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.
Practice: Sentence completions with past perfect tense (el pluscuamperfecto)
Length: 2 pages
Complete each sentence in an original manner by using the conjugated form of haber + past participle and add 3-4 additional words to expand on the sentence. Your sentence must make sense.
Students will complete a total of 12 sentences. Notes on the formation of the past perfect tense, past participles, and list of irregular past participles (hecho, abierto etc) is provided for reference.
Example:
Antes de ir a la escuela, yo ______________________________________
Cuando Elena llegó a casa, su madre __________________________________
Subjunctive ar er ir verbs conjugation and sentence worksheet
This is an open ended worksheet with regular -ar, -er -ir verbs in the present subjunctive. 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 complete 4 original sentences. A template for writing sentences is provided with introductory phrases (ex: Yo quiero que …) and students will add a new subject and 3-4 words to expand on the sentence.
Page 1: -ar verbs
Page 2: -er verbs
Page 3: -ir verbs
This practice can be used as students are intoduced to the present subjunctive.
Matching: Sentences with present progressive tense (estar + ando / iendo)
There are 26 sentences total. Regular and irregular present participles are included (leyendo, pidiendo, durmiendo etc).
Answer key is included.
Example:
p. hablando / g. comiendo
____ 1. Yo estoy ________ con mi amigo. (hablar)
____ 2. Tú estás _______ un helado. (comer)
Length: 2 pages including answer key.
Regular preterit verbs questions matching practice
This worksheet is a matching practice on questions with regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs in the preterit. There are 8 questions per verb type for a total of 24 questions. Questions are grouped by verb tpye. Answer key is included.
Verbs included:
-AR: hablar, cantar, ayudar, mirar, escuchar, tomar, comprar, trabajar
-ER: comer, vender, beber, correr, comprender, volver, devolver, aprender
-IR: vivir, escribir, salir, abrir, recibir, discutir, decidir, compartir
Example:
h. hablaste / hablé
____ 1. ¿Con quién _______ tú ayer? Yo _______ con mi amigo. (hablar)
a. bebió / bebió
____ 3. ¿Qué ______ Alfredo anoche? Él ______ un refresco. (beber)
f. compartieron / compartieron
____ 8 ¿Qué _______ las amigas? Ellas ______ sus libros. (compartir)
Length: 4 pages including answer key pages 3-4
Practice: Los quehaceres with tener que infinitive
Roberto (el padre) wants his two children Marcos and Lola to help out with household chores. For each chore, write a sentence with tener que + infinitive using the word bank below in the tú form.
lavar la ropa, barrer el suelo, limpiar bien las ventanas, dar de comer al gato, cortar el césped, lavar los platos, pasear el perro, sacar la basura, pasar la aspiradora, lavar el coche
El padre: Los platos en el fregadero (sink) están sucios.
Marcos, tú _________________________________________________________
Answer: Marcos, tú TIENES QUE LAVAR LOS PLATOS.
There are 10 chores and students will write 10 sentences (5 for Marcos and 5 for Lola). Answer key is included.
Length: 2 pages including answer key.
Imperfect tense: Practice with personal questions
For each question, write the first conjugated verb in the first blank for the question. Then, use the second conjugated verb in your answer and add 2-3 or more words to answer the question in a complete sentence.
Questions are grouped by verb type (-ar, -er , -ir and irregular). There are 5 questions each for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs and 2 questions each for ser, ir, and ver. Verb endings for -ar -er, -ir verbs and conjugations for ser, ir, and ver are included for reference.
Page 1: -AR verbs (hablar, ayudar, viajar, mirar, jugar)
Page 2: -ER verbs (leer, correr, comer, aprender, tener)
Page 3: -IR verbs (vivir, salir, recibir, asisitir, compartir)
Page 4: Ser, Ir, Ver
Example
hablabas / hablaba
¿Con quién ____________ tú cada día?
Yo _______________________________________________
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, test /quiz, or as part of your sub plans. Students can also do this practice orally.
This is a practice on irregular preterit tense verbs ( I, U, J stem)
Verbs included: hacer, querer, venir, andar, poner, poder, saber, tener, estar, traer, conducir, decir
Part 1: Write the irregular stems for the infinitives using the word bank below.
Part 2: Choose any 6 verbs from part 1 (2 I stem, 2 U stem, and 2 J stem) and conjugate them for all persons.
Part 3: Rewrite each question by conjugating the verb in parenthesis in the preterit. Then, answer it in a complete sentence. (12 total)
Example
¿Qué (hacer) tú ayer?
Q: ____________________________________________________________
A: _____________________________________________________________
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, test / quiz, or as part of your sub plans. Students can also do part 3 orally.
Length: 3 pages
Matching: Usted commands with reflexive verbs (affirmative and negative)
There are 26 reflexive verbs total. Answer key is included.
Example
k. lávese / no se lave p. báñese / no se bañe
___ 1. Lavarse (+/ -)
___ 2. Bañarse (+/ -)
Length: 2 pages including answer key
IR stem change preterit verbs questions matching practice
Verbs included: pedir, servir, preferir, mentir, repetir, seguir, dormir, morir, divertirse, vestirse (10 total)
This worksheet is a matching practice with -IR stem change verbs in the preterit. There are 20 questions total (2 for each verb listed above) and answer key is included.
Example:
m. pediste / pedí i. pidió / pidió
____ 1. ¿Qué ________ tú ayer? Yo ________ una pizza. (pedir)
____ 2. ¿Qué ________ José al profesor? Él _______ la tarea. (pedir)
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, or entry / exit slip
Length: 2 pages including answer key
Matching: I-Y preterit verbs with questions
Verbs included: leer, caer, oir, creer (3 questions per verb)
-UIR verbs included: destruir, construir, huir, incluir, influir, distribuir (1 question per verb)
There are 18 questions total and answer key is included.
Example
i. leíste / leí o. leyó / leí
____ 1. ¿Qué _______ tú ayer? Yo ______ un libro. (leer)
____ 2. ¿Dónde _______ Ud anoche? Yo ________ en la sala. (leer)
Length: 2 pages including answer key
Practice: I-Y preterit verbs (conjugation and personal questions)
Verbs included: leer, caer, oir, creer
Part 1: Conjugate each verb in the preterit for yo, tu, nosotros, and vosotros
For the él / ella / Ud conjugation for each verb, write YÓ. For the ellos / ellas/ Uds conjugation, write YERON.
Part 2: Answer each question in a complete sentence. Write the first conjugated verb in the first blank and the second conjugated verb in the answer. Then, add 2-3 or more words to expand on your answer. Your answer must make sense.
There are 8 questions (2 for each verb listed above)
Example
leíste / leí
¿Qué libro ___________ tú ayer?
Yo _____________________________________________________________
Length: 2 pages
Spelling change preterit matching questions car gar zar
There are 8 question for each verb type (-car, -gar, -zar) and answer key is included. Questions are grouped by verb type.
Verbs included:
-CAR: buscar, tocar, sacar, practicar, criticar, explicar, embarcar, empacar
-GAR: jugar, llegar, apagar, pagar, investigar, colgar, rogar, navegar
-ZAR: empezar, comenzar, lanzar, almorzar, organizar, rezar, cruzar, abrazar
Example
-CAR verbs
f. buscaste / busqué
____ 1. ¿Qué ________ tú ayer? Yo ________ un libro. (buscar)
-GAR verbs
g. jugaste / jugué
____ 1. ¿A qué deporte _________ tú ayer? Yo _________ al béisbol. (jugar)
-ZAR verbs
e. empezaste / empecé
____ 1. ¿A qué hora __________ la escuela hoy? Yo _________ a las ocho. (empezar)
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
Sentence practice with preterit regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs
Write an original sentence using the following guidelines:
Write the clue word (ayer etc), the subject (person), preterit verb conjugation in the correct order in the template provided.
Add 3-4 words to expand on the sentence. Your sentence must make sense.
Students will write 6 sentences per verb for a total of 18 sentences
Example: Ayer / hablé/ yo
Verbs included:
Page 1 (-Ar verbs): hablar, ayudar, comprar, mirar, bailar, escuchar
Page 2 (-Er verbs): comer, beber, correr, volver, vender, comprender
Page 3 (-Ir verbs): escribir, vivir, salir, decidir, recibir, compartir
This is a worksheet to practice writing sentences with ir + a + infinitive
Complete each sentence in the template using the following guidelines:
Write the correct conjugation of IR (to go) to match the subject (person).
Write “a”
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 infinitives are provided with their English translation.
This is a introductory worksheet to practice writing sentences in the present subjunctive. Only regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs are used for the present subjunctive. A structured template is provided for students to write their sentences.
Page 1
Part 1: Conjugate the introductory verbs in column A in the present tense and conjugate the verbs in column B in the present subjunctive. Students will conjugate 5 introductory verbs and 5 present subjunctive verbs.
Part 2: Using the introductory verbs (present tense) and present subjunctive verbs from part 1, create an original sentence by filling in the template and adding 2-3 additional words. Students will write 5 sentences.
Subjunctive verbs used: estudiar, comer, vivir, comprender, aprender
Page 2
Part 3: Conjugate the introductory verbs in column A in the present tense and conjugate the verbs in column B in the present subjunctive.Students will conjugate 5 introductory verbs and 5 present subjunctive verbs.
Part 4: Using the introductory verbs (present tense) and present subjunctive verbs from part 3, create an original sentence by filling in the template below and adding 3-4 additional words. Students will write 5 sentences.
Subjunctive verbs used: viajar, mirar, escribir, leer, limpiar
This worksheet is a matching practice with questions in the imperfect tense.
There are 20 questions total and answer key is included.
Verbs included:
-AR: hablar, bailar, jugar, mirar
-ER: comer, beber, leer, aprender
-IR: vivir, salir, recibir, compartir
Reflexive: despertarse, acostarse
Irregular: ser, ir, ver (each verb used twice)
j. hablabas / hablaba m. bailaba / bailaba
____ 1. ¿Con quién _______ tú mucho? Yo ________ con José. (hablar)
____ 2. ¿Dónde _______ Paula cada tarde? Ella _______ en su casa. (bailar)
Length: 2 pages including answer key
This worksheet is a practice with questions on the uses of the imperfect tense in Spanish. All questions are information questions and reflexive verbs are included.
(1) Habitual actions / 6 questions
(2) Age / 1 question
(3) Time / 4 questions
(4) Weather / 7 questions (students will answer with 7 different types of weather)
(5) Season / 2 questions
(6) Date / 1 question
(7) Description of clothing / 2 questions
(8) Name / 2 questions
(9) Description of a place / 2 questions
(10) Description of a person / 2 questions
(11) Feeling / emotion / 2 questions
Students can also do this practice orally.
Length: 2.5 pages
This is a worksheet to practice -go verbs in the present subjunctive.
Part 1: Conjugate each verb for all persons in the present subjunctive in the template provided. (9 total)
Part 2: Complete each sentence with a different -go verb in the present subjunctive and add 3-4 words to expand on the sentence in an original manner. Sentences should not be repetitive (using the same words over and over). (9 total)
Pages 1-3 are the practice and pages 4-5 are the answer key for part 1.
Answer key is included for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
Practice: Imperfect tense with reflexive verbs
Conjugate each verb for all persons in the template provided. Then, answer the personal question in a complete sentence.
Verbs included: lavarse, banarse, quedarse, despertarse, acostarse (5 total)
Students will conjugate the 5 verbs for all six persons and answer one personal question with each verb in the imperfect tense.
Answer key is included. For personal questions, student answers will vary.
Reflexive pronouns and imperfect tense endings for -ar, -er, -ir verbs are included for reference.
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
Imperfect tense: Original questions speaking activity (Create original questions and interview a classmate)
Before interviewing a classmate, write a question with the for each verb type
-ar, -er, -ir) using these guidelines:
Conjugate the infinitive (verb) in the imperfect tense to match the subject (person)
Add 2-3 words (or more) to expand on the question.
Add a clue word (cada día etc) from the list below in any order
Students will create 15 original questions (5 -ar, 5 -er, 5 -ir) in the structured template provided. The template includes question words, infinitives, and subjects. A list of clue words with English translation are also provided.
Verbs included:
-AR: hablar, practicar, jugar, mirar, bailar (page 1)
-ER: leer, comer, aprender, correr, volver (page 2)
-IR: vivir, escribir, salir, recibir, asistir (page 3)
For irregular verbs ser, ir, ver, students will answer 6 personal questions (2 for each verb), instead of creating their own. (page 3)