversary next year, we are going to TRAVEL around South East Asia!

[ ]	lamer
[ ]	silbar
[ ]	morir
[ ]	viajar

10.

Be careful not to TRIP over the rug.

[ ]	tirar
[ ]	tropezar
[ ]	conducir
[ ]	surcar

Spanish Medium Review Quiz - Busy Bees! (Answers)

Let us both TRY to get an 'A' on this quiz!

[ ]	tejer
[x]	intentemos
[ ]	añadir
[ ]	sangra

Remember to think about the context of the sentence. What pronoun can replace us? That would be we. Therefore, the sentence must show the we pronoun form. The first and third answers show the base form of a verb and the last answer shows the pronoun form for he/she/it/you (singular formal). The Spanish verb for we try is intentemos.

I am going to ASK the salesperson where the changing room is so I can try this on.

[ ]	orar
[ ]	mentir
[x]	pedir
[ ]	consumir

Since you can see the word 'to' before the capitalized verb you know that verb will be in its base form. The Spanish verb for to ask is pedir.

'May I CARRY your suitcases, Sir?' asked the bellhop.

[x]	cargar
[ ]	casar
[ ]	colgar
[ ]	congelar

Pay close attending to the context of the capitalized verb. It is not the action verb. The action verb in this sentence is may as in 'may I'. Therefore, carry needs to be in its base form. The Spanish verb for to carry is cargar.

It is time to see if the mailman DELIVERED my check today.

[x]	entregó
[ ]	bucea
[ ]	lanzan
[ ]	hornear

Here the capitalized verb is in the past tense. To know which pronoun form to use you must determine which pronoun can replace mailman. That would be he. The second and third answers show present tense verbs so they are not correct. The last answer shows a base verb form which is not needed here. The Spanish verb for he delivered is entregó.

Ancient vases are extremely expensive so please do not DROP any of them.

[ ]	aplazar
[ ]	enviar
[ ]	cosechar
[x]	dejar caer

Pay attention to the context of the capitalized verb. A command is being given here as you are asked 'to not drop'. When a command is given the base form of the verb is used. The Spanish verb for to drop is dejar caer.

I cannot FIND my precious, little puppy.

[ ]	salvar
[x]	encontrar
[ ]	abolir
[ ]	doler

Pay close attending to the context of the capitalized verb. It is not the action verb. The action verb in this sentence is cannot as in 'I cannot'. Therefore, find needs to be in its base form. The Spanish verb for to find is encontrar.

We decided that this year were are going to FLY to an island getaway!

[ ]	toser
[ ]	meter
[x]	volar
[ ]	caber

Since you can see the word 'to' before the capitalized verb you know that verb will be in its base form. The Spanish verb for to fly is volar.

To be able to extract the juices from the fruits and vegetables you need to PUSH down on the electric juicer.

[x]	empujar
[ ]	mostrar
[ ]	quedar
[ ]	amueblar

Since you can see the word 'to' before the capitalized verb you know that verb will be in its base form. The Spanish verb for to push is empujar.

For our 25th wedding anniversary next year, we are going to TRAVEL around South East Asia!

[ ]	lamer
[ ]	silbar
[ ]	morir
[x]	viajar

Since you can see the word 'to' before the capitalized verb you know that verb will be in its base form. The Spanish verb for to travel is viajar.

10.

Be careful not to TRIP over the rug.

[ ]	tirar
[x]	tropezar
[ ]	conducir
[ ]	surcar

Since you can see the word 'to' before the capitalized verb you know that verb will be in its base form. The Spanish verb for to trip is tropezar.