If you want to build real Spanish confidence, you need repetition that feels natural. This activity is made for that. You will practise present tense verbs using lyrics from “Monaco”. It is a cloze exercise, so you will fill in the missing verb forms as you read.
Goal: By the end, you will be practising present tense verbs in a way that helps you recognise patterns quickly and use them accurately.
How to use this cloze activity
- Read each line and complete the blank with the correct present tense verb form.
- Use the word bank to choose the correct verb.
- Then compare your answers with the completed version.
Note: This cloze focuses on present tense verbs. You will see verb forms removed from the lyric lines and replaced with blanks.
Cloze (fill in the missing present tense verbs)
Instructions: Choose the correct verb from the word bank and write the correct present tense form in each blank.
1) No, ________ (I) “bonito” me gusta que todo ________ bien.
2) ¿Cómo ________? ¿Cómo ________? Yo ________ bien.
3) Él ________ la energía, y nosotros ________ con calma.
4) Nadie sabe lo que ________ mañana, pero yo ________ que todo pasa por algo.
5) Hoy ________ disfrutar, mañana ________ llegar, y tú ________ vivir el momento.
Word bank (present tense verbs)
- ser
- estar
- sentirse
- hacer
- jugar
- cargar
- saber
- querer
- venir
- pensar
- llegar
- tener
- disfrutar
- vivir
Completed version (answers)
Check your work:
1) No, es “bonito” me gusta que todo está bien.
2) ¿Cómo estás? ¿Cómo te sientes? Yo estoy bien.
3) Él carga la energía, y nosotros jugamos con calma.
4) Nadie sabe lo que trae mañana, pero yo pienso que todo pasa por algo.
5) Hoy disfruto, mañana llega, y tú vives el momento.
Quick tip: present tense patterns you are practising
- -ar verbs (like disfrutar, vivir as an irregular in meaning, but it still uses its present endings): practise the basic endings consistently.
- -er/-ir verbs (like jugar, saber, venir): get comfortable with “e” and “i” vowel patterns in endings.
- Some verbs are tricky because they are irregular in present tense (for example, forms of tener, saber, hacer).
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