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Junior Cycle Spanish: Present tense

How often Present tense comes up on the Spanish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Present tense, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Present tense.

(a)What is the 'yo' form of hacer (to do or make)?
  1. hace
  2. hago
  3. haces
(b)'Nosotros ___ en Cork.' Pick the right form of vivir.
  1. viven
  2. vivemos
  3. vivimos
(c)What does 'ella duerme' mean?
  1. She sleeps
  2. She drinks
  3. She eats
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(a) hago

(b) vivimos

(c) She sleeps

Your turn: Common Level questions on Present tense.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q17, Q18
2025Q17, Q18
2024Q17, Q18
2023Q17, Q18
2022Q17, Q18

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Present tense questions

Present tense, 2 marks

Asking a friend 'Do you speak Spanish?', which is right?

  1. ¿Hablo español?
  2. ¿Hablan español?
  3. ¿Hablas español?
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¿Hablas español?

Tú (you, one friend) takes -as in -ar verbs: hablas. Hablo = I speak, habla = he or she speaks, hablan = they speak.

Present tense, 2 marks

What does 'Nunca veo la tele' mean?

  1. I never watched TV
  2. I never watch TV
  3. I always watch TV
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I never watch TV

Nunca = never; siempre = always. Veo = I see or watch (ver is irregular in the yo form). Nunca goes before the verb, with no need for no.

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