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: Fast regular verbs practice
Part 1: For each set of verbs, write the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, conjugate the 3 infinitives in the present subjunctive.
*For the matching section only hablar, comer, and escribir will be used for all 6 persons in each set. Students will conjugate 3 different infinitives for every set (18 total).
Example:
_____ 1. Hablar (Yo) a. coma
_____ 2. Comer (Yo) b. escriba
_____ 3. Escribir (Yo) c. hable
Bailar (Yo) _____________, Aprender (Yo) ______________, Vivir (Yo) ___________
Part 2: Complete with the present subjunctive of the verb in parenthesis. (10 total)
Example:
Yo quiero que tú __________________ en español. (hablar)
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.
Imperfect tense fast practice (regular and irregular verbs)
Part 1: For each set of verbs, write the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, conjugate the 3 infinitives in the imperfect tense.
Note: For the matching section for each subject, only hablar, comer, and escribir are used for all 6 persons. Students will conjugate 3 different infinitives for each subject (18 total)
Example:
_____ 1. Hablar (Yo) a. comía
_____ 2. Comer (Yo) b. escribía
_____ 3. Escribir (Yo) c. hablaba
Almorzar (Yo)__________ / Aprender (Yo) ___________ / Vivir (Yo) __________
Part 2: Irregular verbs (Matching sections with the conjugations of ser, ir, ver)
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry / exit slip.
Spell change preterit fast mini practice (-car, -gar, -zar)
For each verb type, complete the matching section and the conjugation table.
*For each verb type, students will match the conjugations for 3 infinitives and conjugate 3 other infinitives for all 6 persons in the preterit.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry or exit slip.
Preterit tense fast practice (regular and irregular verbs)
Part 1: For each set of verbs, write the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, conjugate the 3 infinitives in the preterit tense.
Example:
_____ 1. Hablar (Yo) a. comí
_____ 2. Comer (Yo) b. escribí
_____ 3. Escribir (Yo) c. hablé
Bailar (Yo) ___________, Aprender (Yo) ______________, Vivir (Yo) _____________
*For part 1, hablar, comer, and escribir will be used for all 6 persons for the matching section. Students will conjugate 3 different infinitives (1- ar, 1- er, 1 -ir) for each set, for a total of 18 infinitives.
Part 2: Irregular verbs (Write the correct letter of the conjugation)
Verbs included: hacer, ser / ir, ver, dar
Example:
Hacer: to do / to make a. hicieron / b. hizo / c. hice / d. hicimos / e. hiciste / f. hicisteis
____ 1. Yo ____ 4. Nosotros
____ 2. Tú ____ 5. Vosotros
____ 3. Él / Ella / Ud. ____ 6. Ellos / Ellas / Uds.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.
E-IE stem change verbs fast practice
For each set of verbs, write the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, conjugate the 3 infinitives in the present tense.
For each set, only empezar, entender, preferir are included for matching. Students will write the conjugations for pensar, querer, mentir for all 6 persons.
_____ 1. Empezar (Yo) a. entiendo
_____ 2. Entender (Yo) b. prefiero
_____ 3. Preferir (Yo) c. empiezo
Pensar (Yo) ____________, Querer (Yo) __________ , Mentir (Yo) _____________
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.
Present tense fast regular verbs practice
For each set of verbs, write the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, conjugate the 3 infinitives in the present tense.
Note: For each set of verbs, only hablar, comer, and escribir are used for all 6 persons. The infinitives that students will conjugate will be different for each set (18 total).
Example:
_____ 1. Hablar (Yo) a. como
_____ 2. Comer (Yo) b. escribo
_____ 3. Escribir (Yo) c. hablo
Bailar (Yo) , Aprender (Yo), Vivir (Yo)__________
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.
El descuento: Short shopping activity
Sara and Marcos are both friends who are shopping at stalls at an outdoor market in Mexico. They both love to bargain to get the best deal. Complete each conversation with the final price of the item they are buying after the discount. Write out the answer in the numerical form (Ex: 5.25).
There are 5 conversations total
Puesto #1
Sara: Señor, ¿Cuánto cuesta la bufanda verde?
Vendedor: La bufanda cuesta quince pesos.
Sara: ¿Puede Ud. dar me un descuento de quince por ciento?
Vendedor: Claro, Señorita.
Sara: Gracias. Con el descuento la bufanda cuesta ______________ pesos.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
Tener que infinitive practice: Mini conversations with friends
It is Saturday and Marcos wants to hang out with his friends. He is asking his friends to see if they can hang out with him or not. In some cases, he is asking others who know about his friends’ plans on Saturday. Unfortunately, his friends all have something to do. Complete their mini conversations by writing the correct conjugation of tener (to have) in the first blank and an infinitive phrase in the second blank by using the word bank. You can also come up with infinitive phrases on your own to use in the second blank.
*There are 7 conversations total. All conversations are structured exactly the same except for subjects.
A table with the conjugations of tener is included for reference.
Example:
Word bank for infinitive phrase (use in the second blank) *Use in any order
hacer la tarea para las clases / limpiar la casa / leer una novela
Marcos: ¿Qué tienes que hacer tú?
Roberto: Yo _______________ que _________________________________.
Marcos: Isabel, ¿Qué tiene que hacer Elena?
Isabel: Elena _______________ que ________________________________.
Answer key is included on page 2. However, student answers will vary in the second blank.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.
Ir a infinitive practice: Mini conversations with friends
Marcos is visiting his friend Paco. They decide to walk in Paco’s garden. Paco has 7 trees in his garden, and he has named each tree after the day of a week. Paco decides to play a game with Marcos in which he will be asked about what he and others are going to do on a specific weekday. Complete their mini conversations by writing the correct conjugation of ir (to go) in the first blank and an infinitive phrase in the second blank by using the word bank. You can also come up with infinitive phrases on your own to use in the second blank.
*There are 7 mini conversations total. All conversations are structured exactly the same except for the subject (person) and day of the week.
*A table with conjugations of ir is included for reference.
Example:
Word bank for the infinitive phrase (second blank) *Use in any order
hablar con los profesores / comer en el nuevo restaurante
Árbol #1: El lunes
Paco: ¿Qué vas a hacer tú el lunes?
Marcos: Yo ____________ a _______________________________________.
Árbol #2: El martes
Paco: ¿Qué va a hacer Elena el martes?
Marcos: Elena ____________ a _________________________________________.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. However, student answers will vary for the second blank.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry / exit slip.
Mis buenas cosas: Short regular preterit practice
Marcos has done many good things today. His Friends are asking him about them. Complete the mini conversations with the correct conjugation of the verb in the preterit. (10 conversations total)
*Note: All -ar, -er, -ir verbs will be conjugated in the yo form only.
Verbs used: abrir, comprar, leer, completar, salir, perder, compartir, comer, devolver, escribir, barrer (11 total)
Example:
José: ¿Qué buena cosa hiciste tú hoy?
Marcos: Yo ______________ la puerta de la tienda para una anciana. (abrir)
Carlos: ¿Qué buena cosa hiciste tú hoy?
Marcos: Yo ______________ flores para mi vecina. (comprar)
Answer key is included on page 2.
Mi tarea with tener que infinitive practice
Marcos has been absent from school for the past three days. He is calling his friend Luis to find out what assignments he needs to complete for each class. Complete their conversation below with the conjugation of tener in the first two blanks and the appropriate assignment in the 3rd blank using the word bank below. (5 mini conversations total)
Note: All conversations are structured exactly the same as the example below. Only the class will change. The answers for the first two blanks for every conversation will be tengo and tienes.
Example:
leer capítulos dos y tres de la novela / solucionar los problemas en la página 95
Marcos: ¿Qué _______________ que hacer yo en la clase de inglés?
Luis: Tú _______________ que ________________________________________.
Answer key is included on page 2.
Adjective opposites matching and fill in practice (Spanish)
Part 1: For each adjective, write the correct letter of its opposite. (17 total)
____ 1. Alto a. Serio
____ 2. Bueno b. Jóven (age) / Nuevo (things)
____ 3. Simpático c. Extrovertido
Part 2: Write the correct opposite adjective for every sentence using the word bank provided. Be sure your adjective agrees in gender and number. (17 total)
Word bank: rubio / inteligente / alto
Roberto no es bajo. Él es ____________.
Tomás y Luis no son tontos. Ellos saben (know) mucho porque son muy __________________________.
Lorena no es morena. Ella es ________________.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, or quiz.
Parts of speech matching practice (Spanish)
Parts of speech included: conjugated verb, infinitive, preposition, possessive adjective, pronoun, noun, adverb, adjective, subject pronoun, definite article, indefinite article (11 total)
Part 1: Write the correct letter for each word (part of speech) (25 total)
f. Noun / a. Conjugated verb / i. Subject pronoun
_____ 1. Hablo
_____ 2. Yo
_____ 3. Carlos
Part 2: Identify and write the parts of speech for the sentences below. (5 sentences)
Example: La / clase / de / español / es / muy / divertida.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
Preterit v Imperfect: Mini conversation with friends
Sara and Paula are both best friends. Today, Sara is visiting Paula. They decide to walk around their neighborhood. The houses in the neighborhood are numbered from 2008 to 2022. Sara decides to play a game with Paula in which they will stop in front of every house. Based on the number of the house, Sara will ask Paula a question about that year of her life. Complete their responses using preterit and imperfect tenses.
*There are 14 mini conversations total.
Note: Almost all the conjugations will be yo and tú for preterit and imperfect. The conversations are not related to one another.
Sample:
Sara: Hola Paula. ¿Cómo estás?
Paula: Yo estoy bien. ¿Y tú?
Sara: Estoy bien también. Vamos a caminar por el barrio.
Paula: ¡ Cómo no!
Sara: Cuando pasamos por cada casa en el barrio, yo te voy a hacer preguntas. ¿Vale?
Paula: ¡Vale!
Casa #2008
Sara: ¿Qué pasó en 2008?
Paula: Yo ____________ en el hospital de la ciudad. (nacer)
Sara: ¿Cómo eras tú?
Paula: Yo _________ pequeña y __________ poco pelo. (ser, tener)
Casa #2009
Sara: ¿Qué pasó en 2009?
Paula: Yo ____________ a caminar. (empezar)
Sara: ¿Con qué jugabas tú?
Paula: Yo ______________ con los juguetes pequeños para niños. (jugar)
Answer key is included on pages 5-8.
This practice can be used for Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 classes. It can be used for classwork, homework, review, or quiz. It can also be used as part of your sub plans.
Preterit tense small practice (regular verbs)
For each verb type, complete the matching section with the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, complete the sentences with the correct verb ending.
*For each verb type (-ar, -er, -ir) students will match the verb conjugations for 3 infinitives, and complete 10 sentences with the correct verb ending. There are 30 short sentences total.
Example:
-AR verbs
____ 1. Yo a. hablamos
____ 2. Tú b. hablasteis
Complete with the correct verb ending.
Ayer yo habl ____ con mi amigo. (hablar)
Anoche tú ayud ______ en la casa. (ayudar)
Anteayer Ud. estudi ____ mucho. (estudiar)
El otro día él compr _____ un libro. (comprar)
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, bell ringer, entry or exit slip.
Imperfect tense similar clue words practice
Part 1: Matching (Write the correct letter of the clue word that is the same as or like the clue word in the second column (Letters A – N).
*There are 14 clue words total
____ 1. Cuando (yo) era niño(a) a. Todos los años
____ 2. Cada mañana b. Todas las primaveras
Part 2: Matching (Write the correct letter of the English translation for every clue word)
*Same 14 clue words are used from part 1.
____ 1. Cuando (yo) era niño(a) a. Every winter
____ 2. Cada mañana b. Every spring
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
Imperfect tense small practice (regular verbs)
For each verb type, complete the matching section with the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, complete the sentences with the correct verb ending.
*For each verb type (-ar, -er, -ir) students will match the verb conjugations for 3 infinitives, and complete 10 sentences with the correct verb ending. There are 30 short sentences total.
Example:
-Ar verbs
____ 1. Yo a. hablábamos
____ 2. Tú b. hablabais
Cada día yo habl __________ con mis amigos. (hablar)
Cada tarde tú jug __________ en el parque. (jugar)
Cada mañana Ud. desayun _________ con su familia. (desayunar)
Cada noche él cen ________ en la cocina. (cenar)
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, bell ringer, entry or exit slip.
Present tense small practice (regular verbs)
For each verb type, complete the matching section with the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, complete the sentences with the correct verb ending.
*For each verb type (-ar, -er, -ir) students will match the verb conjugations for 3 infinitives, and complete 10 sentences with the correct verb ending. There are 30 short sentences total.
Example:
-AR verbs
Hablar (Write the correct letter of the conjugation)
____ 1. Yo a. hablamos
____ 2. Tú b. habláis
Complete with the correct verb ending.
Yo habl ____ con mi amigo. (hablar)
Tú ayud ______ en la casa. (ayudar)
Ud. estudi ____ mucho. (estudiar)
Él compr _____ un libro. (comprar)
Ella bail ____ en la sala. (bailar)
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.
Reading: La vida de un adolescente (Present tense)
Read about Marcos’s life as a teenager. Then, answer the comprehension questions below.
*There are 12 comprehension questions in the present tense.
Example:
Yo soy Marcos. Soy puertorriqueño. Tengo catorce años. Yo emigré a Los Estados Unidos cuando tenía seis años. Vivo en Nueva York. Soy alto, gracioso, simpático, e inteligente. Asisto a un colegio. Mi colegio se llama el colegio Woods que está en la ciudad de Queens. …
¿De dónde es Marcos? _____________________________
¿Cómo es Marcos? (Give 4 adjectives)_______________________
Answer key for the comprehension questions is included on pages 3-4.
This reading comprehension practice can be used in Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 classes. It can be used for classwork, homework, added to a quiz / test, or as part of your sub plans.
Entrevista sobre mi niñez
Interview a classmate about their childhood.
Answer all questions in a complete sentence in the imperfect tense except #1 (answer in the preterit). If a question has two or more parts, be sure to answer each part.
There are 18 questions total. Almost all the questions are in the tú conjugation.
Example:
¿Dónde naciste tú? ¿En qué año? (Nacer: to be born; Yo nací: I was born)
¿Cómo eras tú de niño(a)? (Give 3 adjectives)
¿Dónde vivías? ¿Con quién?
A second set of the same 18 questions is included on pages 2-3 with lines for student responses if teachers want to assign the questions for classwork, homework, or add them to a test / quiz.