This Spanish Easy Review grammar quiz takes a further look at adding to your list of IR verbs. By now your Spanish verb vocabulary list should be getting to a point where you will be able to begin to start to create many different sentences.
You should also understand that Spanish has three different types of verbs that include ar verbs, er verb and ir verbs. When you being to conjugate verbs, you will see that the verb endings will affect the way the verbs change.
But that understanding will occur in the series of quizzes on conjugating. For this quiz you will be focusing on a series of ir verbs. These new verb vocabulary words are:
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English | Spanish | Pronounced (Phonetically) As |
to abolish | abolir | ă-bō-lear |
to admit | admitir | ăd-mē-tear |
to assist | asistir | ă-sis-tear |
to assume | asumir | ă-sūe-mear |
to fight | combatir | cŏm-bă-tear |
to consume | consumir | cŏn-sūe-mear |
to decide | decidir | dāy-sē-dear |
to describe | describir | dāy-scrē-bear |
to divide | dividir | dē-vē-dear |
to invade | invadir | in-vă-dear |
to occur | ocurrir | ō-cū-rrear (The double 'r' should be sounded out by rolling the 'r' with the tongue.) |
to permit | permitir | pĕr-mē-tear |
to polish | pulir | pū-lear |
to transmit | transmitir | trans-mē-tear |
to unite | unir | ū-near |
One thing you will notice here is that the Spanish verbs are very closely related to their English counterparts. This closeness should make it quite easy to remember them. Still, practice does make perfect so please take the time to review each word, listen to how it sounds so the ear can become familiar with it and then when you are ready, move on to the quiz section.
Below there are ten sentences that each has a Spanish verb that is capitalized. From the answers provided, see if you can determine the correct counterpart. Although this may seem easy, you will need to pay close attention and not rush through the quiz too fast or you could be tricked.
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He was not going PERMITIR him to take out his daughter. |
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to prohibit |
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to permit |
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to promise |
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to persuade |
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The army was going INVADIR the coastline. |
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to invade |
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to evacuate |
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to vandalize |
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to survey |
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3.
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Don’t forget PULIR the nightstand. |
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to place |
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to pull |
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to polish |
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to pick |
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4.
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She was going ASISTIR the students with their project. |
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to ascertain |
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to sister |
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to listen |
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to assist |
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5.
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I was about DESCRIBIR the circumstances that brought me here. |
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to detain |
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to detail |
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to describe |
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to denounce |
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6.
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The boys are going COMBATIR after school. |
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to combine |
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to fight |
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to complain |
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to communicate |
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7.
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Are you going ADMITIR the truth? |
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to admit |
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to admire |
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to avoid |
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to advance |
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8.
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Jason is about CONSUMIR the entire cake. |
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to eat |
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to consummate |
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to compensate |
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to consume |
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9.
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When are you going DECIDIR the winner? |
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to declare |
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to determine |
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to decide |
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to detain |
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10.
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He has TRANSMITIR the last signal of the night. |
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to transcend |
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to transmit |
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to terminate |
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to transpire |
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1.
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He was not going PERMITIR him to take out his daughter. |
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[ ] |
to prohibit |
[x] |
to permit |
[ ] |
to promise |
[ ] |
to persuade |
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2.
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The army was going INVADIR the coastline. |
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[x] |
to invade |
[ ] |
to evacuate |
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to vandalize |
[ ] |
to survey |
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3.
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Don’t forget PULIR the nightstand. |
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[ ] |
to place |
[ ] |
to pull |
[x] |
to polish |
[ ] |
to pick |
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4.
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She was going ASISTIR the students with their project. |
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[ ] |
to ascertain |
[ ] |
to sister |
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to listen |
[x] |
to assist |
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5.
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I was about DESCRIBIR the circumstances that brought me here. |
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to detain |
[ ] |
to detail |
[x] |
to describe |
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to denounce |
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6.
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The boys are going COMBATIR after school. |
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to combine |
[x] |
to fight |
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to complain |
[ ] |
to communicate |
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7.
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Are you going ADMITIR the truth? |
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[x] |
to admit |
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to admire |
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to avoid |
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to advance |
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8.
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Jason is about CONSUMIR the entire cake. |
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to eat |
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to consummate |
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to compensate |
[x] |
to consume |
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9.
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When are you going DECIDIR the winner? |
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to declare |
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to determine |
[x] |
to decide |
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to detain |
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10.
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He has TRANSMITIR the last signal of the night. |
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to transcend |
[x] |
to transmit |
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to terminate |
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to transpire |
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