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.
This is a worksheet to practice the verb “hay” (there is / there are)
Part 1: In the first blank, write hay and in the second blank add 2-3 words to expand on the sentence. (10 total)
Example
________ un estudiante ________________________
Part 2: Answer the question with 5 sentences using hay + additional words. Sentences must be 4 words minimum.
There are 3 prompts and students will write a total of 15 sentences (5 per prompt)
Example
¿Qué hay en el salón de clase?
Length: 2 pages
This worksheet is a quick practice on the conjugations of irregular preterit verbs.
Students will choose and write the correct conjugation for every subject. There are 6 subjects per verb.
Verbs included: hacer, querer, venir, andar, poner, poder, saber, estar, tener, traer, decir, conducir (12 total)
Answer key is included (pages 3-4).
Matching questions preterit practice: Dar, ir, ver, ser, hacer
There are 8 questions for dar, ir, and ver. For hacer, there are 5 questions. For ser, instead of questions, students will write the letter of the verb conjugation for all 6 persons.
Example:
d. diste / di c. dieron / dieron
____ 1. ¿Qué ______ tú a José? Yo le _____ un libro.
b. fuisteis / fuimos f. fue / fue
____ 3. ¿Con quién _____ Luis al cine? Él ______con Paco.
Ser: to be (Write the correct letter of the conjugation)
____ 1. Yo b. fueron c. fui
Answer key is included (pages 3-4).
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry or exit slip (broken up by sections).
Las actividades extracurriculares sentence practice
Part 1: Complete each sentence using the following guidelines: (8 total)
Write the conjugation of ser (present tense) in the first blank
Write a complete sentence in the second blank using the word bank below based on each person’s extracurricular activity. All italicized verbs must be conjugated in the present tense.
Example
jugar (u-ue) al básquetbol y al tenis / organizar los fotos de los estudiantes y los profesores
Yo ________ miembro del club de anuario.
Yo ________________________________________
Answer
Yo soy miembro del club de anuario.
Yo organizo los fotos de los estudiantes y los profesores
Part 2: Students will answer a short writing prompt (4-5 sentences) about their own extracurricular activities.
Answer key is included for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
Ser: Matching practice (present tense)
Write the correct letter of the conjugation. Some letters will be used more than once.
There are 17 questions total and answer key is included.
Example:
f. es / soy d. eres / soy
____ 1. ¿Cómo ______ tú? Yo ______ alto y moreno.
____ 2. ¿De dónde _____ Ud? Yo _____ de México.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or quiz.
Length: 2 pages including answer key.
Spelling change preterit -car, -gar, -zar verbs mini review
Part 1: Write the correct conjugation in the preterit for the yo form (12 total, 3 -car, 3 -gar, 3 -zar verbs)
Part 2: Conjugate 3 verbs for all persons except the yo form.
Part 3: Complete each sentence by conjugating the verb in the preterit and add 4-5 words to expand on the sentence. (6 total, 2- car, -2 gar, 2- zar verbs).
Answer key is included for parts 1 and 2 only. For part 3, student answers will vary.
Length: 4 pages including answer key
Practice on irregular preterit verbs (Matching and conjugations)
Verbs included: ser, ir, dar, ver
I stem: hacer, venir, querer / U stem: andar, estar, saber, poner, poder, tener / J stem: decir, traer, conducir
Part 1: Matching (conjugations of dar, ir, ser ver) / 6 total
Part 2: Matching: I, U, J stem verbs (stems and yo conjugation only) / 12 total
Ex: Hacer : hic / hice
Part 3: Write the conjugations of the irregular verbs in the preterit. Students will conjugate I, U, J stem verbs. Each verb is used once with 3 subjects.
Example:
Hacer: Tú: _______________ , Ud: _______________ , Ellos: _____________
Answer key is included (pages 3-4)
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or quiz.
This is a practice on present and preterit tense regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs.
Part 1: Conjugate the verbs in the present and preterit tenses. Students will conjugate 6 -ar, 6 -er, and 6 -ir verbs in both tenses.
Part 2: Complete the paragraph using the verbs below and conjugate them in the present tense. (8 sentences total)
Part 3: Complete the paragraph using the verbs below and conjugate them in the preterit tense. (8 sentences total)
Note: Sentences in parts 2 and 3 do not link to any vocabulary or theme.
Answer key is included for all sections.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or quiz.
Length: 4 pages including answer key (pages 3-4)
This worksheet is a practice on irregular preterit verbs in the preterit and present tenses.
Verbs included: hacer, venir, querer, andar, estar, poner, poder, saber, tener, decir, traer, conducir, dar, ir, ser, ver (16 total)
Part 1: Matching: write the correct letter of the conjugation in the present and preterit tenses (16 total)
Example:
____ 1. Hacer / Yo p. hice / hago
Part 2: Conjugate the 16 verbs for 3 subjects in the present and preterit tenses.
Answer key is included (pages 3-6)
Irregular preterit verbs all conjugations matching practice
Write the correct letter of the conjugation
Verbs included: dar, ir, ser, ver
I stem: hacer, querer, venir
U stem: andar, estar, tener, poner, poder, saber
J stem: decir, traer, conducir
All verbs are structured as shown below. Answer key is included.
____ 1. Dar, Ir, Ser, Ver (Yo) a. dio / fue / vio
____ 2. Dar, Ir, Ser, Ver (Tú) b. dieron / fueron / vieron
____ 3. Dar, Ir, Ser, Ver (Él / Ella / Ud) c. dimos / fuimos / vimos
____ 4. Dar, Ir, Ser, Ver (Nosotros) d. di / fui / vi
____ 5. Dar, Ir, Ser, Ver (Vosotros) e. diste / fuiste / viste
____ 6. Dar, Ir, Ser, Ver (Ellos / Ellas / Uds) f. disteis / fuisteis / visteis
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry or exit slip (broken up in to sections).
Practice: Present tense and present progressive (Spanish)
Part 1: Regular present participles
Complete each sentence by writing the present tense conjugation in the first blank and the present progressive (conjugation of estar + present participle: -ando/- iendo) in the second blank. (10 total)
Verbs included: hablar, comer, vivir, jugar, correr, bailar, aprender, salir, vender, escuchar
Example:
Yo ________ español. (hablar)
Yo ___________ / _______________ español.
Part 2: Present participles with spelling change
Complete each sentence by writing the present tense conjugation in the first blank and the present progressive (conjugation of estar + present participle: -ando/- iendo) in the second blank. (6 total)
Verbs included: leer, traer, oir, caer, construir, destruir
Yo __________ un libro. (leer)
Yo ___________ / ________________ un libro. (leer)
Part 3: Present participles with stem change
Complete each sentence by writing the present tense conjugation in the first blank and the present progressive (conjugation of estar + present participle: -ando/- iendo) in the second blank. (7 total)
Verbs included: pedir, servir, decir, repetir, competir, dormir, morir
Yo _________ una hamburguesa. (pedir > e-i)
Yo ___________ / ________________ una hamburguesa.
Answer key is included (pages 4-6).
Questions: ¿Quién soy yo?
Answer each question in a complete sentence in Spanish using the present tense. No on-line translators.
Students will answer 21 personal information questions about themselves.
Example:
Cómo te llamas?
¿Dónde vives tú y con quién? (Answer both parts)
¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?
This practice can be used as classwork, homework, added to a quiz / test, or used as part of your sub plans. Students can also do this activity orally in pairs or small groups.
Length: 2 pages
Practice: Dar, Ir, Ser, Ver, Hacer present tense
Part 1: Matching (write the correct letter of the conjugation) / 18 total
Example:
f. doy / voy / soy / veo / hago c. das / vas / eres / ves / haces
____ 1. Dar, Ir, Ser, Ver, Hacer (Yo)
____ 2. Dar, Ir, Ser, Ver, Hacer (Tú)
Part 2: Answer each question in a complete sentence in Spanish. (5 total)
There is one question each for dar, ir, ser, ver, hacer (all in the tu conjugation).
Answer key is included for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
Pages 1-2 are the practice and page 3 is the answer key for part 1.
Preterit I-Y verbs practice
Part 1: Matching: Write the correct letter of the conjugation (All 6 persons included)
Verbs included: leer, caer, oir, creer
Example:
f. leí / caí / oí / creí c. leísteis / caísteis / oísteis / creísteis
____ 1. Leer, Caer, Oír, Creer (Yo)
Part 2: Answer in a complete sentence in Spanish. (4 total / one with each verb in part 1 in the tú conjugation)
-UIR verbs
Part 3: Matching: Write the correct letter of the conjugation (All 6 persons included)
Verbs included: Construir, Destruir, Influir, Incluir (same format as part 1)
Part 4: Answer in a complete sentence in Spanish. (4 total / one with each verb in part 3 with different subjects)
Answer key is included on page 3 for parts 1 and 3 (conjugations only). For parts 2 and 4, student answers will vary.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry or exit pass.
Length: 3 pages including answer key
This worksheet is a quick review practice on -go verbs (present tense).
Matching sections (write the correct letter of the conjugation for all 6 persons)
Part 1: hacer, poner, traer, caer
Part 2: tener, venir, oir
Part 3: salir, decir, valer
Example:
b. hacen, ponen, traen, caen f. hago, pongo, traigo, caigo
____ 1. Hacer, Poner, Traer, Caer (Yo)
Part 4: Answer the ten personal questions in a complete sentence. There is one question for each verb listed above. Note: All questions are in the tu conjugation except for valer.
Answer key (pages 3-4) is included for parts 1-3 only. For part 4, student answers will vary.
Question words with sentence practice (palabras interrogativas)
Part 1: Write the correct letter of the translation of each question word. (17 total)
Example:
o. what f. how many
_____ 1. Qué
Part 2: Find the appropriate question word in every sentence and write the corresponding element. The number of question words are indicated by the number at the end of every sentence. (14 sentences total). A template is provided for students to write their responses.
Example: Yo como en la cafetería con José (3)
Question words / Corresponding element
Quién: Yo
Dónde: En la cafetería
Con quién: Con José
Answer key is included (pages 4-6).
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, or quiz.
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.
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.
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.