My resources are grammar based and include graphic organizers, worksheets, tests, quizzes, and personal questions. Most grammar items are based on present, preterit, imperfect, and present subjunctive tenses. Most resources are accompanied by an answer key. I hope you find them helpful for your students and your courses.
My resources are grammar based and include graphic organizers, worksheets, tests, quizzes, and personal questions. Most grammar items are based on present, preterit, imperfect, and present subjunctive tenses. Most resources are accompanied by an answer key. I hope you find them helpful for your students and your courses.
Irregular preterit fast and easy conjugation practice
12 irregular verbs included: Hacer, Venir, Querer, Andar, Estar, Tener, Poner, Poder, Saber, Decir, Conducir, Traer
A structured template is provided to write the conjugations. The template includes subjects and verb endings. The irregular stem is listed next to each infinitive.
Hacer (to do, to make) (Irregular stem: hic, hiz Él / Ella / Ud.) For the conjugation: Attach the endings to the stem
Subject: Yo
Verb ending: e
Conjugation: ______________
Answer key is included on pages 4-6. This practice can be used when students are first learning the irregular preterit conjugations. It can be used for classwork, homework, review, stud guide, quiz, entry / exit slip.
Irregular preterit structured sentences practice
Write a complete sentence by conjugating the verb in the preterit. Note: Irregular preterit conjugations do not have accents. Each irregular infinitive has its own irregular stem. In order to form the conjugation, attach the irregular preterit endings to the irregular stem for each infinitive.
*There are 6 sentences for each infinitive (72 total)
*Irregular preterit stems and verb endings are included.
Verbs included:
Pages 1-2: Hacer, Venir, Querer
Pages 3-6: Andar, Estar, Tener, Saber, Poner, Poder
Pages 7-8: Decir, Traer, Conducir
Sample:
Hacer: to do, to make (Irregular stem: hic / hiz for Él , Ella, Ud.)
Yo / hacer / mi tarea ayer
Tú / hacer / los quehaceres el sábado pasado
Marcos / hacer / cola para el concierto anoche
Juan y yo / hacer / el proyecto de arte la semana pasada
Vosotros / hacer / el almuerzo para los invitados hoy
Tomás y Elena / hacer / las decoraciones para la fiesta
Answer key is included on pages 9-16. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz / test, entry / exit slip, or sub plans.
Irregular preterit questions with answer selection practice
For each question, choose and write the correct answer.
*For each verb there are 4 information questions. (48 total)
12 Verbs included:
Hacer, Venir, Querer, Andar, Estar, Tener, Poner, Poder, Saber, Decir, Traer, Conducir
Sample:
Hacer: to do, to make
Ellos hicieron el proyecto / Yo hice mi tarea / Nosotros hicimos los quehaceres / Él hizo el almuerzo
¿Qué hiciste tú ?
¿Qué hizo Marcos?
¿Qué hicisteis vosotros?
¿Qué hicieron Carlos y Ana?
Answer key is included on pages 7-12. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip, or sub plans. Students can also do the practice orally in pairs.
Los quehaceres selection practice
For each sentence, choose the correct conjugation and write A or B. (15 total)
Sample:
_____ 1. Yo _______________ la basura. A. saco B. paso
_____ 2. Tú _______________ el almuerzo. A. barres B. cocinas
Answer key is included on page 2.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
*It can also be used with the Para empezar chapter of Realidades 3.
Irregular preterit questions and conjugations mixed practice
Answer each question in a complete sentence in the preterit using the verb conjugation from the word bank below and add the required information. Then, write the preterit conjugations for the other subjects.
*Note: All questions are in the tú conjugation.
*A structured template is provided to write the answers and the verb conjugations.
*A table with irregular preterit endings is included for reference.
Verbs included:
Part 1: Hacer, Venir, Querer
Part 2: Andar, Estar, Saber, Poner, Poder, Tener
Part 3: Decir, Traer, Conducir
Sample:
Word bank for part 1: quise / hice / vine
¿Qué hiciste tú ayer? (hacer: to do)
Template for answer: Subject (Yo ) + Conjugation of hacer _____ + Rest _______
Conjugations of Hacer (irregular stem: hic)
Él / Ella / Ud. _________
Nosotros _________
Vosotros _________
Ellos / Ellas / Uds._________
Answer key is included on pages 7-12 for the conjugations only. Student answers will vary for the personal questions. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip, or sub plans.
Irregular preterit super basic conjugation practice
For each infinitive, write the irregular stem, verb ending, and the conjugation.
*Infinitives included: hacer, venir, querer, andar, estar, tener, poner, poder, saber, decir, traer, conducir
Hacer: to do, to make (Irregular stem: hic) Stem is hiz for Él / Ella / Ud.
Irregular preterit endings: Yo: e / Tú: iste / Él, Ella, Ud.: o / Nosotros: imos / Vosotros: isteis / Ellos, Ellas, Uds: ieron
Yo: ___________ (stem) + _____________ (ending) Conjugation (combine stem + ending) Yo: _______________________________
Tú: ___________ (stem) + _____________ (ending) Conjugation (combine stem + ending) Tú: _______________________________
Él / Ella / Ud. : ___________ (stem) + _____________ (ending) Conjugation (combine stem + ending) Él / Ella / Ud.: ______________
Nosotros: ___________ (stem) + _____________ (ending) Conjugation (combine stem + ending) Nosotros: ____________________
Vosotros: ___________ (stem) + _____________ (ending) / Conjugation (combine stem + ending) Vosotros: _____________________
Ellos / Ellas / Uds. : ___________ (stem) + _____________ (ending)
Conjugation (combine stem + ending) Ellos / Ellas / Uds: _____________________
Answer key is included on pages 6-12.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, study guide, entry / exit slip.
*This practice can also be used when students are first learning irregular preterit verbs.
Irregular preterit subject selection practice
For each blank, write the appropriate subject using the word bank to match the verb conjugation.
12 verbs included: Hacer, Querer, Venir, Andar, Estar, Saber, Tener, Poner, Poder, Decir, Traer, Conducir
Sample:
Hacer: to do, to make (Irregular stem: hic)
Word bank: Yo / Tú / Marcos / Juan y yo / Vosotros / Tina y Carlos
___________ hice ________________ hicimos
___________ hiciste _________________ hicisteis
____________ hizo __________________ hicieron
Querer: to try to (irregular stem: quis)
Word bank: Los estudiantes / Vosotros / Nosotras / Ud./ Tú / Yo
_____________ quise ________________ quisimos
_____________ quisiste _________________ quisisteis
______________ quiso __________________ quisieron
Answer key is included on pages 4-6. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
El incendio paragaph fill in practice
Complete the paragraph using the word bank. (14 blanks total)
Sample:
Word bank
fue: went / Hubo: there was / examinaron (examined) / edificio (building) / empezó (started) / dormida (asleep) / humo (smoke) / dañados (damaged) /se escapó (escaped) / llamó (called) / escalera (ladder) / llegaron (arrived) / Había (there was)* / herido (hurt) / apagaron (put out)
_________________ un incendio anoche en el 2. _________________ de apartamentos.El incendio 3. _________________ a las dos de la mañana cuando la familia Gómez estaba 4. _________________. La causa del incendio fue los cables (wires) 5. _________________ en la sala. …
Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used with chapter 5A of Realidades 2.
Worksheet on stem change verbs present tense
Write the correct conjugation of each infinitive in the present tense. Note: There is no stem change in the Nosotros and Vosotros conjugations.
Infinitives included:
Pages 1-2 (e-ie): Pensar, Empezar, Querer, Entender, Preferir, Mentir / (u-ue): Jugar
Pages 3-4 (o-ue): Almorzar, Encontrar, Volver, Devolver, Dormir, Morir
Pages 5-6 (e-i): Pedir, Repetir, Servir, Competir
Answer key is included on pages 7-12. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
Sample:
*All infinitives are structured by subjects (All 6 persons included).
E-IE stem change verbs
Pensar: to think / Yo: _____________________
Empezar: to start / Yo: ______________________
Querer: to want / Yo: ______________________
Entender: to understand / Yo: ______________________
Preferir: to prefer / Yo: ______________________
Mentir: to lie / Yo: ______________________
Los lugares matching with personal questions practice
Part 1: Matching (Write the correct letter of the answer for each question).
*10 total
*Note: All questions start with ¿Qué haces en + place?
Sample:
h. Yo camino y juego con mis amigos.
j. Yo bebo café y como unas galletas.
_____ 1. ¿Qué haces en el café?
_____ 2. ¿Qué haces en el parque?
Part 2: Answer in a complete sentence in Spanish in the present tense. Be sure to answer each part of the question. (10 total)
*There is one question for each of the 10 places from part 1.
Sample:
¿Cuál es tu café favorito? ¿Dónde está? ¿Con qué frecuencia (how often) comes tú allí (there)?
¿Con quién vas al parque y qué haces tú allí (there)?
Answer key is included on page 4 for part 1 only. For the personal questions, student answers will vary.
*This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip, or sub plans.
*It can also be used with the preliminary vocab of chapter 1B Realidades.
*Students can practice orally with the personal questions.
Irregular preterit verbs intro practice
For each irregular preterit verb, write the correct conjugation by attaching the appropriate ending to the irregular stem.
Note: A table with irregular preterit endings is provided for reference.
12 verbs included:
I stem: Hacer, Querer, Venir
U stem: Andar, Estar, Tener, Poner, Poder, Saber
J stem: Decir, Conducir, Traer
Sample:
I STEM VERBS
Hacer: to do, to make / Irregular stem: hic / Yo: _________________________
Querer: to try to / Irregular stem: quis / Yo: _________________________
Venir: to come / Irregular stem: vin / Yo: _________________________
Hacer: to do, to make / Irregular stem: hic / Tú: _________________________
Querer: to try to / Irregular stem: quis / Tú: _________________________
Venir: to come / Irregular stem: vin / Tú: _________________________
Hacer: to do, to make / Irregular stem: hiz / Él, Ella, Ud.: _________________________
Querer: to try to / Irregular stem: quis / Él, Ella, Ud.: _________________________
Venir: to come / Irregular stem: vin / Él, Ella, Ud.: _________________________
Other irregular preterit verbs (One syllable infinitives)
Verbs included: Dar, Ver, Ir / Ser
Sample:
Write the correct letter of the conjugation for each infinitive.
Dar: to give
a. diste / e. di / d. dio
_____ 1. Yo
_____ 2. Tú
_____ 3. Él / Ella / Ud.
Clue words matching: Write the correct letter of the translation.
Sample:
j. yesterday / h. last night
_____ 1. Ayer
_____ 2. Anoche
Answer key is included on pages 7-12. This practice can be used for note taking, study guide, review, classwork, homework, entry or exit slip.
Los lugares tiny conversations with Ir a infinitive
Complete each mini conversation with the conjugation of Ir (to go) in the first and second blank. In the third blank, choose and write the correct infinitive phrase using the word bank.
*There are 10 tiny conversations.
Note: All conversations are structured the same, as shown in the example below. Only the places will be different.
*The word bank includes the English translation of each infinitive.
Sample:
Word bank: beber café: to drink coffee / ver una película: to see a movie
¿A dónde vas tú?
Yo ___________ (ir) al café.
¿Qué vas a hacer?
Yo __________ (ir) a __________________________________. (infinitive)
Answer key is included on pages 3-5. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. It can also be used with the preliminary vocab of chapter 1B of Realidades 2.
*Students can practice orally with the conversations, as well.
¿Qué haces después de la escuela? (Conversations on after school activities)
Complete each conversation using the word bank. (6 conversations total)
Note: Each conversation will have 4-6 blanks to be filled in.
Sample:
Conversación #1
Word bank: aprendemos / Hay / participo / ajedrez / jugar
¿Qué haces tú después de la escuela?
Yo ________________ en el club de ______________________.
¿Cómo es el club?
_____________ veinte miembros y nosotros __________________ mucho sobre el juego (game) de ajedrez y cómo (how to) _____________ bien.
Activities included: el club de ajedrez / el club de fotografía / ensayo para la obra de teatro / equipo del fútbol americano / el club de arte / las artes marciales
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. It can also be used with chapter 1B of Realidades 2.
*Practice can be done orally by students.
Preterit: Dar, Ir, Ver, Hacer with regular verbs practice
For each infinitive, write the correct conjugation using the word bank. Then, answer the personal question in a complete sentence in Spanish.
*For each infinitive (Irregular and regular), all 6 persons are included.
*For the personal questions, the subject will be tú
*At the end of each section, there are 5 clue words (ayer, anoche etc) and students will write the correct letter of their English translation. There are a total of 20 different clue words.
Infinitives included:
Pages 1-2: Dar, Hablar, Comer, Vivir (4 personal questions and 5 clue words)
Pages 3-4: Ir, Mirar, Aprender, Salir (4 personal questions and 5 clue words)
Pages 5-6: Ver, Estudiar, Volver, Escribir (4 personal questions and 5 clue words)
Pages 7-8: Hacer, Comprar, Devolver, Compartir (4 personal questions and 5 clue words)
Answer key is included for the conjugations only on pages 9-16. For personal questions, student answers will vary.
*This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry / exit slip, or sub plans.
Sample:
Dar: to give
Word bank: dio / di / dimos / disteis / diste / dieron
Yo: _____________ Nosotros: __________________
¿Qué diste tú a la profesora? ____________________________________________________________________
Hablar: to speak
Word bank: habló / hablé / hablaron / hablamos / hablaste / hablasteis
Yo: _____________ Nosotros: __________________
¿Con quién hablaste tú ayer? ____________________________________________________________________
Clue words: Write the correct letter of the English translation. (5 total)
_____ 1. Ayer a. this morning
_____ 2. Anoche b. one day
Dar, Ir, Ver, Hacer preterit tiny conversations practice
Complete each mini conversation with the correct conjugation in the preterit.
*There are 4 tiny conversations for each verb.
*Note: A table with conjugations of each verb is included prior to the tiny conversations.
Sample:
Dar: to give
¿Qué _______________ tú a José? Yo ______________ un libro a José.
¿Qué _______________ Paco a su novia? Él le _______________ las flores.
¿Qué _______________ vosotros a los profesores? Nosotros les _______________ la tarea.
¿Qué _______________ Juan y Tina a sus amigos? Ellos les _______________ los dulces.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
Regular preterit short intro packet
For each infinitive type (-AR, -ER, -IR), students will conjugate 3 verbs for all 6 persons and answers 3 personal questions.
*A template is provided to write the conjugations.
Preterit -AR, -ER, -IR verb endings are also included.
Verbs included:
Page 1: -AR verbs (hablar, comprar, estudiar)
Page 2: -ER verbs (comer, aprender, volver)
Page 3: -IR verbs (vivir, escribir, recibir)
Answer key is included on pages 4-6 for the conjugations only. For the personal questions, student answers will vary.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
Ir, Ver, Dar, Hacer present and preterit tenses fill in practice
Guidelines for each verb
Complete each sentence with the present tense conjugation in the first blank and the preterit tense conjugation in the second blank.
*There are 12 sentences total for each verb (6 present tense and 6 preterit tense)
Answer in a complete sentence in Spanish in the tense of the question (present / preterit).
*For each verb, students will answer 2 personal questions.
Sample:
Ir: to go
Yo _____________ al parque. Ayer yo _____________ al cine.
Tú _____________ a la escuela. La semana pasada tú ______________ al concierto.
Marcos _____________ al café hoy. Anoche él _____________ al restaurante.
Answer in a complete sentence in Spanish in the tense of the question (present / preterit).
¿Qué vas a hacer tú hoy? (Answer with Ir + a + infinitive)
Page 1: Ir / Page 2: Ver / Page 3: Dar / Page 4: Hacer
Note: A table with present and preterit conjugations of each verb is included for reference.
Answer key is included on pages 5-8 for the conjugations only. For personal questions, student answers will vary. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
Las cualidades de un buen estudiante fill in practice (Present tense)
Complete each sentence using the correct conjugation from the word bank. (15 sentences total)
Sample:
Word bank: pido ( ask for) / llego (arrive) / llevo (get along) / respeto (respect) / colaboro (collaborate) / presto (pay) / entrego (hand in) / saco (get) / hago (do) / estudio (study) / traigo (bring) / cuido (take care) / repaso (review) / porto (behave) / escribe (write)
Yo ______________________ a la escuela a tiempo cada día.
Yo ______________________ los apuntes (notes) en mi cuaderno o mi computadora.
Yo siempre (always) ______________________ a mis profesores.
Yo ______________________ atención en la clase.
Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. It can also be used with chapter 1A of Realidades 2.
Ser with opposite adjectives questions practice
Answer each question in a complete sentence with the conjugation of Ser (to be) and the opposite adjective from the word bank. Be sure that your adjective agrees with your gender (masculine / feminine). (10 questions total)
Note:
*All questions are in the tú conjugation.
*The word bank includes the English translation of the opposite adjective.
Word bank:
sociable: sociable / trabajador: hard working / paciente: patient
¿Eres tú perezoso(a)?
Template for answer: No + Yo + Conjugation of Ser + Opposite adjective
¿Eres tú impaciente?
Template for answer: No + Yo + Conjugation of Ser + Opposite adjective
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. Students can also do the practice orally. Additionally, this practice can be used with chapter 1B of Realidades 1.
Los materiales escolares mini conversations
Complete each mini conversation by conjugating the verb in parenthesis in the first blank in the present tense. In the second blank, choose and write the appropriate school supply item from the word bank.
*10 conversations total with 11 school supply items.
Note: The word bank includes the English translation of each school supply item.
Sample:
Word bank: una regla: ruler / un cuaderno: notebook / un lápiz / un bolígrafo / un sacapuntas
A: Yo _________________ los apuntes (notes) de la pizarra. (escribir)
B: ¿Con qué?
A: Con ___________________________ y _______________________________.
A: Yo _________________ los ejercicios (exercises) del libro de texto. (hacer)
B: ¿En qué?
A: En ___________________________.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. It can also be used with chapter 1A of Realidades 2.