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: Spelling change -car, -gar, -zar verbs preterit
For each verb, write the correct spelling change for the yo form. Then, complete the table for the rest of the conjugations.
Verbs included:
-CAR: buscar, tocar, practicar
-GAR: jugar, llegar, pagar
-ZAR: empezar, comenzar, almorzar
Students will answer 3 personal questions for each verb type (3 - car, 3 - gar, 3 - zar) for a total of 9 questions. Note: The subjects for the questions are tu and Ud.
Pages 1 - 4 are the practice and pages 5-8 are the answer key. Student answers will vary for the answer key.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or quiz.
Las materias escolares sentence activity (school subjects)
Part 1: For each school subject, write key words using the word bank below. (7 total)
estudiar la literatura / leer novelas / jugar deportes
Example: El inglés: estudiar la literatura / leer novelas
Part 2: Complete each sentence about the school subject in an original manner using the key words in part 1. Add additional words, if needed. Write in the present tense only and verbs should be conjugated. (7 total)
Example
En la clase de inglés los estudiantes ___________________________
There are 7 school subjects: inglés, matemáticas, ciencias , historia , educación física, español ,francés
Answer key is included for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
Length: 3 pages including answer key
Present tense practice: Regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs
Complete each mini conversation by writing the appropriate subject (person) in the first blank and the verb conjugation in the second blank.
Page 1: AR verbs (8 mini conversations) / verbs included: hablar, ayudar, tocar, practicar, estudiar, mirar, comprar, escuchar
Page 2: ER verbs (8 mini conversations) / verbs included: comer, correr, leer, beber, aprender, comprender, vender, barrer
Page 3: IR verbs (8 mini conversations) / verbs included: escribir, vivir, recibir, abrir, compartir, partir, asistir, decidir
*On top of every page, verb endings and question / answer chart are included for reference.
Answer key is included.
Pages 1-3 are the practice and page 4-6 are the answer key.
Example:
Luis: ¿Dónde hablas tú con tus amigos? (hablar)
Carmen: ______ / _____________ con mis amigos en la cafetería.
Carlos: ¿Qué comes tú para almuerzo? (comer)
Marcos: ______ / _____________ una hamburguesa con papas fritas.
Paula: ¿Qué escribes tú? (escribir)
Marcos: ______ / _____________ un mensaje de texto a mi amigo.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, test / quiz, and entry or exit slip.
Practice: Las clases with tener que + infinitive
The new school year has just begun. Write a sentence using tener que + infinitive on what each person has to do in their class. Follow these guidelines:
Write the correct conjugation of tener
Write “que”
Choose the appropriate infinitive phrase from the word bank and write it.
A structured template is provided for students to write their sentences.
Students will write a total of 7 sentences for 7 different subjects. Subjects included: inglés, matemáticas, ciencias, historia, educación física, español, arte.
Example
Solucionar problemas / estudiar la literatura y escribir composiciones
En la clase de inglés yo ___________
Response: En la clase de inglés yo tengo que estudiar la literatura y escribir composiciones.
Answer key is included.
Length: 4 pages (pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key)
Practice: Go verbs present tense
Verbs included: hacer, decir, venir, tener, poner, salir, caer, traer (8 total)
Part 1: Complete each mini conversation with the correct conjugation of the verb in the present tense. Note: For -go verbs, the yo form ends in -go. All other forms (subjects) have regular conjugations. (8 mini conversations total)
Example:
Luis: ¿Qué _________ tú por la tarde? (hacer)
Marcos: Yo _________ mi tarea. (hacer)
Part 2: Complete each table with the appropriate verb conjugations. Students will conjugate the 8 go verbs for four different subjects excluding tú and yo.
Answer key is included.
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
Practice: Stem change verbs (e-ie, o-ue, u-ue, e-i) present tense
For each stem change except u-ue, the worksheet is structured in the following way.
Part 1: Complete each sentence by writing the stem change in the first blank and the appropriate verb ending in the second blank. If the subject of the sentence is nosotros or vosotros, write the verb ending only. Note: For every fill in the blank, a different stem change verb is used.
Example:
Yo p____ ns ____ en el fin de semana. (pensar)
Part 2: Conjugate 3 verbs for all persons in the present tense in the table provided.
Pages 1 -2 : e-ie stem change verbs: 11 fill in the blanks, conjugate 3 verbs for all persons
For jugar (u-ue), complete the two fill in the blanks and conjugate jugar for all 6 persons.
Page 3: o-ue stem change verbs: 9 fill in the blanks, conjugate 3 verbs for all persons
Page 4: e-i stem change verbs: 6fill in the blanks, conjugate 3 verbs for all persons
Pages 5-8 are the answer key.
Reflexive verbs sentence completion activity (present tense)
Part 1: Conjugate each verb for all persons in the template provided. Students will conjugate 3 verbs: lavarse, despertarse, and vestirse
Part 2: Complete each sentence with the correct reflexive verb using the word bank below using the following guidelines. (20 total)
The word bank includes English translation of the verbs
Write the appropriate reflexive pronoun in the first blank and the conjugated verb in the second blank in the present tense.
Stem change the verb in the second blank if needed.
Example:
bañarse: to bathe oneself / lavarse: to wash oneself
Yo ______ / _____________________ las manos antes de comer.
Tú ______ / _____________________ en la tina (bathtub).
Answer key is included.
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
Practice: Clase favorita mini conversations
Complete each mini conversation about the students’ favorite class using the word bank provided. Do not change any words in the word bank.
There are 7 conversations total. Classes included: arte, inglés, matemáticas, historia, ciencias, educación física, español
Example
Conversación 1
Luis: ¿Cuál es tu clase favorita y por qué?
Word bank: dibujamos / pintamos / arte / simpática / figuras
Inés: Mi clase favorita es _____________. En la clase nosotros _______________ y _______________. También los estudiantes hacen ____________ con arcilla (clay). La profesora es muy _________________.
Answer key is included.
Pages 1-2 are the conversations and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
Practice: Go verbs conjugation and sentence completion
Verbs included: hacer, venir, tener, salir, poner, decir, caer, traer, oír, valer
Part 1: Write the yo form of each verb using the word bank provided (10 total)
Example:
tengo / hago
Hacer: to do / to make / Yo: _____________________
Part 2: Complete each sentence in an original manner by writing the correct -go verb from part 1 in the first blank and add 3-4 words in the second blank to expand on the sentence. Be sure that your sentence makes sense. (9 total)
Note: All verbs will be in the yo form
Example:
Yo _____________ mi tarea __________________________________
Yo ____________ a la escuela ______________________________
Part 3: Conjugate each verb for all persons in the present tense (4 total)
Answer key is included. For part 2, student answers will vary for the second blank.
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
Practice: ¿Qué clase te gusta?
Read the short descriptions about each person’s interests in school subjects. Then, complete the mini conversation by writing “gusta” in the first blank and choosing the correct school subject in the second blank using the word bank provided
School subjects included: ciencias, educación física, inglés, historia, matemáticas, arte, geografía, banda, español, música
There are 10 conversations total and answer key is included
Example
Word bank:
música, inglés,
Marcos: escribir sobre (about) y discutir los cuentos, las novelas, los poemas
Rogelio: ¿Qué clase te gusta?
Marcos: Me ______________ la clase de ____________________
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key
Stem change verbs practice: O-UE stem change verbs
Verbs included: poder, almorzar, volver, devolver, contar, encontrar, dormir, morir
Part 1: Complete each blank with the correct conjugation. Note: Stem change verbs have a stem change in all conjugations except nosotros and vosotros. (8 total)
All verbs except morir are structured as follows:
Example
Poder: to be able to / can
¿Qué ________________ hacer tú? Yo _______________ hablar español.
Nosotros:__________________ Vosotros: ___________________
Él / Ella / Ud: _________________ Ellos / Ellas / Uds: ___________________
Part 2: Answer the 8 personal questions with the aforementioned verbs in a complete sentence. All questions are information questions.
Answer key is included. For part 2, student answers will vary.
Pages 1-3 are the practice and pages 4-5 are the answer key.
Practice: Gustar (to like / to be pleasing)
Write the correct indirect object pronoun in the first blank. In the second blank write “a” for singular nouns and infinitives or “an” for plural nouns.
There are 3 fill in the blanks for every subject (yo, tu, el, ella, Ud, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, Uds) for a total of 30 fill in the blanks.
A table with indirect object pronouns is included for reference.
Example:
A mí ______ gust_____ la clase.
A mí ______ gust____ los libros.
A mí ______ gust_____ nadar.
Answer key is included.
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or quiz.
Present tense sentence activity with regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs
For each verb type (-ar, -er, -ir) students will write original sentences using the following guidelines.
Write the correct verb ending in the first blank
Add 3-4 words in the second blank to expand on the sentence
There are 10 sentences per verb type. English translation of infinitives is provided for reference. Verb endings for -ar, -er, -ir verbs are also provided.
Page 1: -AR verbs: hablar, ayudar, tocar, practicar, estudiar, mirar, regresar, viajar, tomar, nadar
Page 2: -ER verbs: comer, beber, aprender, correr, comprender, deber, vender, leer, barrer, esconder
Page 3: -IR verbs: escribir, vivir, abrir, recibir, compartir, decidir, añadir, discutir, repartir
Example:
-AR
hablar: to speak
Yo habl____ con mis amigos ________________________________
-ER
comer: to eat
Yo com____ la hamburguesa _____________________________________
-IR
escribir: to write
Yo escrib____ con mi bolígrafo _______________________________
Regular preterit practice worksheet (-AR, -ER, -IR verbs)
Page 1: AR verbs
Part 1: Write the correct conjugation of mirar for all 6 persons
Part 2: Complete all blanks with the correct conjugation of hablar in the preterit (8 total)
Part 3: Answer all 5 questions in complete sentence in the preterit (verbs included: comprar, estudiar, trabjar, invitar, viajar)
Page 2: ER verbs
Part 1: Write the correct conjugation of beber for all 6 persons
Part 2: Complete all blanks with the correct conjugation of comer in the preterit (8 total)
Part 3: Answer all 5 questions in complete sentence in the preterit (verbs included: aprender, beber, vender, comprender, correr)
Page 3: IR verbs
Part 1: Write the correct conjugation of escribir for all 6 persons
Part 2: Complete all blanks with the correct conjugation of vivir in the preterit (8 total)
Part 3: Answer all 5 questions in complete sentence in the preterit (verbs included: salir, recibir, abrir, compartir, decidir)
Answer key is included.
Pages 1-3 are the practice and pages 4-6 are the answer key. Note: Student answers will vary for part 3. Only the verb conjugations are included for answers in part 3.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or quiz / test
School supplies paragraph (Párrafo sobre las materiales escolares)
Complete the paragraph using the word bank below
mochila / cuaderno / tijeras / lápiz / grapadora / borrador / carpeta (2X) / resaltador / argollas / flash / calculadora / pincel / diccionario / computadora / lápices/ portátil / memoria / regla / color / grapadora
There are 21 blanks total. Answer key is included.
Example
Yo tomo apuntes en el___________________________. Yo escribo con un________________ y un ________________________.
Answer
Yo tomo apuntes en el CUADERNO. Yo escribo con un LÁPIZ y un BOLÍGRAFO.
Irregular preterit verbs practice (Spanish)
12 verbs included:
I stem: hacer, venir, querer
U stem: andar, estar, poder, saber, tener, poner
J stem: traer, conducir, decir
Complete each blank with the correct conjugation. Note: The stem will be the same but the endings will be different.
For each verb, students will do short question and answers by writing in the conjugation.
Example
Hacer / stem: hic (note: the stem for él / ella / Ud is hiz)
¿Qué ___________ tú ayer? Yo ____________ mi tarea.
¿Qué ___________ Marcos? Él ____________ la cama.
¿Qué ___________ vosotros anoche? Nosotros _____________ la torta de cumpleaños.
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¿Dónde Carmen y Paula su proyecto? Ellas su proyecto en la biblioteca.
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Answer key is included
Pages 1-3 are the practice and pages 4-6 are the answer key.
This practice can be used as classwork, homework, or quiz / test.
I-Y PRETERIT VERBS PRACTICE
Part 1: Complete each conjugation by writing Y for the él / ella / Ud and ellos / ellas / Uds conjugations. Write the correct conjugation in the preterit for yo, tú, nosotros, and vosotros
Verbs included: leer, caer, creer, oir
PART 2: -UIR VERBS
Complete each conjugation by writing Y for the él / ella / Ud and ellos / ellas / Uds conjugations. Write the correct conjugation in the preterit for yo, tú, nosotros, and vosotros
Verbs included: construir, destruir, influir, distribuir
Note: A template is provided for parts 1 and 2 to write the verb conjugations
Part 3: Complete each sentence in an original manner by conjugating the verb in the preterit and adding 3-4 words to expand on the sentence. (8 total / one sentence for each verb from parts 1 and 2)
Answer key is included for parts 1 and 2 only. For part 3, student answers will vary.
Pages 1-3 are the practice and pages 4-5 are the answer key
PRACTICE: QUESTIONS WITH -CAR, -GAR, -ZAR SPELLING CHANGE VERBS
For each verb type (-car, -gar, -zar), students will conjugate 3 verbs for all persons and answer 4 personal questions.
Page 1: -CAR verbs: conjugate buscar, explicar, chocar and answer 4 personal questions with buscar, tocar, sacar, and practicar.
Page 2: -GAR verbs: conjugate llegar, jugar, pagar and answer 4 personal questions with llegar, jugar, pagar, and conjugar
Page 3: -ZAR verbs: conjugate empezar, comenzar, almorzar and answer 4 personal questions with empezar, comenzar, almorzar, and organizar
Note: All personal questions are in tú conjugation. A structured template is provided for student responses.
Answer key is included. For part 2, student answers will vary.
Pages 1-3 are the practice and pages 4-6 are the answer key.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or quiz.
This is a worksheet to practice conjugating -go verbs and answer personal questions with them.
Verbs included: hacer, poner, salir, caer, traer, decir, tener, venir, oir (9 total)
Part 1: Complete each table with the correct stem and verb ending. For the yo form, write -go as the ending.
*A template is provided for writing the stem and verb endings
Part 2: Answer the 9 personal questions in a complete sentence. There is one question for each verb listed above.
Answer key is included for part 1. A partial answer key is included for part 2 with verb conjugations, as student answers will vary.
Pages 1-4 are the practice and pages 6-8 are the answer key
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or quiz.
Go verbs sentences and conjugation practice
Verbs included: hacer, poner, salir, caer, traer, tener, venir, oir (8 total)
Guidelines:
For the yo from, write go
Write the missing verb conjugations in the table.
Write an original sentence using the verb and subject (person) provided. Sentence must be 7 words minimum. Post the word count at the end of the sentence. Note: Sentences should not be repetitive (using the same words over and over).
Answer key is included for the verb conjugations only. For sentences, student answers will vary. Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.