Escribir describes putting words or information into written form.
The idea
Present forms include escribo, escribes, escribe and escribimos; the participle is escrito.
Examples
- Escribo una nota.I write a note.
- ¿Escribes tu nombre aquí?Do you write your name here?
- Ana escribe un mensaje.Ana writes a message.
- Escribimos una pregunta.We write a question.
- Ellos escriben cartas.They write letters.
- He escrito la dirección.I have written the address.
Read-aloud uses a synthetic Spanish voice available on your device. Voice quality and availability vary; it does not assess your pronunciation.
No Spanish device voice is available. You can still read the text.
Watch out
After a form of haber, use escrito rather than a regular-looking participle.
Try it yourself
Choose the present form for I: Yo ___ una nota. (escribo / escriben)
Show answer or example answer
escribo
Escribo is the present form for yo.
Choose the form for we: Nosotros ___ una pregunta. (escribimos / escribes)
Show answer or example answer
escribimos
Escribimos is the present form for nosotros.
Choose the participle after he: He ___ la dirección. (escrito / escribido)
Show answer or example answer
escrito
Escrito is the irregular participle used after he.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose the present form for I: Yo ___ una nota. (escribo / escriben)
Choose the form for we: Nosotros ___ una pregunta. (escribimos / escribes)
Choose the participle after he: He ___ la dirección. (escrito / escribido)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Keep your progress
Sign up for free to save your practice results in your account.
Sign up to saveI already have an accountUse it today
Say what you write and what you have written today in Spanish.