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.
CAR, -GAR, -ZAR preterit verbs tiny practice
Answer in a complete sentence in the preterit. Be sure to make the appropriate spelling change in the yo form.
Verbs included:
-CAR: buscar, tocar, practicar, sacar
-GAR: llegar, jugar, entregar, pagar
-ZAR: empezar, comenzar, almorzar, cruzar
Example (same format for -car, -gar, -zar)
-CAR verbs (c-qu spelling change in the yo form only)
Buscar: to look for / Tocar: to play an instrument / Sacar: to get, to take out / Practicar: to practice
¿Qué buscaste tú ayer? Yo ____________________
¿Qué tocaste tú en la clase de música? Yo ________________________
¿Qué sacaste tú de la repisa (shelf)? Yo _____________________
¿Dónde practicaste tú los deportes? Yo _____________________
Choose any 1 -car verb from the list above and conjugate it in the preterit (for all 6 persons.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4 for conjugations only for the questions, as student answers will vary.
Present subjunctive v indicative and infinitive
Part 1: For each introductory verb or phrase, write S if it requires the present subjunctive, I if it requires the indicative (present tense), or T if it requires the infinitive. (31 total)
Example:
____ 1. Yo quiero ____ 2. La profesora quiere que nosotros
____ 8. Es obvio que Luis
Part 2: Choose any 9 introductory verbs or phrases from part 1 and write 9 original sentences using the guidelines provided.
Answer key is included for part 1 only on page 3. For part 2, student answers will vary.
Length: 3 pages including answer key
Go verbs present subjunctive and present tense
This is a structured practice on conjugations of -go verbs (present tense and present subjunctive) and sentence completion.
Verbs included: hacer, poner, tener, venir, oir, decir, caer, traer, salir, valer (10 total)
Part 1: For each verb write the stem and the appropriate present tense and present subjunctive ending in the template provided. For the present tense, the yo form ends in -go.
Note: In the template, stems are provided for verbs that stem change (tener, venir, oir for present tense only)
Part 2: Complete each sentence using a different go verb in the present subjunctive. After the present subjunctive verb, add 2-3 words to expand on the sentence (10 total)
Example: 1. Yo quiero que tú ______________ + ______________________
Answer key is included for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
Pages 1-4 are the practice and pages 5-8 are the answer key.
Dar, Ir, Ser, Ver, Hacer present tense questions matching practice
Write the correct letter of the answer
There are 4 questions for every verb (20 questions total)
Example:
Dar
____ 1. ¿Qué das tú a Paula? a. Ellos dan la comida.
____ 2. ¿Qué da Marcos esta noche? b. Nosotros damos un discurso.
____ 3. ¿Qué dais vosotros al público? c. Él da una fiesta en su casa.
____ 4. ¿Qué dan ellos a otras personas? d. Yo doy un regalo.
Answer key is included on page 2.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.
-CAR, -GAR, -ZAR Preterit tiny practice
Part 1: -CAR verbs (buscar, tocar, sacar)
Part 2: -GAR verbs (jugar, pagar, llegar)
Part 3: -ZAR verbs (empezar, almorzar, comenzar)
For each part, students will write the spelling change (c-qu, g-gu, and z-c) for three verbs in the yo form only. For the remaining conjugations (tu, el, ella, Ud, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, Uds), students will write the correct letter of the conjugation.
Example:
Buscar (to look for): Yo bus ____ é
c. buscó / tocó / sacó
e.buscaste / tocaste / sacaste
____ 1. Buscar, Tocar, Sacar (Tú)
____ 2. Buscar, Tocar, Sacar (Él / Ella / Ud.)
Part 4: Students will answer 9 questions with the aforementioned verbs using the preterit. Note: All questions are information questions and in the tú conjugation.
Answer key is included for parts 1-3 only. For part 4, 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 (broken up into sections).
Stem change verbs fast review (Present tense)
Part 1: For each stem change infinitive, write the appropriate stem change (e-ie / o-ue / e-i/ u-ue). (20 total)
Note: Reflexive verbs are not included.
Part 2: Choose one infinitive for each stem change type from part 1 and conjugate it for all persons in the present tense using the template below.
Answer key is included on page 2 for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
Reading: La galería de arte
Six-year-old Lola is visiting an art gallery where she is asking an artist, Luis Ramos, about his work and his painting. Complete their conversation using the word bank provided. (18 fill in the blanks total)
Influyó (2x) / la vida / cuadro / lienzo (canvas) / el primer plano / está / parada / pie / paleta / sencilla / creo / obras de arte / el fondo / sentado / colores / comprender / taller
Lola: ¿Qué pinta Ud?
Luis: Yo pinto un (1) ____________.
Lola: ¿De qué es el cuadro?
Luis: El cuadro es de (2) ____________ diaria de una familia.
Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used with chapter 2A of Realidades 3.
Go verbs questions matching practice (Write the correct letter of the answer)
Verbs included: hacer, poner, salir, traer, caer, decir, oir, tener, venir (9 total)
There are 4 questions per verb. See example below. Note: All subjects used in the questions are identical.
Hacer: to do / to make
____ 1. ¿Qué haces tú? a. Nosotros hacemos cola.
____ 2. ¿Qué hace Marcos? b. Ellos hacen el desayuno.
____ 3. ¿Qué hacéis para comprar las entradas? c. Yo hago mi tarea.
____ 4. ¿Qué hacen ellos? d. Él hace la cama.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry or exit slip.
Direct object pronouns matching practice (Complementos de objetos directos)
Write the correct letter of the re-written sentence with the direct object pronoun. (18 sentences total)
Example:
o. Ellos los escriben. m. Yo lo compro.
____ 1. Yo compro un coche.
____ 4. Sara y Rogelio escriben los emails.
Answer key is included on page 2.
El arte vocab sentence activity
Combine elements from columns A, B, and C and write sentence. Your sentence must make sense. Note: The elements in each column do not go in order.
Students will write a total of 11 sentences in the present tense.
Example:
A: los animales / el pintor B. hay / es c. el taller / en el primer plano
Sentence: Hay los animales en el primer plano
Answer key is included on page 2. Please note that student answers may slightly vary.
This practice can be used with Realidades 3 chapter 2a (Art).
Practice: Tocar v Jugar (present tense)
This is a short worksheet to practice the differences between tocar and jugar.
Part 1: Write the present tense conjugations of tocar and jugar for all 6 persons.
Part 2: Complete with the present tense conjugation of tocar or jugar.
Example:
Yo ________ el piano.
Tú ___________ al béisbol.
Answer key is included on page 2.
La tienda de ropa Paragraph activity
Using the infinitives in column A and the phrases in column B, write a short paragraph below on your trip to the clothing store. Each infinitive must be conjugated in the in the preterit (yo form) and then add the appropriate phrase from column B, and add additional information where required. Note: All infinitives go in order. (Students will write a total of 8 sentences)
Example:
Column A: probarse
Column B: los letreros en la tienda / en el vestidor
Student writes: Yo me probé en el vestidor.
This practice can be used with Realidades 2 chapter 2B, and can be used for classwork, homework, bell ringer, or exit slip.
Answer key is included on page 2 and student answers will vary for two sentences.
¿Qué hizo el artista? Paragraph activity
Using the infinitives in column A and the phrases in column B, write a short paragraph below in the preterit on what the artist did. Each infinitive must be conjugated in the in the preterit (él form) and then add the appropriate phrase from column B. Note: All infinitives go in order.
You can start your paragraph with el / la artista or use él / ella
Students will write a total of 7 sentences.
Example:
Column A
Trabajar
Column B
los colores en una paleta / en su taller
Student response: El artista trabajó en su taller.
Note: Student answers will be the same except for el / la artista
This practice can be used with chapter 2A of Realidades 3. It can be used for classwork, warm up, or added to a quiz / test.
Irregular preterit verbs mini quiz
Write the correct letter of the conjugation for every answer.
There are 16 fill in the blank sentences with multiple choice.
Example:
____ 1. ¿A dónde fuiste tú? Yo _______ a Florida.
a. fue b. fui c. fuimos d. fueron
____ 2. ¿Cómo fue tu verano? Mi verano _________ divertido.
a. fuimos b. fuisteis c. fue d. fui
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
Reflexive verb sentences matching practice
Write the correct letter of the Spanish translation. There are 18 sentences total. Each sentence has a different reflexive verb.
Example:
b. Tú te acuestas a las diez cada noche.
o. Yo me lavo la cara.
____ 1. I wash my face.
____ 15. You go to bed at 10:00 pm every night.
Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry or exit slip.
I-Y preterit verbs fill in practice
Verbs included: leer, oir, caer, creer, construir, distribuir, destruir, incluir
Complete using the appropriate verb conjugation using the word bank below.
There are 24 sentences total (3 sentences for every number).
Word bank
distribuyó / leyó / oyó / cayó /creyó / construyó / incluyó / destruyó
destruyeron / leyeron / cayeron / oyeron / distribuyeron / incluyeron / construyeron / creísteis/ leí / incluiste / construiste / distribuisteis / caíste / destruiste / oísteis / creímos
Yo _________ un libro. Marcos ___________ una novela. Mis amigos ___________ una revista.
Tú ____________ en el suelo. Ud. ________ en la cocina. Los jugadores _______ en el gimnasio.
Answer key is included on page 2.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry or exit slip.
Indirect object pronouns matching practice (Pronombres de complementos indirecto)
Write the correct letter of the re-written sentence with the indirect object pronoun. (There are 18 sentences total)
Example:
c. Ella les escribe una carta. p. Yo le hablo.
____ 1. Yo hablo a Carlos.
____ 11. Sara escribe una carta a sus abuelos.
Answer key is included on page 2.
Present perfect questions matching practice
Write the correct letter of the answer. There are 20 questions total. Regular and irregular past participles included.
Verbs used for past participles: hablar, comer, salir, romper, escribir, ver, volver, morir, abrir, cubrir, poner, hacer, decir, devolver, traer, leer, ser, estar, ir, dar
Example:
d. Hemos hecho nuestros quehaceres. q. Yo he hablado con mis tíos.
l. Ellos han vuelto de su viaje.
____ 1. ¿Con quién has hablado esta semana?
____ 6. ¿De dónde han vuelto los chicos?
____ 12. ¿Qué habéis hecho vosotras?
Answer key is included on page 2.
Preterit practice questions and sentences (Regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs)
Verbs included: hablar, estudiar, comprar, comer, correr, beber, vivir, escribir, salir (9 total)
Part 1: Write the correct letter of the English translation of every infinitive
Example:
i. to eat h. to speak
____1. Hablar ____ 4. Comer
Part 2: Complete each question with the correct conjugation of the verb in the preterit. Then, choose any one question and answer it in a complete sentence.
There are 5 questions for every verb. A table with -ar, -er, -ir preterit endings is also included for reference.
Example:
Hablar
¿Con quién ___________ tú ayer? 4. ¿Con quién ___________ Sara y Daniel?
¿Con quién ___________ Marcos? 5. ¿Con quién ___________ Uds.?
¿Con quién ___________ vosotros?
Answer: ________________________________________________________
Answer key is included on pages 4-6 for parts 1 and 2. For part 2, only verb conjugations are included, as student answers will vary for their chosen personal questions.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry or exit slip (broken up into sections).
Preterit v Imperfect verb selection practice
Write the letter of the correct conjugation for every sentence. (29 sentences total)
Verbs included: hablar, comer, vivir, ser, ir, dar, ver, hacer, venir, querer, poner, poder, saber, tener, estar, andar, conducir, traer, decir, leer, construir, pedir, dormir, buscar, empezar, jugar, divertirse, acostarse, vestirse.
Example:
____ 1. (hablar) Ayer yo __________ con Sara. Cada día yo ___________ con mis amigos.
A: hablaron / hablabais B. hablé / hablaba
____ 2. (comer) Anoche tú __________ una pizza. Generalmente tú ___________ una hamburguesa.
A: comiste / comías B. comieron / comían
Answer key is included on pages 4-6. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, or quiz / test.
Length: 6 pages including answer key