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Trabajar Present Practice

Trabajar (to work) in the present: 14 free exercises with an explanation after every answer, plus the full conjugation table.

•14 exercises•Regular -ar•A1 – A2 level
IWhat to watch for

Trabajar is a model regular -ar verb: trabajo, trabajas, trabaja, trabajamos, trabajáis, trabajan. The present covers your current job and routine: trabajo desde casa tres días a la semana.

The prepositions carry the meaning: trabajar de + job (trabajo de enfermera), trabajar en + place (en un hospital), trabajar para + employer (para una ONG). With a direct object it means to work a material: trabajar la tierra, trabajar la madera.

IIConjugation
trabajarPresent
yo
trabajo
tú
trabajas
él / ella / usted
trabaja
nosotros
trabajamos
vosotros
trabajáis
ellos / ustedes
trabajan
Fully regular in every tense, conjugated like hablar.

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48 exercises on trabajar across 8 tenses on one printable worksheet: each tense opens with its conjugation table, and the answer key with short explanations is at the end. Fits A4 and US Letter. Free for classroom use — no sign-up.

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Exercise 01 of 14Tag: Occupation
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Yo _____ de enfermera en un hospital de Valencia. (trabajar)

I work as a nurse in a hospital in Valencia.

Exercise 02 of 14Tag: Tú form
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¿Dónde _____ tú ahora? ¿Sigues en el banco? (trabajar)

Where are you working now? Are you still at the bank?

Exercise 03 of 14Tag: Habit
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Mi padre _____ desde casa tres días a la semana. (trabajar)

My father works from home three days a week.

Exercise 04 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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En esta oficina, nosotros _____ en equipo. (trabajar)

In this office, we work as a team.

Exercise 05 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Muchos estudiantes _____ los fines de semana para pagarse la carrera. (trabajar)

Many students work at weekends to pay for their degree.

Exercise 06 of 14Tag: Yo form
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Los sábados no _____; es mi día libre. (trabajar)

I don't work on Saturdays; it's my day off.

Exercise 07 of 14Tag: Si clause
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Si _____ tanto, vas a acabar agotado. (trabajar)

If you work so much, you're going to end up exhausted.

Exercise 08 of 14Tag: Meaning shift
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Mi abuelo todavía _____ la tierra a sus ochenta años. (trabajar)

My grandfather still works the land at eighty.

Exercise 09 of 14Tag: Si clause
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Si _____ juntos, terminaremos antes. (trabajar)

If we work together, we'll finish sooner.

Exercise 10 of 14Tag: Schedules
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En verano, los socorristas _____ de nueve a nueve. (trabajar)

In summer, the lifeguards work from nine to nine.

Exercise 11 of 14Tag: Vosotros form
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¿Vosotros _____ para una empresa española o extranjera? (trabajar)

Do you (all) work for a Spanish or a foreign company?

Exercise 12 of 14Tag: Desde
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Desde hace un año yo _____ para una ONG en Guatemala. (trabajar)

I've been working for an NGO in Guatemala for a year.

Exercise 13 of 14Tag: Tú form
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Tú _____ demasiado; deberías descansar más. (trabajar)

You work too much; you should rest more.

Exercise 14 of 14Tag: Meaning shift
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Este carpintero _____ la madera como nadie. (trabajar)

This carpenter works wood like no one else.

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