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Practicar (to practise) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of practicar (to practise) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Practicar (to practise) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 7: Profesiones y estudios (Professions and studies)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Practicar (to practise) Practicando (Practising) Practicado (Practised)

Practicar (to practise): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) practico I practise
(tú) practicas You practise
(él/ella) practica He/she practises
(nosotros/nosotras) practicamos we practise
(vosotros/vosotras) practicáis you practise
(ellos/ellas) practican they practise

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he practicado I have practised
(tú) has practicado you have practised
(él/ella) ha practicado he/she has practised
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos practicado we have practised
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis practicado You have practised
(ellos/ellas) han practicado They have practised

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) practique I practise
(tú) practiques you practise
(él/ella) practique he practises
(nosotros/nosotras) practiquemos we practise
(vosotros/vosotras) practiquéis you practise
(ellos/ellas) practiquen they practise

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya practicado I have practised
(tú) hayas practicado you have practised
(él/ella) haya practicado he has practised/she has practised
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos practicado we have practised
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis practicado You have practised
(ellos/ellas) hayan practicado they have practised

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) practicaba I used to practise
(tú) practicabas You were practising
(él/ella) practicaba he practised/she practised
(nosotros/nosotras) practicábamos We practised
(vosotros/vosotras) practicabais You practised
(ellos/ellas) practicaban they practised

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había practicado I had practised
(tú) habías practicado You had practised
(él/ella) había practicado he had practised/she had practised
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos practicado we had practised
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais practicado You had practised
(ellos/ellas) habían practicado they had practised

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) practicara/practicase I practised
(tú) practicaras/practicases you practised
(él/ella) practicara/practicase he/she practised
(nosotros/nosotras) practicáramos/practicásemos we practised
(vosotros/vosotras) practicarais/practicaseis You would practise
(ellos/ellas) practicaran/practicasen they practised

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese practicado I had practised
(tú) hubieras/hubieses practicado you had practised
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese practicado he/she had practised
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos practicado we had practised
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis practicado you would have practised
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen practicado they had practised

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) practiqué I practised
(tú) practicaste You practised
(él/ella) practicó he/she practised
(nosotros/nosotras) practicamos we practised
(vosotros/vosotras) practicasteis You practised
(ellos/ellas) practicaron they practised

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube practicado I had practised
(tú) hubiste practicado you had practised
(él/ella) hubo practicado he had practised/she had practised
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos practicado we had practised
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis practicado You practised
(ellos/ellas) hubieron practicado they had practised

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) practicare I shall practise
(tú) practicares you will practise
(él/ella) practicare he/she will practise
(nosotros/nosotras) practicáremos we will practise
(vosotros/vosotras) practicareis you will practise
(ellos/ellas) practicaren they will practise

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere practicado I will have practised
(tú) hubieres practicado You would have practised
(él/ella) hubiere practicado he/she will have practised
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos practicado We will have practised
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis practicado You would have practised
(ellos/ellas) hubieren practicado they will have practised

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) practicaré I will practise
(tú) practicarás You will practise
(él/ella) practicará he/she will practise
(nosotros/nosotras) practicaremos we will practise
(vosotros/vosotras) practicaréis You will practise
(ellos/ellas) practicarán They will practise

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré practicado I will have practised
(tú) habrás practicado You will have practised
(él/ella) habrá practicado he/she will have practised
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos practicado we will have practised
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis practicado You will have practised
(ellos/ellas) habrán practicado they will have practised
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Practica! Practise!
¡Practique! Practise!
¡Practiquemos! Let's practise!
¡Practicad! Practise!
¡Practiquen! They practise!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No practiques! Don't practise!
No practique! Do not practise!
No practiquemos! Let's not practise!
No practiquéis! Do not practise!
No practiquen! They do not practise!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) practicaría I would practise
(tú) practicarías You would practise
(él/ella) practicaría he would practise/she would practise
(nosotros/nosotras) practicaríamos we would practise
(vosotros/vosotras) practicaríais You would practise
(ellos/ellas) practicarían they would practise

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría practicado I would have practised
(tú) habrías practicado You would have practised
(él/ella) habría practicado he/she would have practised
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos practicado we would have practised
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais practicado You would have practised
(ellos/ellas) habrían practicado they would have practised

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We will practise the greetings at the party.
Nosotros practicaremos los saludos en la fiesta.
2. They practise the song 'Happy Birthday'.
Ellos practican la canción 'cumpleaños feliz'.
3. You practice dancing at the party.
Vosotros practicáis el baile en la fiesta.
4. I practise maths and count to ten.
Yo practico matemáticas y cuento hasta diez.
5. The cousin will practise writing thank you on the gifts.
La prima practicará escribir gracias en los regalos.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You were practising adding with the cousins.
Vosotros practicabais sumar con los primos.
2. Do you remember when you used to practise writing the names?
¿recuerdas cuando tú practicabas escribir los nombres?
3. She practised weightlifting.
Ella practicó levantamiento de pesas.
4. We used to practise saying happy birthday! in Spanish.
Nosotros practicábamos decir ¡feliz cumpleaños! en español.
5. He has practised the greetings.
Él ha practicado los saludos.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

Show translation Show answers

practicara/practicase, practiquen, practicáramos/practicásemos, practiques

1.
Es mejor que ... contar hasta cien.
(It's better that they practise counting to one hundred.)
2.
Si él ... música, sería un gran músico.
(If he were to practise music, he would be a great musician.)
3.
Es bueno que ... cómo llamarte.
(It is good that you practise how to call yourself.)
4.
Si yo ... más, podría hablar mejor español.
(If I practised more, I could speak better Spanish.)
5.
Si nosotros ... juntos, aprenderíamos más.
(If we practised together, we would learn more.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He would have practised the greetings for the party.
Él habría practicado los saludos para la fiesta.
2. If you had practised with the numbers, you wouldn't confuse a hundred.
Si hubieras/hubieses practicado con los números, no te confundirías con cien.
3. We would have practised how to say 'hello' in Spanish.
Habríamos practicado cómo decir 'hola' en español.
4. We had practiced the presentation with the family.
Nosotros hubimos practicado la presentación con la familia.
5. I would have practised Spanish if I had had time.
Habría practicado español si hubiera tenido tiempo.