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.
Los trabajos writing activity (writing activity on jobs)
Students will choose 8 professions from a list provided or come up with their own. In the template provided, they will define what the professional does, where they work, and what a typical day is like (2 sentences).
At the end, students will write a short paragraph of 6 sentences describing a typical day in their ideal career.
Length: 4 pages
Conversación: Las compras de la escuela (present tense)
Length: 3 pages
Carlos is shopping for the upcoming school year at the store “La oficina moderna”. Complete the conversation below between Carlos, José (employee) and Marta (cashier) using the word bank below, where appropriate. For some blanks, the answers will be conjugated verbs and information which you can make up. For the classes, you can use your own classes from this year or choose from the word bank. You can also use school supplies not listed in the word bank. Please vary your school supplies for every class. Before each school supply you can use “un(a), unos, unas, or numbers: dos, tres etc”. You can also make school supplies plural.
Carlos is taking 6 classes and needs 2 school supplies for every class.
Inglés / matemáticas / álgebra / cálculo / geometría ciencias / biología / física / química / historia / español / francés / árabe / latín / arte / lonchera / de nada / cuaderno / carpeta / carpeta de argollas / diccionario / regla / lápiz / bolígrafo / borrador / calculadora /resaltador / mis amigos /crayolas / tijeras / lápiz mecánico / cartulina / microscopio / la cinta adhesive / barra de pegamento / pincel / corrector / sacapuntas / transportador / lentes de seguridad / cafetería
This is a practice on saber v conocer
Length: 2 pages
Complete each short paragraph with the correct conjugations of saber or conocer in the present tense
Students will complete 4 short paragraphs (4 sentences each). Prior to the paragraph, students will write the 6 conjugations of saber and conocer in the table provided.
Note: The paragraphs do not link to any particular theme or vocabulary.
Answer key is included.
Example (Paragraph 1)
Yo ______________ hablar español. Yo _______________ a mi amigo José. Yo pienso que tú ___________________ la ciudad bastante bien. Carmen ________________ bien a la familia Jones.
GO VERBS PRACTICE: Conjugations, sentences and questions
This is a worksheet to practice -go verbs in Spanish (present tense)
Verbs included: hacer, poner, caer, salir, venir, tener, decir, oir
Part 1: Complete the verb conjugation chart (8 verbs total)
Part 2: Complete each sentence in an original manner by conjugating the verb in the first blank and adding 5-6 words in the second blank. Your sentences must make sense. (8 total)
Part 3: Answer each question in a complete sentence (8 total)
Answer key is included for part 1 and a partial answer key is included for part 2 (verb conjugations only). Student answers will vary for parts 2 and 3.
Pages 1-3: Practice
Pages 4-5: Answer key for part 1 and a partial answer key for part 2.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, or as part of your sub plans.
Practice: Ir (to go) / and ir + a + infinitive (going to do something)
Part 1: Write the correct conjugation of IR for each subject by choosing from the word bank below.
Part 2: Tell where the following people are going. Complete each sentence with the correct conjugation of IR and choose a place from the word bank below or come up with your own. Choose a different place for each person. Then add 3-4 words to create an original sentence. (6 total)
*A template is provided for students to write their sentences.
Part 3: Ir + a + infinitive (-ar, -er, ir)
Tell what the following 10 people are going to do by conjugating the verb IR, add a, choose an infinitive (-ar, -er, -ir) from the word bank below and add 3-4 words to create an original sentence. Note: Use a different infinitive for each sentence.
*A template is provided for students to write their sentences.
A partial answer key with conjugations only is included for parts 1, 2, and 3. Student answers will vary for parts 2 and 3.
Pages 1 - 2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the partial answer key.
Reflexive verbs daily routine original paragraph (present tense)
Length: 3 pages
You will write 3 short paragraphs (6 sentences each) about your daily routine (morning, afternoon, and evening) using reflexive and non – reflexive verbs integrated with vocabulary related to body parts and accessories. Use transition words. Write your final paragraphs in the template provided using the list of reflexive / non reflexive verbs, body parts, personal products, and accessories.
A list of reflexive verbs, non reflexive verbs, body parts, personal products and accessories is provided. Students can also use words not on the list. A list of transition words is also provided.
Natural disasters paragraph writing activity
Choose one natural disaster and write a 10-sentence paragraph in the preterit and imperfect tenses. Write 5 sentences in the preterit and 5 in the imperfect. Vary your verbs in both tenses. Use the list of verbs and vocabulary provided as a guide or come up with your own.
Note: Use the preterit to talk about completed actions (what happened), and the imperfect to describe or “set the scene” (what was going on).
Choose one or come up with your own: el huracán / la terremoto / la nevasca (snowstorm) / La inundación
A list of verbs and appropriate vocabulary as well as a template to write the paragraph are provided.
This is a practice packet on all irregular verbs in the preterit (Spanish).
Part 1: Write the correct conjugations of dar, ir, ser, and ver using the word bank provided. Then, answer the 4 personal questions in a complete sentence.
Part 2: I stem irregular preterit verbs: write the correct stem and endings in the table provided. Then, answer each question in a complete sentence. (verbs included: hacer, venir, querer)
Part 3: U stem irregular preterit verbs: write the correct stem and endings in the table provided. Then, answer each question in a complete sentence. (verbs included: estar, andar, saber, poder, poner, tener)
Part 4: J stem irregular preterit verbs: write the correct stem and endings in the table provided. Then, answer each question in a complete sentence. (verbs included: decir, traer, conducir)
For parts 2-4: students will answer 3 personal questions for every verb.
Answer key is included for the conjugations only. For personal questions, student answers will vary.
Pages 1-6 are the practice and pages 7-9 are the answer key for the conjugations only.
If desired, the practice can be broken up over several days. It can also be used as part of your sub plans.
Matching: All reflexive verbs (present tense)
Length: 4 pages including answer keys
This is a matching practice on the conjugations of reflexive verbs (regular and stem change). There are 26 different verbs total. Answer key is included.
As an added bonus, there is a short matching on personal products and accessories related to body parts. (10 total) Answer key is included.
Students will complete four paragraphs using the present perfect tense in Spanish. Complete each paragraph with conjugation of haber + past participle
Paragraphs are separated by past participles
Paragraph 1: Regular past participles (ado/ ido) / 6 sentences
Paragraph 2: Irregular past participles ( hecho, roto etc) / 9 sentences
Paragraph 3: Past participles with accents (leido, caido etc) / 5 sentences
Paragraph 4: Past participles with reflexive verbs / 6 sentences
Note: The paragraphs do not link to any particular vocabulary or theme.
Answer key is included
Pages 1-2 are the paragraphs and page 3 is the answer key
Preterit ar er ir verb conjugation and sentence worksheet
This is an open ended worksheet with regular -ar, -er -ir verbs in the preterit. For each verb type, students will be given 6 verbs with their English translations (ex: hablar =to speak). They will choose any 3 to conjugate for all 6 persons and choose any 4 to write 4 original sentences. A template for writing sentences is provided and the clue words are included (ex: ayer, anoche etc).
Page 1: -ar verbs
Page 2: -er verbs
Page 3: -ir verbs
Practice: Tener and tener que infinitive mini conversations present tense
Part 1: Complete each mini conversation with the correct conjugation of tener. (There are 8 mini conversations total)
Example
Marcos: ¿Qué __________ tú en tu mochila?
José: Yo __________ mis libros y una calculadora.
Part 2: Tener que + infinitive mini conversations. Complete each conversation with the correct form of tener in the first blank and the infinitives provided (-ar, -er, -ir) in the second blank. (There are 8 mini conversations total)
Example
hacer / estudiar
Ronaldo: ¿Qué _________ que ___________ tú hoy?
Irene: Yo __________ que __________ para mis examenes.
Ronaldo: ¿Qué TIENE que HACER tú hoy?
Irene: Yo TENGO que ESTUDIAR para mis examenes
Answer key is included.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, bell ringer, exit pass, or quiz / test.
Length: 4 pages including answer key pages 3-4.
Practice: Imperfect tense irregular verbs ser, ir, ver
Part 1: Write the conjugations for all 3 irregular verbs using the word bank. Then, complete each sentence using the imperfect tense.
Students will conjugate each verb for all persons. There are 8 fill in the blanks with ser and 6 fill in the blanks each with ir and ver.
Part 2: Answer each question in a complete sentence in the imperfect tense. There are 8 personal information questions (3 with ser, 3 with ir and 2 with ver)
Answer key is included for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
Length: 4 pages (pages 1- 2 are the practice) and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
This is a worksheet to practice writing sentences with tener que + infinitive
Complete each sentence in the template using the following guidelines:
Write the correct conjugation of tener to match the subject (person).
Write “que”
Choose a different infinitive -ar, -er -ir from the word bank.
Add 3-4 words to expand on the sentence.
Students will write a total of 18 sentences separated by infinitive type ( 6 -ar, 6 -er, and 6 -ir). A list of inifinitives are provided with their English translation.
Length: 2 pages
Reading: Extracurricular activities mini conversations (present tense)
Complete each conversation using the word bank provided. Do not change any words.
There are 5 conversations total. Answer key is included.
Note: The first 3 lines will be the same in all conversations. (see examp below)
Example:
Conversación 1
Word bank: los fotos / anuario / profesores / trabajo
Marcos: ¿En qué actividad participas después de la escuela?
Paula: Yo participo en el club de ______________________.
Marcos: ¿Qué haces en el club?
Paula: Yo organizo __________________ de los estudiantes y los profesores . Yo _________________ con otros estudiantes en el club y dos otros ______________________.
Extracurricular activies included: el club de anuario, el equipo de natación, el club de arte, el club de artes marciales, el club de poesía
Pages 1-2 are the conversations and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
This is a worksheet to practice the present tense of Jugar
Part 1: Conjugate the verb jugar in the present tense for all persons
Part 2: Matching write the correct letter of the conjugation (10 total)
Part 3: Write a complete sentence about the sport each person is playing. Conjugate the verb jugar and contract a + el to al before the name of the sport. Write your sentences in the template provided. (6 total)
Example: 1. Yo / jugar / a + el / béisbol con mi equipo
Part 4: Answer in a complete sentence using the phrase in parenthesis. (6 total)
Example: 1. ¿Dónde juegas tú? (en casa) Note: All questions are the same but with different subjects and different phrases in parenthesis.
Answer key is included for all sections.
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
This worksheet is a guided practice on E-I stem change verbs in the present tense.
For each of the three infinitives (Pedir, Servir, Repetir), students will find the vowel that stem changes, write the stem, the stem change, and the correct verb ending in the spaces provided.
On the last page, students will conjugate 5 infinitives for all persons (competir, seguir, decir, repetir, medir)
Answer key is included.
Pages 1-3 are the practice and pages 4-6 are the answer key.
This practice can be used as students are first introduced to E-I stem change verbs.
La casa y los quehaceres sentence activity with tener que + infinitive
Part 1: Marcos has six members in his family: La mamá, el papá, his brother José, and his sisters Paula and Isabel. Each person is in a different room or location in their house. Based on where each person is, write a sentence using tener que + infinitive using the correct infinitive phrase from the word bank below. Write your sentences in the template provided.
Students will write 8 sentences (two for Marcos and his mother and one each for the rest of the family members)
Word bank for infinitive phrase (use in the last column)
arreglar el dormitorio / pasar la aspiradora / limpiar el dormitorio / cortar el césped / barrer el suelo / lavar los platos / sacudir los muebles / lavar el coche
Ex: 1. La mamá está en la cocina.
Part 2: Write 5 sentences about the chores that you have to do. Use infinitive phrases from the word bank below or come up with your own. (Note: The word bank is the same as above with a few more chores added)
Answer key is included for part 1 only.
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
This is a worksheet to practice writing original sentences using tener + que + infinitive
Complete each sentence using the following guidelines:
Write the conjugation of the verb tener (to have) in the first blank
Write the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir) in the second blank
Add 2-3 words to expand on the sentence and be sure it makes sense
There are 18 sentences total separated by infinitives (6- ar, 6 -er, 6 -ir). Note: A list of infinitives are provided with their English translation prior to each group of sentences.
*A table with conjugations of tener for all persons is provided before every set of sentences.
Example
hablar: to speak / comer: to eat / vivir: to live
Yo __________ que habl ____ / _______________________________
Yo __________ que com ____ / ______________________________
Yo __________ que viv ____ / _________________________________
Length: 2 pages
Reflexive verbs and daily routine practice
Part 1: Conjugate each reflexive verb in the present tense in the table provided.
Verbs included: levantarse, lavarse, ducharse, cepillarse, desayunarse, ponerse, despertarse, vestirse, desvestirse, despedirse, acostarse, dormirse, divertirse (13 total)
*Students will conjugate the verbs for all 6 persons.
Part 2: Students will write a paragraph (60 words minimum) about their daily routine using verbs from part 1, transition words, and appropriate vocabulary. A list of transition words, vocab words are provided for students to use, However, students can use other verbs besides those in part 1 as well as other transition words and vocab words.
Answer key is included for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
Pages 1-5 are the practice and pages 6-9 are the answer key for part 1 only.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or as part of your sub plans.