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.
Las comidas basic identification and paragraph practice
Part 1: For each meal, write the foods and beverages using the list below or come up with your own (in Spanish)
Example:
Cuatro comidas para el desayuno son: _________ / _______/ _______ / ______
Tres bebidas para el desayuno son: ___________ / ___________/ _________
Part 2: Students will write a short paragraph in the present tense on what they eat during a typical day using the guided questions provided.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, or entry / exit slip. It can also be used with chapter 3A of Realidades 1.
Length: 2 pages
Las profesiones y el futuro (Jobs and future tense)
Part 1: Based on each person’s profession, choose the correct infinitive from the word bank below and write the future tense conjugation. (20 total)
Example:
Word bank: arreglar: to fix, to repair / tratar: to treat
Yo / médico : Yo ________________ a los pacientes en el hospital.
Tú / mecánico: Tú ________________ los coches en el garaje.
Part 2: Irregular future tense verbs: Write the conjugations in the table below.
*A template is provided to write the irregular stem and endings for all 6 persons.
Verbs included: Hacer, Querer, Decir, Saber, Poder, Poner, Tener, Saber, Salir, Venir, Haber, Valer (Note: For valer, students will only write 3rd person conjugations).
Answer key is included on pages 5-8. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, or sub plans. It can also be used with chapter 6A of Realidades 3.
Comer and Beber simple questions (Present tense)
Answer each question with the correct subject, the conjugation of Comer and Beber, and the food or beverage indicated in parenthesis.
*16 questions total (8 with Comer and 8 with Beber)
Example:
¿Qué comes tú? (una pizza)
Template: Subject + Conjugation of Comer + Food item
¿Qué bebes tú? (una soda)
Template: Subject + Conjugation of Beber + Beverage
Answer key is included on pages 4-6. This practice is ideal for Spanish 1 students. It can be used with chapter 3A of Realidades 1. It can also be used as classwork, homework, review, study guide, quiz, entry / exit slip, or sub plans.
Car, Gar, Zar preterit structured questions practice
For each spelling change type, there are 5 information questions.
Verbs used:
Page 1: -car (buscar, tocar, practicar, sacar, empacar)
Page 2: -gar (llegar, jugar, pagar, regar, apagar)
Page 3: -zar (empezar, comenzar, almorzar, rezar, organizar)
*The English translation of each infinitive is included next to the question.
*A table with -Ar preterit endings is included for reference.
Example:
¿Qué buscaste tú ayer? (Buscar: to look for)
Template: Subject + Conjugated verb + Rest
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
Length: 3 pages
Irregular preterit intro fill in and conjugation practice
Verbs included: Hacer, Querer, Venir, Andar, Estar, Tener, Saber, Poner, Poder, Traer, Conducir, Decir
Part 1: Complete each sentence with the correct preterit conjugation using the word bank provided.
*12 sentences total, all in the Yo conjugation. There is one sentence with each of the 12 irregular verbs listed above.
Word bank: vine / quise / hice
Yo ______________ mi tarea ayer. (hacer)
Yo ______________ ir de compras con mi amigo. (querer)
Yo _____________ a la escuela a las ocho. (venir)
Part 2: Write the correct stem and verb ending for each infinitive.
*Students will write the irregular stem and preterit endings in the template provided.
*All 12 irregular verbs included. All 6 persons included. The irregular stem is listed next each infinitive. A table with irregular preterit endings is included for reference.
Example: Hacer: to do, to make / Irregular stem: hic
Answer key is included on pages 5-8. This practice can be used when students are first introduced to irregular preterit verbs. It can be used for classwork, homework, review, study guide, quiz, entry / exit slip.
Present tense ar er ir verbs quick personal questions practice
For each question, write the English translation of the subject pronouns. Then, answer in a complete sentence in Spanish in the present tense using the template provided.
*For each verb type (-Ar, -Er, -Ir), there are 5 information questions. Only regular verbs are used. The English translation of each infinitive is included next to the question.
*Present tense -ar, -er, -ir verb endings are included for reference.
Page 1: -Ar verbs / Page 2: -Er verbs / Page 3: -Ir verbs
Example:
¿Con quién hablas tú? (Hablar: to speak)
English translation: Tú: ______________ / Yo: _______________
Template: Subject + Conjugated verb + Rest
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. It can be used in Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 classes.
Los quehaceres with tener que infinitive selection practice
Complete each sentence with the correct conjugation of Tener (to have) in the first blank and the appropriate infinitive (-ar, -er, -ir) from the word bank below.
*16 sentences total
Word bank
dar de comer: to feed / barrer: to sweep / pasear: to walk / lavar: to wash (3x) / limpiar: to clean (2x) / pasar: to pass / sacudir: to dust / ir de compras: to go shopping / arreglar: to fix up / barrer: to sweep / secar: to dry / regar: to water / cortar: to cut / fregar: to scrub
Sample:
Yo _______________ que _____________________ el garaje.
Tú_______________ que ___________________ y ______________ los platos.
Marcos _______________ que ______________________ la aspiradora.
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 3A of Realidades 2.
Los quehaceres preterit practice
It is almost noon on Saturday and Marcos is texting his friends after finishing cleaning the windows of his house. He has a group chat and is asking his friends about what chores they did today. Complete their responses by choosing the correct infinitive from the word bank and conjugating it in the preterit tense.
*13 sentences total
Word bank:
lavar (2x): to wash / regar: to water / fregar: to scrub/ cortar: to cut / sacar: to take out / limpiar: to clean / sacudir: to dust / organizar: to organize / cocinar: to cook / pasar: to pass / arreglar: to fix up / barrer: to sweep
Sample:
Hola amigos, Esta mañana yo limpié todas las ventanas de mi casa. Estoy cansado.
¿Qué hicisteis vosotros esta mañana? Díganme (tell me) en el group chat.
Luisa: Yo ____________ los platos en la cocina.
Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. It can be used with chapter 3A of Realidades 2.
El centro comercial mini conversations
Paco and his friends are at a shopping mall “El sol”. His friends are shopping at different stores, but Paco is hanging out at the food court. He is texting his friends to see what store they are at, what they are doing, and how they are going to pay for their purchases. Complete their mini conversations using the word bank provided.(5 conversations total, each with a different store)
Example:
Word bank
First blank: una zapatería , una tienda de ropa
Second blank: Comprar unas raquetas de tenis , Probarse (o-ue) una blusa y una falda
Third blank: el efectivo , Apple Pay
Conversación # 1
Paco: Tina, ¿Dónde estás?
Tina: Estoy en “La moda de hoy”.
Paco: ¿Qué es?
Tina: Es ________________________________________. (Type of store)
Paco: ¿Qué haces tú?
Tina: Yo _________________________________________.
Creo que voy a comprarlas.
Paco: ¿Cómo vas a pagar?
Tina: Yo voy a pagar con _________________________________________.
Note: All conversations are structured similarly as shown above.
Answer key is included on pages 4-6. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. Students can do the practice orally as well. It can also be used with chapter 2B of Realidades 2.
I-Y preterit verbs basic structured practice
For each infinitive, write the stem and the appropriate preterit ending in the template provided.
Verbs inlcluded:
Page 1: Leer, Caer, Oir
Page 2 (-UIR verbs): Construir, Distribuir, Influir
*There are 6 sentences for each verb.
Example:
Template: Subject + Stem + Ending + Rest
Yo _____ / _____ un libro.
Tú _____ / _____ una revista.
Él _____ / _____ el letrero.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry / exit slip. It can also be used when students are first introduced to I-Y preterit verbs.
Preterit basic conjugation practice (Regular verbs)
For each infinitive type (-AR,- ER, -IR), follow the model shown and write the stem, preterit ending, and verb conjugation in the template provided.
*All 6 persons included.
Infinitives included in the model: Hablar, Comer, Vivir
Infinitives that students will conjugate: Escuchar, Aprender, Escribir
Template: Subject + Stem + Verb ending + Conjugation
Ex: Hablar: Yo + habl + é : Hablé
Page 1: -Ar verbs / Page 2: -Er verbs / Page 3: -Ir verbs
Answer key is included on pages 4-6.
This practice can be used when students are first introduced to the preterit. It can be used for classwork, homework, review, study guide, entry / exit slip.
El centro comercial mini conversations (Preterit tense)
Yesterday, Paco and his friends went to the shopping mall “El sol”. After dropping off his friends, Paco went to a nearby park. While his friends were shopping at different stores, Paco texted his friends to see what store they were at, what they did, and how they paid for their purchases. However, his text messages never went through due to a problem with the cell phone tower. Today, he is texting them again asking for the information he wanted yesterday. Complete their mini conversations using the word bank provided.
Word bank
First blank: una zapatería , una tienda de ropa
Second blank: Comprar unas raquetas de tenis , Probarse (o-ue) una blusa y una falda
Third blank: el efectivo , Apple Pay
Conversación # 1
Paco: Tina, ¿Dónde estuviste a las once de la mañana ayer?
Tina: Estuve en “La moda de hoy”.
Paco: No comprendo. ¿A qué tipo de tienda fuiste tú?
Tina: Yo fui a ________________________________________. (Type of store)
Paco: ¿Qué hiciste tú?
Tina: Yo _________________________________________.
Yo decidí comprarlas.
Paco: ¿Cómo pagaste tú?
Tina: Yo pagué con _______________________________________.
Note: All conversations are structured similarly as shown above.
Answer key is included on pages 4-6. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. Students can do the practice orally as well. It can also be used with chapter 2B of Realidades 2.
Reflexive verbs preterit matching practice
Write the correct letter of the preterit conjugation.
*18 infinitives total (regular and stem change included)
Example:
q. me vestí / te vestiste / se vistió / nos vestimos / os vestisteis / se vistieron
p. me lavé / te lavaste / se lavó / nos lavamos / os lavasteis / se lavaron
_____ 1. Lavarse
_____ 7. Vestirse
Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
Los quehaceres sentences with ir a and tener que infinitive
For each sentence, write the present tense conjugation of the verb in parenthesis in the first blank. Then, re-write the sentence using tener + que + infinitive and ir + a + infinitive. (1O total)
Example:
Yo __________ la ropa. (lavar)
Tener que infinitive: Yo __________________________________
Ir a infinitive: Yo ______________________________________
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 3A of Realidades 2.
Tener que infinitive and los quehaceres practice (Present and preterit tenses)
Complete each mini conversation using the present and preterit tense conjugations of tener and the appropriate infinitive. Use the word bank provided.
*There are 7 conversations total. All conversations are structured the same as the example below.
Example:
Word bank: tuviste / tengo / tuve / tienes / cortar / lavar
¿Qué _______________ que hacer tú hoy?
Yo _______________ que _____________ la ropa.
¿Qué ______________ que hacer la semana pasada?
Yo _____________ que ______________ el césped.
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 3A of Realidades 2.
AR, ER, IR verbs present tense fast conjugation practice (Regular verbs)
Write the correct conjugation for each infinitive in the template provided.
Page 1: Singular conjugations of Hablar, Comer, Vivir for Yo, Tu, El, Ella, Ud.
*Students will also write the present tense conjugations of 6 different infinitives
(mix of -ar, -er, ir).
Page 2: Plural conjugations of Hablar, Comer, Vivir for Nosotros, Vosotros, Ellos, Ellas, Uds.
*Students will also write the present tense conjugations of 8 different infinitives (mix of -ar, -er, ir).
*A structured template is included with verb endings for reference.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, study guide, entry / exit slip. This practice is ideal for Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 classes.
Spanish nationalities: Basic matching practice
For each set of people, write the correct letter of the nationality.
*There are 21 sets total with 4 people each. All Spanish speaking countries are included.
Example:
País: México
a. somos mexicanos
b. son mexicanas
c. es mexicana
d. es mexicano
____ 1. José
____ 2. Tina
____ 3. Ramón y yo
____ 4. Ana y Lorena
Answer key is included on pages 6-10. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
Ir and tener que infinitive super mini practice
Complete each set of sentences using the word bank provided. For the first blank in each sentence use the correct conjugation of ir and tener.
*There are 6 sets total with 2 sentences each (12 total) and two personal questions at the end.
Example:
Word bank: estudiar / voy / tengo / hablar
Yo ________ a ______________con mi amigo.
Yo ___________ que _____________ en la biblioteca.
Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry / exit slip.
Hacer, Dar, Ir, Ver present and preterit practice
For each infinitive, write the present and preterit conjugations using the word bank provided. Then, complete each sentence with the present and preterit conjugation. *There are 6 sentences total for each verb with two blanks each (present and preterit).
Example:
Hacer: to do, to make
*Students will complete a verb table using the conjugations below
Present tense conjugation
Word bank: hacen, hacéis, hago, haces, hacemos, hace
Preterit tense conjugation
Word bank: hizo, hice, hicimos, hicieron, hicisteis, hiciste
Hoy yo ______________ mi tarea. Anoche yo _______________ mis quehaceres.
Hoy tú ______________ el proyecto. La semana pasada tú ________________ cola para el concierto.
Hoy Marcos ________________ un viaje a Florida. El verano pasado él ______________ un viaje a México.
Page 1: Hacer / Page 2: Dar / Page 3: Ir / Page 4: Ver
Answer key is included on pages 5-8. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip, or as part of your sub plans.
Los lugares: Mini conversations present tense practice
Today, Marcos is running several errands at various places in his town. His younger sister Tina keeps texting him every 15 minutes or so to find out where he is at and what he is doing. Complete their conversation using the correct present tense conjugation of Estar and what Marcos is doing by choosing the appropriate phrase from the word bank below. Note: All infinitives in the word bank must be conjugated in the present tense. If there are two verbs, conjugate both.
*There are 10 conversations total. All conversations are structured the same; only the place will vary.
Word bank: llenar el tanque con gasolina / cobrar un cheque y depositar dinero / echar una carta y comprar los sellos / comprar el pan y los vegetales / hablar con mi médico / recoger (g-j) mi receta / buscar un baloncesto / buscar los nuevos jeans / ver una película / comer con mis amigos
Example:
Hora: 10:00 am
Tina: ¿Dónde estás tú?
Marcos: Yo ______________ en el banco. (Estar)
Tina: ¿Qué haces tú?
Marcos: Yo ______________________________________________
Answer key is included on pages 4-6. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
Students can do the practice orally in pairs or small groups. It can also be used with chapter 3A of Realidades 2.