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.
A worksheet to practice regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the preterit tense
Students will be given a sentence for which they will create an original subject (person) and choose the correct verb from the verb bank.
There are 21 sentences total ( 7 -ar, 7 -er, and 7 -ir)
Verbs used:
AR: ayudar / bailar / estudiar / pintar / hablar / mirar / comprar
ER: aprender / beber / vender / comer / comprender / romper /comer
IR: decidir / salir / escribir / vivir / asistir / abrir / recibir
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, bell ringer, or exit pass
This worksheet has 4 mini paragraphs to practice preterit and imperfect tenses.
There are 6 sentences per paragraph. Answer key is included.
Note: Paragraphs do not link to any particular theme or vocabulary.
The paragraphs can be used as bell ringer, exit pass, classwork, or quiz.
For each paragraph, conjugate the given verbs in the preterit and imperfect tenses. Then, use those conjugations as answers in the paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Preterit: Hablar (Yo) ________________ Comer (Tú) ______________ Escribir (Él) _______________
Imperfect: Jugar (Yo) ______________ Hacer (Tú) ________________ Salir (Ellos)________________
Un día yo ______________ con mis amigos por teléfono. De niño tú siempre ______________ los quehaceres de casa. La familia _________________ una carta a sus parientes la semana pasada. Yo _______________ con mis amigos cada tarde. Tú _______________ una hamburguesa con papas fritas. Carmen y Luis ________________ para la escuela a las ocho todas las mañanas.
Practice: Estar and past participle used as adjective
Part 1: Write the correct past participle for every infinitive by using the word bank below. (23 total)
Example: Hablar : hablado / Hacer : hecho etc
Part 2: Complete each sentence using the correct conjugation of estar (present tense) and the past participle of the verb in parenthesis. The past participle must agree in number and gender with the subject. (23 total)
*Note: The sentences are short as shown in the example below.
Example:
(comprar ) El libro ________________ / __________________
(hablar) Las palabras _______________ / __________________
Answer key is included for parts 1 and 2.
Length: 4 pages (pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key)
Matching: Sentences with future tense (el futuro)
There are 20 sentences total and answer key is included.
Verbs included: hablar, vender, escribir, acostarse, vestirse, ver, ser, ir, estar
Irregular: hacer, poner, venir, salir, tener, saber, decir, haber, valer, poner, poder
Example
Matching: Sentences with future tense
k. hablaré / t. venderás
____ 1. Mañana yo _________ con mi amigo Pablo. (hablar)
____ 2. En dos años tú ________ tu casa. (vender)
Length: 2 pages including answer key
Practice: Present subjunctive
Length: 2 pages including answer key
Complete each sentence by conjugating the verb in parenthesis in the present subjunctive. In the first blank, indicate what the bolded introductory verb is expressing by writing the letters W (wishing / wanting), E (emotion), I (impersonal expression), D (doubt)
There are 20 sentences total and answer key is included.
Example
____1. Yo quiero que tú ___________ español. (hablar)
____ 2. Ud prefiere que yo _________ en el nuevo restaurante. (comer)
____ 3. Yo dudo que tú ___________ un millón de dólares. (tener
A reading on Miguel’s school day activities in the present tense. There are 10 comprehension questions that go with the reading. Answer key is included.
Sample:
Miguel se despierta a las seis de la mañana. Primero, se levanta de la cama. Entonces, se ducha. Luego, se desayuna con su familia antes de ir a la escuela. Él asiste al colegio de San Ramón que está muy cerca de su casa. A las siete y media él tiene que ir de pie a la escuela. Cuando sale su casa, Miguel va con unos amigos. Su mejor amigo es Carlos. Hace 10 años que los dos son mejores amigos.
Answer in a complete sentence in Spanish
¿Con quién vive Miguel?
¿Qué clase tiene Miguel primero?
Answer key is included on page 3. Student answers may vary.
Palabras interrogativas: Question words matching practice (Spanish)
This worksheet is a matching practice on question words. There are 22 question words total and 26 sentences. Note: Some question words may be used more than once.
Answer key is included.
Example
G. Cuánto: how much / J. Dónde: where / I. Cómo: how / what
1. ¿_______ estás tú? Bien.
____ 7. ¿__________ vive Ud? Yo vivo en Nueva York.
____ 12. ¿__________ cuesta el nuevo teléfono? $200
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or quiz
Length: 2 pages including answer key
Practice: Poder and tener que infinitive
Part 1: Complete each sentence using the following guidelines:
In the first blank write the present tense conjugation of poder
In the second blank write the present tense conjugation of tener
In the third blank, choose and write the correct infinitive (-ar, -er, -ir) using the word bank provided.
*10 sentences total
Example:
Word bank: dormir / mirar / visitar
Yo no ________________ hacer mi tarea porque yo ______________ que __________________ mi programa favorito.
Part 2: Write what each person has to do by each day of the week. In the last column use a different infinitive for each person and add 3-4 words to expand on your sentence. (7 sentences total. A structured template is provided for student responses)
Ex: Para lunes yo ______________ + que + ________________________
Answer key is included on pages 3-4 for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry / exit slip.
Reading: Mi escuela (present tense)
Marcos is talking about his high school. Read his description of the school and complete each blank using the word bank provided.
There are a total of 32 blanks with three paragraphs. Each paragraph has its own word bank.
Example:
Word bank: caminan / está / países / colegio / diversa / toman / manejan (drive) / lengua / asisten / se llama / inmigrantes
Me llamo Marcos. Yo voy a hablar sobre mi escuela. Mi escuela (1) ___________ en la ciudad de Stone Ridge, Nueva York y está cerca de la ciudad de Queens. Mi escuela es un (2) ______________. Casi (almost) mil estudiantes (3) _______________ al colegio. La escuela (4) ________________ Johnson High. Por la mañana los estudiantes (5) _____________ el bus escolar para llegar a la escuela. Hay estudiantes en el grado once y doce que (6) _____________ a la escuela en sus coches.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, sub plan, or added to a test / quiz. It can be used in Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 classes.
El hospital: Vocabulary practice
Complete each sentence using the appropriate word from the word bank
There are 13 sentences with 19 fill in the blanks.
cama / el médico / silla de ruedas / la enfermera / receta / muletas / ambulancia / inyección / camilla / radiografía / los pacientes / la sala de espera / operación / los rayos equis / la medicina / puntadas / farmacia / cirujano / quirófano
1. ____________________ trabaja en un hospital y da tratamiento a los ___________________.
La enfermera le pone una ______________________ al paciente.
Answer key is included on page 2.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip. It can also be used with chapter 5B of Realidades 2.
A short quiz on basic vocabulary related to health. Part one requires the Spanish translation of the vocabulary word and part two has personal questions.
There 12 vocab words translations and 8 personal questions.
Preterit and imperfect regular and irregular verbs practice
Infinitives included: Hablar, Comer, Vivir, Buscar, Jugar, Almorzar, Hacer, Dar, Ir, Ver, Ser (11 total)
Part 1: Clue words matching (Write the correct letter of the English translation) (20 total)
Example:
n: Every day u: yesterday
_____ 1. Ayer
_____ 2. Cada día / Todos los días
Part 2: For each infinitive, write the correct preterit and imperfect tense conjugations. Then, write a sentence using the infinitive in the preterit and imperfect tenses. Sentences should be 6 words minimum. Add 5 words after the subject (yo, tú etc). Sentences should not be repetitive (using the same words over and over). No on-line translators or unauthorized resources. Post the word count at the end of every sentence.
Example:
*Note: Each infinitive will be conjugated for all 6 persons in the preterit and imperfect tenses.
*Note: For Ser, students will write a sentence in the imperfect (not preterit).
Hablar: to speak
Template: Preterit conjugation / Imperfect conjugation
(Preterit) Ayer yo _______________________________
(Imperfect) Cada día Uds. ____________________________________
Pages 1-6 are the practice.
Pages 7-10 are the answer key. For part 2, only conjugations are included in the answer key. Student answers will vary for the sentences.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, or as part of your sub plans.
Preterit Imperfect clue words identification practice
For each set, write the Spanish clue word based on the English translation, using the word bank. Then, in the last box, identify the tense of the clue word by writing P (preterit) or I (imperfect)
*There are 10 sets total with 4 clue words each (40 clue words total).
A structured template is provided for student responses.
Example:
Word bank: De niño / Anoche / Cada día / Ayer
Spanish clue word: _______________ + ______________ + _____________ + ______________
English translation: Last night + As a child + Yesterday + Every day
Tense: _____ + ______ + ______ + ________
As an added bonus, a quick review identifying the uses of preterit / imperfect is included. (10 total)
Write P if the use described below requires the preterit tense or I if it requires the imperfect tense.
_____ 1. A completed action
_____ 2. Habitual action (used to do)
Answer key is included on pages 4-6. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, study guide, quiz, entry / exit slip.
La ropa: Matching and personal questions practice
Part 1: Write the correct letter of the translation for each word. (27 total)
e. It fits me well / v. Clothing / k. It is hot / l. Sweater
_____ 1. La ropa
_____ 6. El suéter
_____ 21. Hace calor
_____ 26. Me queda(n) bien
Part 2: Answer each question in a complete sentence in the present tense, using appropriate vocabulary related to clothing. (10 questions total)
¿Qué ropa llevas tú normalmente? (Give 2)
¿Qué ropa te gusta llevar en el otoño? ¿Por qué? (Give at least 2 articles of clothing)
Answer key is included on page 3 for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip. Students can also do the personal questions orally in pairs or small groups.
*This practice can also be used with chapter 2A (Preliminary vocabulary) of Realidades 2.
Ir and go verbs practice (present tense)
Complete each sentence with the correct present tense conjugation of the verb in parenthesis. Note, for -go verbs, the yo conjugation ends in -go. Make stem and spelling changes in conjugations, where needed.
Verbs included: ir, hacer, poner, traer, tener, venir, salir, decir, oir (9 total)
There are 6 sets with 9 sentences each. The subject for all 9 sentences in every set will be the same.
Subjects for each set:
Set 1: Yo / Set 2: Tú / Set 3: Marcos / Set 4: Sara y yo (nosotras) / Set 5: Vosotras / Set 6: Uds.
Example:
Yo __________ a hacer mucho hoy. (ir)
Yo __________ mi tarea. (hacer)
Yo ___________ la mesa. (poner)
Yo ___________ la comida para la fiesta. (traer)
Yo ___________ que hacer mi tarea. (tener)
Yo ___________ a la escuela temprano. (venir)
Yo ___________ de la casa las ocho. (salir)
Yo ___________ “hola” a todos mis amigos. (decir > e-i)
Yo ___________ la música en la radio. (oír)
Note: The first sentence in every set uses ir + a + infinitive. All sentences with tener will use tener + que + infinitive.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz / test, review, entry or exit slip (broken into smaller sections).
E-IE stem change verbs fill in practice (Present tense)
For each infinitive, write the stem with the stem change and the appropriate verb endings. Then, complete the fill in the blanks with the correct conjugation.
3 infinitives included: Empezar , Querer, Preferir
Example:
Empezar
Template (stem) - All 6 persons
Template (verb endings) - All 6 persons
Yo _______________ la clase a las ocho.
mañana.
Tú _______________ la tarea por la tarde.
vuestros amigos cada sábado.
Él _______________ a trabajar a las siete.
cambio radical hoy.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, study guide, quiz, entry or exit slip.
La salud: Health situations with tú commands and subjunctive
Luis is studying to be a doctor. He is very knowledgeable. In his small village, his friends often call on him to get advice on minor health issues. His younger sister Adela has a habit of repeating Luis’s advice but in her own way. Complete Luis’s responses using tú commands (affirmative or negative). For Adela’s responses, choose and conjugate the introductory verb in the present tense for the first blank, and choose an appropriate response with the present subjunctive for the second blank.
There are 8 situations in the present tense.
Example:
Column A: Haz tú ejercicio / Toma tú una aspirina
Column B: Mandar / Sugerir (verbs can be used in any order)
Column C: hagas ejercicio / tú tomes una aspirina
Miguel: Yo tengo un dolor de cabeza muy fuerte.
Luis: _____________________________
Adela: Yo ________________que tú _________________________________
Answer:
Luis: Toma tú una aspirina.
Adela: Yo mando que tú tomes una aspirina.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used with chapter 3 of Realidades 3. This practice can be used as classwork, homework, or added to a quiz / test. Students can also do the practice orally in pairs or small groups.
El pasaporte: Spanish nationalities practice
Marcos Salvo is an immigration officer at an international airport in New York. He has made a bet with his friend and fellow immigration officer, Alejandro Sampo, that today is his lucky day and he will get to stamp the passport from all Spanish speaking countries. Marcos has written down the names of all the passengers and the country that had issued them the passport.
Complete the table below with the correct nationality of each passenger. Note: The nationality (adjective) must agree in gender (Masculine / Feminine), where needed. Use the word bank provided.
Word bank: Puertorriqueño / Español / Guineano / Mexicano / Uruguayo / Costarricense / Peruano / Salvadoreño / Paraguayo / Guatemalteco / Ecuatoriano / Hondureño / Colombiano / nicaragüense / Boliviano / Panameño / Chileno / Argentino / Cubano / Dominicano / Venezolano
*21 nationalities total (Passenger from Puerto Rico is listed separately)
Example:
Passenger - Passport country - Nationality
Luis Gómez - España - ______________________
Answer key is included on page 2.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry / exit slip. It can be used in Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 classes.
Reflexive verbs: Study guide with practice (Present tense)
Abridged notes on reflexive verbs and a table with reflexive pronouns and present tense endings for -ar, -er,-ir verbs are included.
Part 1: Conjugate each infinitive in the template provided. (4 total)
*Students will conjugate each infinitive for all 6 persons in the structured template.
Matching: Write the correct letter of the English translation. (6 total)
Part 2: Body parts (6 total)
Example:
_____ 1. El cuerpo f. The body / c. The nails
Part 3: Personal products (8 total)
Example:
_____ 1. El champú h. Shampoo / c. Towel
Part 4: Transition words (9 total)
Example:
_____ 1. Primero g. Second / d. First
Part 5: Complete each sentence with the correct conjugation of the reflexive verb. Include the appropriate reflexive pronoun. Make stem changes where needed. (13 total with 13 different verbs).
Note: The subject is Yo for all sentences. The English translation of each infinitive is included.
Yo _______ / ___________________ a las seis de la mañana. (Despertarse > e-ie: to wake up)
Part 6: Reflexive verbs with infinitives
Students will translate 3 sentences in two different ways (place the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated verb and attach the reflexive pronoun to the infinitive). A structured template is included.
Part 7: Reflexive v non reflexive verbs
Conjugate each verb in the present tense. Add a reflexive pronoun where needed. (8 total)
Example:
(lavarse) I wash my hands. Yo ________________________
(lavarse) Roberto washes his car. Roberto ___________________
Answer key is included on pages 6-10. In addition to being used as a study guide, this practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, pre-test, or quiz.
Rosa is talking about the chores that she and her family do on a regular basis. Students will complete a paragraph on house chores in the present tense and answer comprehension questions about each paragraph.
There are 3 paragraphs: morning, afternoon, and evening
Paragraph 1: 6 sentences (6 fill in the blanks, 3 comprehension questions)
Paragraph 2: 5 sentences (8 fill in the blanks, 4 comprehension questions)
Paragraph 3: 5 sentences (8 fill in the blanks, 4 comprehension questions)
Answer key is included on pages 3-4 for the paragraphs and the comprehension questions.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or added to a test / quiz. It can also be used with the Para empezar chapter of Realidades 3.