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 matching practice with conjugations of irregular verbs in the preterit
There are 3 sections per verb type: I, U, and J stem
Section 1: hacer, querer, venir (9 matching conjugations)
Section 2: andar, estar, saber, tener, poner, poder (12 matching conjugations)
Section 3: conducir, traer, decir, producir (8 matching conjugations)
Answer key is included
A practice worksheet on -car, -gar, and -zar spelling change verbs in the preterit
Verbs included:
-CAR: tocar, sacar, chocar, empacar
-GAR: pagar, jugar, llegar, conjugar
-ZAR: empezar, comenzar, lanzar, memorizar
Part 1: Complete the 12 conjugations with the correct spelling change in the yo form. Example: Tocar: Yo to ___ e (student writes qu)
Part 2: Choose any 2 -car, 2- gar, and 2 -zar verbs from part 1 and conjugate them for all 6 persons in the boxes below
Part 3: Choose any 2 -car, 2- gar, and 2 -zar verbs from part 1 and write 6 sentences with the guidelines provided
Answer key is included for part 1 only
This worksheet can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, or as part of your sub plans
Students will complete the paragraph using the present tense or ser and estar
There are 23 fill in the blanks total
Note: The paragraph does not link to any particular theme or vocabulary
Answer key is included
A quiz on ser and estar
Part 1: Write the 6 conjugations of ser and estar
Part 2: For the uses of ser and estar, write S for ser and E for estar (ex: location, origin etc) (14 total)
Part 3: Complete the fill in the blanks with the correct forms of ser and estar (12 total)
Part 4: Answer the 15 personal questions in a complete sentence. Prior to part 3, students have to write 6 adjectives that take ser and 6 that take estar in the boxes provided
Answer key is included for parts 1, 2, and 3 only. For part 4, student answers will vary
Pages 1-3 are the quiz, pages 4-5 are the answer key
A quiz on the five verbs: Dar, ir, ser, ver, and estar
Part 1: Conjugate all the five verbs for all six persons in the present tense
Part 2: Answer 10 personal questions with these five verbs
Answer key is included
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.
Complete the paragraph using the present subjunctive (go verbs)
Verbs included: hacer, poner, salir, tener, venir caer, oir, traer, valer, satisfacer, decir (11 total)
Prior to the paragraph students will complete a conjugation table for all 6 persons in the present subjunctive with hacer, poner, and venir
There are 11 sentences in the paragraph. They do not link to any particular theme or vocabulary.
Answer key is included
A quiz on yo go verbs present tense
Verbs included: hacer, poner, salir, tener, venir, oir, traer, decir, valer, caer, saber, conocer
Part 1: Conjugate the infinitives for 4 different subjects in the present tense
Part 2: Answer 12 personal questions in a complete sentence
Answer key is included. Student answers will vary for part 2
Students will complete 5 short paragraphs with the correct conjugations of the present subjunctive.
Verbs included:
Paragraph 1: pensar, recomendar, perder, entender, sentarse, despertarse (6 sentences)
Paragraph 2: preferir, mentir, sentirse, divertirse, vestirse (5 sentences)
Paragraph 3: pedir, servir, repetir, corregir, seguir ( 5 sentences)
Paragraph 4: acostarse, contar, volver, devolver, poder (5 sentences)
Paragraph 5: dormir, morir (2 sentences)
Note: The paragraphs do not link to any particular theme or vocabulary
Answer key is included
Write the correct letter of the answer to match the question
There are 18 personal questions with regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs (see example below)
Answer key is included
A. Ellas bailan en la sala
B. Ayudamos a nuestros compañeros
C. Yo hablo con Miguel
_____ 1. ¿Con quién hablas tú?
_____2. ¿A quién ayudáis vosotros en la escuela?
_____3. ¿Dónde bailan Marta Y Sara?
There are 2 activities
Oral activity (students can work in pairs)
Imagine that you are an environmentalist, Luis Gómez, who is being interviewed by a tv reporter, María Pascual, regarding environment issues for which you will offer recommendations. Offer a recommendation for each environment issue using a different introductory verb in the present tense and a different subjunctive verb.
There are 10 environmental problems presented.
Same activity as #1 with a bank of introductory verbs and solutions provided. Students have to write a recommendation for each problem using a different introductory verb (present tense) and a different subjunctive verb. This activity can be used as a follow up after students do the first activity in pairs.
Suggestion: Activity # 1 can be used as a speaking assessment where students work in pairs and each student offers 5 recommendations and swap roles half way.
A one page conjugation practice with 26 verbs in the present tense (regular, go, stem change, reflexive, irregular - ser, ir, dar, ver, estar).
Part 1: Complete with the missing conjugations in the present tense
Part 2: Choose any 10 verbs from part 1 (combination of regular, irregular, stem change and reflexive) and write 10 original sentences with the guidelines provided.
Answer key is included for part 1 only
Students will complete 10 short paragraphs with spelling change verbs in the present subjunctive.
There is one 4 sentence paragraph for each type of spelling change with a different verb for every sentence.
Spelling changes included: car, gar, zar, vowel + cer (c-zc), consonant + cer (c-z), -ger (g-j), gir (g-j), -uir (i-y), -cuir (c-zc), - uar
Note: The paragraps do not link to any particular vocabulary or theme
Answer key is included
Subjunctive v indicative identification practice
Students will be given 26 introductory verbs which take the present subjunctive and the present indicative. They will write S for the subjunctive verb and I for the indicative verb.
Answer key is included
Students will complete 4 short paragraphs with irregular verbs in the present subjunctive. Verbs included: ser, ir, dar, haber, estar, saber
Each paragraph has 6 sentences
Note: The paragraphs do not link to any particular theme or vocabulary
Answer key is included
Present subjunctive partner activity
Directions
Students will work in pairs. One student will get set A (odd numbers) and the other set B (even numbers). Student A will say start a sentence and student B will choose a different subject each time and a different verb in the present subjunctive to complete the sentence and vice versa.
All sentences start with a different introductory verb (combination of desire, emotion, impersonal expressions, and doubt) (40 total)
On each set, students will be given a box to write down subjects as they use them in their sentences in order to avoid repetition.
Each student will do 20 sentences
Example:
Student A says: Yo quiero que
Student B says: Pedro hable mucho en la clase (possible response)
This is an open ended worksheet to practice the conjugations of regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the present subjunctive.
Students will be given 14 infinitives and they will choose any 8 to conjugate in the present subjunctive for all 6 persons. Then, they will complete a sentence in the present subjunctive using that verb and adding additional words
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz or as part of your sub plans
This is an open ended worksheet on reflexive verbs in the present tense.
Students will be given 14 reflexive infinitives (regular and stem change) and they will choose any 8 to conjugate and write an original 8 word minimum sentence with that verb.
This activity can be used for classwork, homework, or as part of your sub plans
A worksheet to practice conjugations and sentences with irregular verbs in the preterit.
Students will conjugate the verb for all 6 persons and then write an 8 word minimum original sentence.
Notes on irregular stems and endings are provided
Verbs included: hacer, querer, venir, poder, poner, tener, saber, andar, estar, traer, decir, conducir
This worksheet can be used as classwork, homework, or part of your sub plans
This is an open ended worksheet to practice the conjugations and sentences with i-y spelling change verbs in the preterit (-uir verbs included)
Students will be given a list of 11 infinitives and they will choose any 6 and then conjugate the infinitive for all 6 persons and write an 8 word minimum sentence. A list of clue words (ayer etc) is also included for students to use in their sentences
Verbs included: leer, caer, oir, creer, poseer, proveer / destruir, contribuir, influir, concluir, construir
This activity can be used as classwork, homework, or as part of your sub plans