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.
Present subjunctive missing elements activity
Complete each sentence with the missing element: Introductory verb (present tense) and the present subjunctive verb using the word bank provided. Then, add 2-3 words to expand on the sentence. Be sure that your sentence makes sense.
*Note: In each sentence, students are given two different subjects, and either a conjugated introductory verb (present tense) or a conjugated present subjunctive verb.
There are 14 sentences total. A structured template is provided. This practice can be used when students are first introduced to the present subjunctive. Students can complete it individually or in pairs and small groups as a bell ringer, entry or exit slip.
Length: 1 page
Preterit imperfect quick review practice
For each set of sentences, write the appropriate clue word based on the verb conjugation. Then, add 2-3 words to complete the sentence. Write your sentences in the template provided. No on-line translators.
*There are 10 sets (20 sentences total). Two different verbs (one preterit and one imperfect are used in every set).
Example:
Cada día / Ayer
Clue word + Subject + Verb conjugation + Add 2-3 words
yo hablé
yo jugaba
Answer key is included on pages 3-4 for the clue words only. Student answers will vary.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, entry or exit slip (broken up into sections).
Preterit imperfect missing clue word and sentence practice
Part 1: Complete the table with missing clue words in the preterit and imperfect tenses using the word bank below. (21 total)
Example:
Word bank: A veces / Ayer por la tarde
Preterit / Imperfect
Ayer / _____________
_____________ / cada noche
Part 2: In the first blank conjugate the verb in the preterit or imperfect based on the clue word (ayer, cada día etc). In the second blank. add 3-4 words to expand on the sentence. Your sentences must make sense. No collaboration or on-line translators. (20 total)
Example:
(hablar) Ayer yo _____________ + ________________________________
(comer) Todos los días tú ______________+ __________________________
Answer key is included for part 1. A partial answer key (conjugations only) is included for part 2, as student answers will vary.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, or as part of your sub plans.
Imperfect tense basic speaking activity
You will create original yes / no questions in the imperfect tense and interview a classmate. Questions can be about anything. Write your questions in the template provided.
For each verb type, follow these guidelines:
Conjugate the infinitive in the tú form in the first blank.
Add 3-4 words in the second blank.
Write a clue word (ex: cada día etc) in the third blank using the word bank provided. Clue words can be used in any order.
Example:
clue words: cada dia / muchas veces
(hablar) _____________ tu _____________________ + __________________?
Students will create a total of 15 questions (5 -ar 5 -er, 5 -ir). Questions will be about habitual actions.
This speaking practice can be used when students are first introduced to the imperfect tense. Students can work in pairs or small groups.
La salud: Health situations with tú commands and subjunctive
Luis is studying to be a doctor. He is very knowledgeable. In his small village, his friends often call on him to get advice on minor health issues. His younger sister Adela has a habit of repeating Luis’s advice but in her own way. Complete Luis’s responses using tú commands (affirmative or negative). For Adela’s responses, choose and conjugate the introductory verb in the present tense for the first blank, and choose an appropriate response with the present subjunctive for the second blank.
There are 8 situations in the present tense.
Example:
Column A: Haz tú ejercicio / Toma tú una aspirina
Column B: Mandar / Sugerir (verbs can be used in any order)
Column C: hagas ejercicio / tú tomes una aspirina
Miguel: Yo tengo un dolor de cabeza muy fuerte.
Luis: _____________________________
Adela: Yo ________________que tú _________________________________
Answer:
Luis: Toma tú una aspirina.
Adela: Yo mando que tú tomes una aspirina.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used with chapter 3 of Realidades 3. This practice can be used as classwork, homework, or added to a quiz / test. Students can also do the practice orally in pairs or small groups.
Present tense: -AR, -ER, -IR conjugation with sentence practice
For each verb type, students will re-write each sentence in the template provided by writing the subject (person), stem of the verb, appropriate verb ending, and the rest of the sentence. (A structured template is provided).
Note: Only regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs are used. All sentences are short, as shown in the example below.
This practice is ideal for students in Spanish 1.
A table with -ar, -er, -ir present tense endings is included for reference.
There are 30 sentences total (10- ar, 10-er,10 -ir).
Example:
Yo (hablar) con José.
Answer: Yo / habl /o / con José.
Tú (comer) la pizza.
Answer: Tú / com/ es / la pizza.
Nosotros (abrir) la puerta.
Answer: Nosotros / abri / mos / la puerta.
Answer key is included . This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry or exit slip (broken up into sections).
Length: 6 pages (pages 1-3 are the practice pages 4-6 are the answer key)
Subject and verb practice (Spanish)
For each infinitive:
Write the subject (person) and the subject pronoun (where needed).
Write the stem and the appropriate verb ending.
A structured template is provided.
There are 30 infinitives total (10 -ar, 10 -er, 10 -ir). Only regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs are used.
Example: Yo / charlar: subject (yo), stem (charl), verb ending (o)
Pages 1-5 are the practice and pages 6-10 are the answer key.
Notes on subject pronouns with English translation (Ex: Yo = I) and -ar, -er, -ir verb endings are provided.
This practice is ideal for students in Spanish 1. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, study guide, quiz, entry or exit slip (broken up into sections).
Present subjunctive sentence order practice
Part 1: Introductory verbs matching (Write the correct letter of the English translation) (10 total)
Example: _____ 1. Querer a. to suggest / j. to want
Part 2: Using the elements provided, write each sentence in the correct order in the template provided. (10 total)
Example:
Yo / hables / tú / quiero / conmigo
Template: Subject 1 + introductory verb (present tense) + que + subject 2 + present subjunctive verb + rest
Answer: Yo quiero que tú hables conmigo.
Pages 1-3 are the practice and pages 4-6 are the answer key.
Note: For the present subjunctive, only regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs are used.
This practice can be used when students are first introduced to the subjunctive.
Practice: -Go verbs (present tense and present subjunctive)
Verbs included: hacer, poner, decir, tener, venir, oir, salir, traer, caer (9 total)
Conjugate each infinitive in the present tense and present subjunctive tense. Then, complete the sentence using the same infinitive in the present subjunctive and add 3-4 words.
*Students will conjugate each infinitive for all 6 persons
Example:
Hacer: Present tense / Present subjunctive
Yo
Tú
Él / Ella / Ud.
Nosotros
Vosotros
Ellos / Ellas / Uds.
Yo quiero que tú _______________________________
Answer key is included for the conjugations only. Student answers will vary for the sentence completions. Pages 1-4 are the practice and pages 6-8 are the answer key.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, or as part of your sub plans.
Questions: Mantener buena salud (Present tense)
Answer in a complete sentence in the present tense using vocabulary related to health and wellbeing, as needed.
*There are 25 questions total. The last 3 questions require the present subjunctive.
Example:
¿Qué te duele y por qué? (Hint: Answer with a body part)
¿Cómo te sientes hoy y por qué?
¿Por qué tienes confianza en ti mismo? (ti mismo = yourself / mí mismo = myself)
¿Qué haces cuando estás de mal humor?
¿Qué exige el entrenador que tú siempre hagas?
These questions can be used with chapter 3B of Realidades 3. Students can also do the questions orally in pairs or small groups. This practice can also be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry or exit slip (broken into smaller sections), or as part of your sub plans.
GO verbs sentence order practice (present tense)
Verbs included: hacer, poner, salir, tener, venir, oir, decir, traer, caer (9 total)
For each infinitive, use the elements provided and place them in the correct order in the template provided.
*A structured template is provided to write the sentences. Note: All sentences are short.
Example:
Hacer: to do/ to make
Subject: Yo / Tú / Él / Nosotros / Vosotros / Uds.
Conjugation: hacen, hacéis, hacemos, hace, haces, hago
Rest: la cama / cola en el cine / la tarea / los quehaceres / un viaje / la cena
(words can be used in any order) * hacer cola: to stand in line
Pages 1-4 are the practice and pages 5-8 are the answer key
I-Y preterit verbs: Questions matching practice
Verbs included: leer, creer, caer, oir / -UIR verbs: construir, distribuir, incluir
Write the correct letter of the answer for each question. (There are 4 questions per verb and the subjects are identical for all questions)
Example:
Leer: to read
____ 1. ¿Qué leíste tú? a. Leímos un email.
____ 2. ¿Qué leyó José? b. Ellos leyeron una revista.
____ 3. ¿Qué leísteis vosotros? c. Él leyó una novela.
____ 4. ¿Qué leyeron tus amigos? d. Yo léi un libro.
Answer key is included.
Page 1: Questions with leer, creer, caer, oir
Page 2: Questions with -uir verbs: construir, distribuir, incluir
Pages 3-4: Answer key
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry or exit slip.
Tener que infinitive sentence order practice
Write each sentence in the correct order in the template provided. (10 sentences total)
Example:
Yo / hablar / tengo / que
Template:
Subject (column 1)
Conjugation of tener (column 2)
Que (column 3)
Infinitive -ar, -er, -ir (column 4)
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
Preterit practice: Hacer and regular verbs
There are 4 questions total with the following subjects: Tú , Él, Vosotros, Ellos
Answer each question using hacer and an -ar, -er -ir conjugated verb. Add 2-3 words after the conjugated verb to expand on the sentence. Your answers should not be repetitive (using the same words over and over).
For each question, an -ar, -er, -ir infinitive is provided.
*A structured template is provided for students to write their answers.
Example:
¿Qué hiciste tú ayer? hablar: to speak / comer: to eat / escribir: to write
Answers:
(Yo) hacer _________ + ____________________
(Yo) hablar _____________ + ____________________
(Yo) comer _______________ + ___________________
(Yo) escribir ________________ + ______________________
A table with conjugations of hacer and preterit -ar, -er, -ir verb endings is included for reference.
Length: 2 pages
Tener que infinitive sentence activity
Combine elements from all four columns and write 10 original sentences with tener que infinitive in the template below.
Column 1: Subjects
Column 2: Conjugations of tener
Column 3: Que
Column 4: List of infinitives with English translation (Ex: Hablar: to speak)
Length: 1 page
Go verbs quick questions practice
Verbs included: hacer, poner, salir, caer, decir, tener, venir, traer, oir (9 total)
Part 1: Answer the question using the yo form of each infinitive and add 3-4 words after the conjugation. Use the template provided for your answers. Note: The yo form ends in -go for all verbs.
¿Qué haces tú?
Template:
Infinitive + subject + present tense conjugation + add 3-4 words
Hacer (to do) Yo _______________ + ___________________________
Caer (to fall) Yo _______________ + ___________________________
Part 2: Conjugate each infinitive for the subject provided. (Hacer, Salir, Tener, Oir). Students will write the conjugations for Tú, Él, Ella, Ud., Nosotros, Vosotros, Ellos, Ellas, Uds.
Answer key is included on page 2. The answer key is partial and includes conjugations only for parts 1 and 2.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, bell ringer, entry or exit slip.
Present and preterit questions practice
Answer each question in the present and preterit tenses using the choices provided. All verbs must be conjugated.
*There are 4 questions total with hacer in the present and preterit tenses. All questions are strucutred as shown in the example below. The conjugation of hacer, subjects, and answer choices will vary.
Example:
¿Qué haces tú hoy? ¿Qué hiciste tú ayer? (A. estudiar en la casa, B. comer con mis amigos, C. asistir a la escuela)
Answer: Hoy: A. Yo estudio en la casa. B. Yo como con mis amigos. C. Yo asisto a la escuela.
Ayer: A. Yo estudié en la casa. B. Yo comí con mis amigos. C. Yo asistí a al escuela.
Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, bell ringer, entry or exit slip.
ER verbs present tense paragraph (Subject and verb practice)
This is a practice on finding the subject and conjugating regular -er present tense verbs, ideally for Spanish 1 students.
For each paragraph, complete the template with the subject (person), verb stem of the infinitive (-er), verb ending, and present tense conjugation.
There are 2 paragraphs. Paragraph 1 (singular forms) with 7 sentences, and paragraph 2 (plural forms) with 9 sentences.
A table with -er present tense endings is provided prior to the paragraph. Brief notes on how to conjugate an infinitive are also included.
Page 1: Paragraph 1 (singular forms), Page 2 : Paragraph 2 (plural forms). Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
Regular preterit with clue words conversation practice
Part 1: Clue words matching: Write the correct letter of the translation.
Example:
l. Yesterday k. Last night
____ 1. Ayer
____ 2. Anoche
Part 2: Complete each mini conversation by conjugating the verb in the preterit. For the question with ¿Cuándo? write the clue word (ayer, anoche etc) using the word bank. The clue words can be used in any order. (There are 4 conversations total)
Note: Only regular -ar, -er, -ir preterit verbs are used
Example:
Conversación #1
Clue words: Ayer / Anoche / El otro día
José: ¿Qué hiciste tú?
Luis: Yo __________ con mis amigos. (hablar)
Jose: ¿Cuándo? Luis: ________________
Luis: Yo ___________ en el café. (comer)
Jose: ¿Cuándo? Luis: ________________
Luis: Yo ___________ un email a mi profesora. (escribir)
Jose: ¿Cuándo? Luis: ________________
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, bell ringer, entry or exit slip.
Present subjunctive introductory sentence identification practice
For each sentence, write the subjects, introductory verb (present tense), and conjugation of the present subjunctive verb in parenthesis. (10 sentences total)
Example:
Yo quiero que tú (hablar) conmigo.
Subject 1: __________ Introductory verb (conjugated): ______________
Subject 2: __________ Present subjunctive conjugation: _____________
Note: For the present subjunctive verbs, only regular -ar, -er -ir verbs are used.
This practice can be used when students are first introduced to the present subjunctive.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.