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.
Tener que infinitive: Translations matching practice
There are 18 sentences total. Answer key is included on page 2.
Example:
a. vosotros tenéis que beber m. Yo tengo que hablar
____ 1. I have to speak
____ 7. You all (vosotros) have to drink
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, bell ringer, and entry or exit slip.
Go verbs practice (sentences and questions present tense)
Verbs included: hacer, poner, caer, salir, traer, decir, tener, venir, oir (9 total)
Part 1: Write the correct letter of the translation. (9 total)
Example:
I. Yo hago mi tarea. F. Yo tengo muchos amigos.
___ 1. I do my homework.
Part 2: Write the correct conjugation for every question. Then, answer any one question in a complete sentence. (There are 5 questions for each of the 9 aforementioned verbs)
Hacer
¿Qué _________ tú? 4. ¿Qué __________ vosotros?
¿Qué _________ él?
¿Qué ___________ nosotros? 5. Qué __________ Uds?
Answer: _____________________________________________________
Answer key is included for parts 1 and 2. For part 2, only verb conjugations are included, as answers will vary for the answer to the personal questions.
Pages 1-3 are the practice and pages 4-5 are the answer key.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz / test, or as part of your sub plans.
Ir a infinitive: Sentences matching practice
There are 18 sentences total. Answer key is included on page 2.
Example:
q. Yo voy a hablar m. Nosotros vamos a comer
____ 1. I am going to speak
____ 6. We are going to eat
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, bell ringer, and entry or exit slip.
Practice: Reflexive verbs with body parts
Translate each sentence in Spanish in the template provided. (11 sentences total).
A list of 7 body parts is included with English translation.
Verbs included: lavarse, secarse, arreglarse, cepillarse, ponerse, maquillarse, pintarse, afeitarse (some verbs are used more than once).
Answer key is included.
Example:
I wash my hands. (lavarse: to wash)
Answer: Yo me lavo las manos.
Length: 4 pages including answer key (pages 3-4).
Imperfect tense quick practice
Part 1: Write the correct letter of the conjugation (Note: one letter will be used twice for all verbs)
Verbs included: hablar, comer, vivir, ser, ir, ver (6 total)
Example:
Hablar
a. hablabas b. hablaba c. hablábamos d. hablaban e. hablabais
____ 1. Yo ____ 2. Tú ____ 3. Él / Ella / Ud ____ 4. Nosotros ____ 5. Vosotros ____ 6. Ellos / Ellas / Uds
Part 2: Clue words (write the correct letter of the English translation) / 10 total
Example:
g. as a child j. every day
____ 1. Cada día / todos los días
Part 3: Uses of the imperfect tense (Place an X if the descriptor requires the use of the imperfect tense) / 12 total
____ 1. Habitual actions
____ 2. Completed actions
Answer key is included (pages 3-4).
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry or exit slip.
Reflexive verbs short practice (conjugation and sentences)
Only regular verbs included: lavarse, bañarse, levantarse, mirarse, ducharse, cepillarse, ponerse, desayunarse (8 total)
Write the appropriate verb endings for each reflexive verb. Then, use it in a sentence by conjugating the verb and using appropriate words from the word bank. Add additional words, as needed. Sentences must be at least 6 words minimum.
Example:
Lavarse: to wash oneself
Yo: me lav ____ Nosotros: nos lav _______
Tú: te lav ____ Vosotros: os lav _______
Él / Ella / Ud: se lav ___ Ellos / Ellas / Uds: se lav ______
Sentence: Yo _________________________________________________________
Length: 2 pages
Go verbs quick practice (present tense)
Verbs included: hacer, poner, traer, salir, caer, decir, tener, venir, valer (9 total)
Part 1: Write the correct letter of the conjugation (All 6 persons included)
Example:
Hacer: to do / to make
a. haces b. hago c. hacemos d. hacen e. hace f. hacéis
____ 1. Yo ____ 2. Tú ____ 3. Él / Ella / Ud ____ 4. Nosotros ____ 5. Vosotros
____ 6. Ellos / Ellas / Uds
Part 2: Complete each sentence by adding 3-4 words. Sentences must make sense and should not be repetitive (using the same words over and over).
All aforementioned verbs included except valer. All sentences will be in the yo conjugation.
Example:
Yo hago ____________________
Answer key is included for part 1 only (pages 3-4). For part 2, student answers will vary.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, or entry / exit slip.
Irregular preterit practice (I, U, J stem verbs)
Write the correct letter of the conjugation for each verb.
Verbs included:
I stem: hacer, querer, venir (page 1)
U stem: andar, saber, poner, poder, estar, tener (pages 2-3)
J stem: decir, traer, conducir (page 4)
There are 6 sentences per verb.
Example:
Hacer: to do/ to make
a. hizo b. hicimos c. hice d. hiciste e. hicieron f. hicisteis
__1. Yo _________ mi tarea. ___ 4. Nosotros ____________ un viaje a España.
__ 2. Tú _________ la cama . ___ 5. Vosotros ____________ los quehaceres.
__ 3. Él _________ cola ayer. ___ 6. Uds no ____________ el proyecto.
Answer key is included (pages 5-8)
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry or exit slip (broken up by stem type).
Practice: Mis clases mini conversations (present tense)
Complete each conversation using the word bank provided.
Students will complete a total of 8 conversations (6 classes, lunch, and departure time from school). Note: All conversations about classes will be the same as shown in the example.
Example:
Conversación # 1
primera / las ocho / inglés / la Señora Ramos / divertida
¿Qué clase tienes en la ____________ hora?
Yo tengo la clase de ______________.
¿A qué hora es la clase?
La clase es a ________________________________
¿Quién es y cómo es el / la profesor(a)?
El / la profesor(a) se llama ____________________________ y es ____________________.
Answer key is included (pages 4-6).
Students can also do this practice orally in pairs or small groups about their own classes.
Practice: Meaning change verbs preterit and imperfect
Preterit meaning change verbs (page 1)
Verbs included: querer, no querer, poder, no poder, tener, saber,conocer haber (hubo)
Part 1: Conjugate each verb in the preterit for all persons (querer, poder, saber, tener, conocer) / 5 verbs total
Part 2: Complete each sentence in an original manner by adding 4-5 words. Sentence should make sense. Avoid repetition (using the same words over and over). No translators. (8 total)
Ayer yo quise ____________________________________________
Imperfect tense meaning change verbs (page 2)
Part 1: Conjugate each verb in the imperfect for all persons (querer, poder, saber, tener, conocer) / 5 verbs total
Part 2: Complete each sentence in an original manner by adding 4-5 words. Sentence should make sense. Avoid repetition (using the same words over and over). No translators. (8 total)
De niña ella quería ___________________________________________
Notes on the meaning of the verbs are provided in both tenses on both pages (ex: querer: tried to)
Answer key (page 3) is included for the verb conjugations only. For part 2, sentence completions, student answers will vary.
Practice: Poder (present tense)
Complete each sentence with the following guidelines:
Write the conjugation of poder in the first blank
Choose a different infinitive (-ar, -er, -ir) from the word bank below and write in the second blank
Add 3-4 words in the third blank to expand on the sentence in an original manner.
Do not repeat any infinitives and avoid repetition (using the same words over and over). Be sure that your sentence makes sense.
Students will write an affirmative and a negative sentence for a total of 18 sentences. The English translation of the infinitives is included.
Example:
hablar: to speak / vivir: to live / comer: to eat
Yo _____________ + _________________ + ____________________
Yo no _____________ + _________________ + ________________________
Length: 2 pages
Practice: Jugar with sports and activities (present tense)
Part 1: Write the present tense conjugations of jugar.
Part 2: Complete each sentence with the correct conjugation of jugar in the first blank and an appropriate sport in the second blank, using the word bank provided. (9 total)
Example: béisbol / vóleibol
En el gimnasio yo ________________ al __________________.
En el campo tú _______________ al _____________________.
Note: En el campo is used several times and the name of the sport can vary in the second blank.
Part 3: Jugar and activities: Complete each sentence with the correct conjugation of jugar in the first blank and an appropriate activity in the second blank, using the word bank provided. (5 total)
Example:
juguetes / ajedrez
En el club de la escuela yo ________________ al _____________________.
Answer key is included (page 2).
Reflexive verb conjugations matching practice
Students will match each verb for all 6 persons.
Verbs included:
Regular verbs (pages 1-2): lavarse, levantarse, bañarse, ducharse, desayunarse, ponerse (6 total)
Stem change verbs (pages 3-4): despertarse, divertirse, acostarse, dormirse, vestirse, despedirse (6 total)
Example:
Lavarse: to wash oneself
____ 1. Lavarse (Yo) a. se lavan
____ 2. Lavarse (Tú) b. se lava
____ 3. Lavarse (Él / Ella / Ud) c. os laváis
____ 4. Lavarse (Nosotros) d. te lavas
____ 5. Lavarse (Vosotros) e. nos lavamos
____ 6. Lavarse (Ellos / Ellas / Uds) f. me lavo
Answer key is included on pages 5-8.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, short quiz, entry or exit pass.
Saber conocer quick practice
Write the correct letter of the verb
There are 14 sentences total. Answer key is included.
Example:
____ 1. Yo _________ cocinar.
a. sé b. conozco
____ 9. Los profesores ___________ la novela “la casa verde”.
a. saben b. conocen
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
Practice: Saber v Conocer
Part 1: Write the correct conjugations of saber and conocer using the word bank
Part 2: Complete each sentence with the correct conjugation of saber or conocer. Some answers may require the infinitive. (16 total)
English translation of the sentence is provided.
Example:
I know how to swim.
Yo ________ nadar
How many students do you know in the class?
¿A cuántas personas ___________ Ud en la clase?
Answer key is included (pages 3-4).
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or quiz.
Reflexive verbs conjugation practice
Conjugate each verb for all persons. Write the reflexive pronoun in the first blank and the present tense conjugation in the second blank.
Part 1: Regular verbs
Verbs included: levantarse, lavarse, cepillarse, bañarse, desayunarse, mirarse, ponerse, quitarse, secarse, maquillarse, peinarse, afeitarse (12 total)
Part 2: Stem change verbs
Verbs included: despertarse, sentarse, vestirse, desvestirse, acostarse, dormirse (6 total)
Example:
Levantarse: to get up
Yo: ______ / _______________ Nosotros: ______ / ________________
Tú: ______ / _______________ Vosotros: ______ / ________________
Él / Ella / Ud: ______ / _____________ Ellos / Ellas / Uds: ______ / _____________
Answer key is included (pages 4-6).
This practice can be used as students are first introduced to conjugating reflexive verbs. It can also be used for classwork or homework.
Gustar verbs practice quiz
Write the correct letter of the gustar verb conjugation for every sentence
Verbs included: gustar, encantar, fascinar, importar, aburrir, preocupar, quedar, doler
There are 3 sentences for every verb for a total of 24 sentences. See example below.
Gustar: to like, to be pleasing
____ 1. Me _________ la nueva casa. a. gusta
____ 2. Me _________ los regalos. b. gustan
____ 3. Me _________ nadar en el verano.
Answer key is included (pages 3-4).
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry or exit slip.
Present subjunctive regular verbs quick review practice (-ar, -er, -ir verbs)
Verbs included:
-AR: hablar, ayudar, escuchar, bailar
-ER: comer, aprender, leer, comprender
-IR: vivir, escribir, recibir, compartir
Parts 1, 3, 5: Matching (write the correct conjugation for all 6 persons)
Example:
b. habléis, ayudéis, escuchéis, bailéis e. hable, ayude, escuche, baile
____ 1. Hablar, Ayudar, Escuchar, Bailar (Yo)
Parts 2, 4, 6: Complete each sentence using a verb from the matching section. After conjugating the verb in the present subjunctive, add 3-4 words to expand on the sentence. Do not repeat any verb.
Example:
Tú sugieres que yo _____________ + ___________________________________
Answer key is included for the conjugations only. For sentence completions, student answers will vary.
Pages 1-3 are the practice and pages 4-5 are the answer key.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry or exit slip.
Translate each sentence in the template provided. Write the subject (person), conjugation of ir , a, and the appropriate infinitive (-ar -er, -ir)
Students will translate 10 sentences. Answer key is included.
Note: Most of the sentences are short as show in the example below. Infinitive is included next to every sentence.
I am going to walk. (caminar)
We are going to learn. (aprender)
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
Tener que infinitive translation practice
Translate each sentence in the template provided. Write the subject (person), conjugation of tener, que, and the appropriate infinitive (-ar -er, -ir)
Students will translate 10 sentences. Answer key is included.
Note: Sentences are short as shown in the example below. Infinitives are provided next to every sentence.
I have to study. (estudiar)
We have to read. (leer)
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.