This worksheet features a dialog between two female friends, one of which is planning a birthday party for her daughter. Students are required to conjugate the infinitives given in brackets at the end of the sentence into the blanks in order to complete the script. All of the verbs are regular on this sheet.
Activity idea: Have students complete the worksheet for homework or bell work and then pair students off to read the dialog together.
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
This file contains two similar versions of the same worksheet:
-In the first version students fill in the missing present tense form of ser or estar in the present tense.
-The second version is more difficult as students must also fill in some blanks with hay.
This worksheet features two paragraphs: one describing a pilot and his family in general, and the second one describing the vacation they take in Costa Rica.
Editable word file.
Includes answer key.
This 3-page file includes:
~A worksheet that features two different types of exercises for students to learn future tense formations. The first section features 10 short answer questions where students are required to give the future form of 10 different infinitives. They include a mixture of regular and irregular verbs. In the second section, students are required to choose from a selection of infinitives and convert them into the future tense to complete a paragraph about two friends going on a trip.
~The same worksheet with hints for students on which verbs are irregular!
~Answer key.
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This worksheet features 16 fill in the blank exercises in the present tense.
ALL the verbs are irregular in some way: first-person irregular (conozco), stem-change (mueren/sirve) or totally irregular (es/tiene).
Includes answer key.
Editable Word file.
This worksheet reviews verbs with special meanings in the preterite:
conocer
saber
no querer
poder
no poder
Explanations are followed by seven fill in the blank questions in which students must conjugate the correct verb into the preterite.
Includes answer key.
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This worksheet features 16 fill in the blank exercises in the preterite tense.
ALL the verbs are irregular in some way: third person irregular preterite (sirvió), first-person irregular (busqué) or totally irregular (fue).
Includes answer key.
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This worksheet features a biography on the Guatemalan activist and Nobel prize winner Rigoberta Menchú. It is written from the first person perspective for students to practice regular and irregular yo forms of the preterite and imperfect verb conjugations.
Worksheet includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 6 true/false reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.
This 3-page file includes:
~A biography that discusses the life of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and how she came to be the youngest woman ever to win a seat in Congress. This biography discusses: her early life, education, work with the National Hispanic Institute, time at university and how she came to be involved in politics. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~10 reading comprehension questions based on the biography.
~Answer key.
Level: in present and past tenses
Can be used as a sub plan, for early finishers, or as an adjunct to political units.
Vocabulary includes:
sin fines de lucro
de alto rendimiento
la beca
el/la pasante
el congreso
el titular
This worksheet is ideal for beginners to recognize the different uses of Ser and Estar.
The worksheet contains two multiple-choice sections for a total of 15 questions:
~ short answer
~ a paragraph with missing verbs about a family from Colombia
Answer key included.
Editable Word file.
Ideal for review, quick quiz, early finishers or sub plan!
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish language cultural reading about Día de las Velitas celebrated in Colombia on December 7. It discusses the history of this celebration dating back to 1854 as how it is celebrated in various regions throughout the country. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions based on the reading.
~Answer key.
Level: uses mostly present with some past tenses
This worksheet is perfect for students just beginning to learn the preterite!
The worksheet features two parts:
-9 multiple-choice sentences with three options each
-A short paragraph about a party where students are required to choose from eight options to complete the story.
Editable word file.
Includes answer key.
NOTE: This worksheet includes both regular and irregular verbs.
This 3-page file includes:
~A Spanish biography on the Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello. This reading includes many uses of the preterite tense. The reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary, 5 true/false comprehension questions and an exercise where students have to provide the 3rd person singular form of 8 irregular verbs in the preterite tense.
~The same reading with the preterite tense verbs missing. Students are required to fill in the verbs to complete the biography.
~Answer key.
Makes for great review of the preterite in context, also great as a sub plan or for early finishers!
This 4-page file includes:
~A biography on the singer Prince Royce, whose parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States. It talks about his childhood and his musical career as well as a bit about his personal life. Reading also includes a short history of Bachata music. Reading includes a glossary of new vocabulary and 8 true/false reading comprehension questions.
~A worksheet with some of the lyrics missing from the song “Corazón sin cara”. You can play the song for students to fill in the missing words.
~2 pg answer key
Level: in present and past tenses
This 5-page resource includes:
~A Spanish language biography on Hispanic singer Bruno Mars. It talks about his childhood in Hawaii and his musical family, his dreams to become a singer in California and his eventual success and charity work. The reading features numerous examples of regular and irregular preterite verbs as well as a glossary of new vocabulary.
~The same biography but with the verbs in the preterite tense missing! In this version,
students must complete the biography by completing over 15 regular and irregular preterite conjugations.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions based on reading in Spanish.
~Answer key (2pgs)
Level: preterite tense
Can be used for review, a quick quiz, reading comprehension, early finisher activity, bell work, homework or sub plan!
This 3-page file includes:
~A handout explaining the six common uses of ‘se’ in Spanish, within example sentence in Spanish and English of each situation: Reflexive, Impersonal, Passive, Unintentional, Reciprocal and indirect object replacement.
~A worksheet to practice the various uses of ‘se’. The worksheet contains three parts:
a. students must recognize which use of 'se’appears in one of six Spanish sentences
b. Students must translate those sentences into English
c. Students are given a set of English sentences to translate into Spanish
~Key
Level: Upper intermediate
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This 3-page file includes:
~A 1.5 page cultural reading is on the history of La Catrina, the famous Mexican image of a female skeleton often associated with Day of the Dead celebrated on November 1 and 2 every year. This reading discusses the history behind this image including its Aztec origins, as well as its popular incarnations by the artists José Guadalupe Posada (1910) and Diego Rivera (1947).
~6 reading comprehension questions based on the reading.
~Answer key.
Ideal for Hispanic heritage or beginner Spanish students for a cultural component to class!
NOTE: This reading is in English, I also offer a similar reading in Spanish in my store.
This worksheet includes a lot of specialized vocabulary necessary to talk about the Day of the Dead celebrations. This worksheet has two parts: a matching section, and a section were students fill in the correct word to complete the sentence and then translate the sentence into English.
Level: Beginner
Answer key included.
Editable word file.
Vocabulary includes:
el azúcar
el esqueleto
la muerte
la tumba
cempasúchil
las canciones
la vela
el copal
las ofrendas
la máscara
los difuntos
las calaveritas
This 3-page file includes:
~A cultural reading on the history of the Mexican flag. It talks about Mexican independence and what the three colors on the flag represent. The reading also includes a paragraph on the Aztec legend on the founding of Tenochtitlan (present-day Mexico city) which is represented by the eagle which appears as an emblem on the flag. The final paragraph talks about the Aztec language of náhuatl, and the words that have been borrowed into English such as: coyote, guacamole, chocolate, chia y tomate.
~A worksheet with 10 reading comprehension questions in Spanish for students to answer based on the reading.
~Answer key.
Level: present and past tenses
Editable Word file.
Makes for a great accompaniment to units on Mexican history and Mesoamerican cultures alike!
This English language cultural reading talks about the Catholic celebration of carnival. It talks about its religious significance and includes a paragraph each on how it is celebrated in New Orleans, Spain and Cologne.
The reading includes 7 reading comprehension questions.
Editable word file.
Answer key included.
This English cultural reading is on Three Kings Day or Día de los Reyes. It discusses its history and origins, how it is celebrated in Mexico with gift giving and the special foods which are prepared for this day including Rosca de Reyes.
The reading includes 8 true/false reading comprehension questions.
Answer key included.