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 worksheet has 20 personal information questions in the imperfect subjunctive.
Students can to the questions orally or do them for classwork and homework.
Note: Questions do not relate to any particular vocabulary or theme
Reading: La niñez (Reading on childhood in the imperfect tense)
Part 1: María Ramos is writing an autobiography. She is writing about her childhood. Complete the short chapter she wrote by conjugating the verbs in the imperfect tense.There are 33 fill in the blanks.
Part 2: Answer the 10 comprehension questions in a complete sentence. All questions are in the imperfect tense and refer to the reading.
Answer key is included for both parts 1 and 2.
This is a worksheet practice on ser and estar. Students will complete five short paragraphs (5 sentences each) using ser and estar in the present tense. Answer key is included.
Length: 2 pages
Note: The paragraphs do not link to any particular theme or vocabulary.
Example:
Paragraph 1
Yo ___________ Pablo. José __________ mi amigo. Yo ______________ en la clase de español. Carmen y Elena ___________ morenas y simpáticas. ¿______________ vosotros prestando atención a la profesora?
Conversación: Las compras de la escuela (present tense)
Length: 3 pages
Carlos is shopping for the upcoming school year at the store “La oficina moderna”. Complete the conversation below between Carlos, José (employee) and Marta (cashier) using the word bank below, where appropriate. For some blanks, the answers will be conjugated verbs and information which you can make up. For the classes, you can use your own classes from this year or choose from the word bank. You can also use school supplies not listed in the word bank. Please vary your school supplies for every class. Before each school supply you can use “un(a), unos, unas, or numbers: dos, tres etc”. You can also make school supplies plural.
Carlos is taking 6 classes and needs 2 school supplies for every class.
Inglés / matemáticas / álgebra / cálculo / geometría ciencias / biología / física / química / historia / español / francés / árabe / latín / arte / lonchera / de nada / cuaderno / carpeta / carpeta de argollas / diccionario / regla / lápiz / bolígrafo / borrador / calculadora /resaltador / mis amigos /crayolas / tijeras / lápiz mecánico / cartulina / microscopio / la cinta adhesive / barra de pegamento / pincel / corrector / sacapuntas / transportador / lentes de seguridad / cafetería
This is a practice on saber v conocer
Length: 2 pages
Complete each short paragraph with the correct conjugations of saber or conocer in the present tense
Students will complete 4 short paragraphs (4 sentences each). Prior to the paragraph, students will write the 6 conjugations of saber and conocer in the table provided.
Note: The paragraphs do not link to any particular theme or vocabulary.
Answer key is included.
Example (Paragraph 1)
Yo ______________ hablar español. Yo _______________ a mi amigo José. Yo pienso que tú ___________________ la ciudad bastante bien. Carmen ________________ bien a la familia Jones.
This is a practice packet on all irregular verbs in the preterit (Spanish).
Part 1: Write the correct conjugations of dar, ir, ser, and ver using the word bank provided. Then, answer the 4 personal questions in a complete sentence.
Part 2: I stem irregular preterit verbs: write the correct stem and endings in the table provided. Then, answer each question in a complete sentence. (verbs included: hacer, venir, querer)
Part 3: U stem irregular preterit verbs: write the correct stem and endings in the table provided. Then, answer each question in a complete sentence. (verbs included: estar, andar, saber, poder, poner, tener)
Part 4: J stem irregular preterit verbs: write the correct stem and endings in the table provided. Then, answer each question in a complete sentence. (verbs included: decir, traer, conducir)
For parts 2-4: students will answer 3 personal questions for every verb.
Answer key is included for the conjugations only. For personal questions, student answers will vary.
Pages 1-6 are the practice and pages 7-9 are the answer key for the conjugations only.
If desired, the practice can be broken up over several days. It can also be used as part of your sub plans.
Preterit ar er ir verb conjugation and sentence worksheet
This is an open ended worksheet with regular -ar, -er -ir verbs in the preterit. For each verb type, students will be given 6 verbs with their English translations (ex: hablar =to speak). They will choose any 3 to conjugate for all 6 persons and choose any 4 to write 4 original sentences. A template for writing sentences is provided and the clue words are included (ex: ayer, anoche etc).
Page 1: -ar verbs
Page 2: -er verbs
Page 3: -ir verbs
Practice: Imperfect tense irregular verbs ser, ir, ver
Part 1: Write the conjugations for all 3 irregular verbs using the word bank. Then, complete each sentence using the imperfect tense.
Students will conjugate each verb for all persons. There are 8 fill in the blanks with ser and 6 fill in the blanks each with ir and ver.
Part 2: Answer each question in a complete sentence in the imperfect tense. There are 8 personal information questions (3 with ser, 3 with ir and 2 with ver)
Answer key is included for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
Length: 4 pages (pages 1- 2 are the practice) and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
This is a worksheet to practice the present tense of Jugar
Part 1: Conjugate the verb jugar in the present tense for all persons
Part 2: Matching write the correct letter of the conjugation (10 total)
Part 3: Write a complete sentence about the sport each person is playing. Conjugate the verb jugar and contract a + el to al before the name of the sport. Write your sentences in the template provided. (6 total)
Example: 1. Yo / jugar / a + el / béisbol con mi equipo
Part 4: Answer in a complete sentence using the phrase in parenthesis. (6 total)
Example: 1. ¿Dónde juegas tú? (en casa) Note: All questions are the same but with different subjects and different phrases in parenthesis.
Answer key is included for all sections.
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
This worksheet is a guided practice on E-I stem change verbs in the present tense.
For each of the three infinitives (Pedir, Servir, Repetir), students will find the vowel that stem changes, write the stem, the stem change, and the correct verb ending in the spaces provided.
On the last page, students will conjugate 5 infinitives for all persons (competir, seguir, decir, repetir, medir)
Answer key is included.
Pages 1-3 are the practice and pages 4-6 are the answer key.
This practice can be used as students are first introduced to E-I stem change verbs.
Imperfect tense sentence order activity (-ar, -er, -ir verbs)
For each verb type (-ar, -er, -ir), write the correct subject and verb conjugation using the word bank below. Then, add 3-4 words to expand on the sentence. Be sure your sentence makes sense.
The word bank includes subject and conjugated verbs (students must choose the right verb for every subject). A structured template with clue words (cada tarde, de niño(a) etc) is provided for students to write their sentences.
Students will write a total of 18 sentences (6 -ar, 6 -er, 6 -ir)
Page 1: AR verbs (bailar, jugar, hablar, mirar, invitar, caminar)
Page 2: ER verbs (correr, leer, aprender, comer, beber, querer)
Page 3: IR verbs (vivir, escribir, salir, recibir, venir, compartir)
*English translations of infinitives are also included for reference.
A partial answer key (pages 4-6) is included with subjects and verb conjugations only, as student answers will vary.
For each verb type (-ar, -er, -ir), write the correct subject and verb conjugation using the word bank below. Then, add 3-4 words to expand on the sentence. Be sure your sentence makes sense.
The word bank includes subject and conjugated verbs (students must choose the right verb for every subject). A structured template with clue words (ayer, anoche etc) is provided for students to write their sentences.
Students will write a total of 18 sentences (6 -ar, 6 -er, 6 -ir)
Page 1: AR verbs (hablar, bailar, estudiar, mirar, caminar, ayudar)
Page 2: ER verbs (comer, correr, beber, vender, aprender, comprender)
Page 3: IR verbs (vivir, escribir, salir, recibir, abrir, compartir)
*English translations of infinitives are also included for reference.
A partial answer key (pages 4-6) is included with subjects and verb conjugations only, as student answers will vary.
Saber conocer quick practice
Write the correct letter of the verb
There are 14 sentences total. Answer key is included.
Example:
____ 1. Yo _________ cocinar.
a. sé b. conozco
____ 9. Los profesores ___________ la novela “la casa verde”.
a. saben b. conocen
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
A quiz on reflexive verbs present tense with four sections.
Section 1: Write the six reflexive pronouns
Section 2: Write the appropriate reflexive pronoun to match the subject
Section 3: Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of the reflexive verb
Section 4: Answer personal questions with reflexive verb.
Note: Pages 1-2 are the quiz and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
A quiz on the verb ser with 3 parts:
Part A: Fill in the blanks and specify the reason for using ser by choosing the reasons given (profession, posession, origin, nationality, characteristic, events, dates)
Part B: Answer personal questions with ser
Part C: Write a short paragraph about yourself and your school with the questions provided.
*Suggestion: Part C should be given separately from parts A and B.
Answer key is included for parts A and B.
A very structured 5 page review packet (ideal for Spanish 1 or Spanish 2 before a test or exam) to help review the present and preterite tenses (regular and -car, -gar, zar verbs). Sections include:
Write the present tense endings of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs
Conjugate the verbs ser, estar, ir, ver, and tener in the present tense
Write the preterite tense endings of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs
Conjugate 8 different infinitives in five ways (present tense, ir + a+ infinitive, tener + que + infinitive, present progressive estar + ing, and the preterite tense).
Change the ten given verbs from the present to the preterite tense
Change the ten given verbs from the preterite to the present tense
Answer the 17 personal questions in the present or preterite tenses
ANSWER KEY IS INCLUDED. PLEASE NOTE: PAGES1-5 ARE THE REVIEW PACKET, AND PAGES 6-10 ARE THE ANSWER KEY.
Preterit sentence writing activity with regular verbs
Combine elements from columns A, B, C, and D to form logical sentences with the preterit. For each sentence follow these guidelines:
Start your sentence with a different clue word (ayer, anoche etc)
Use a different subject (persons)
Conjugate the verb in the preterit tense
Choose the right phrase in column D so that your sentence makes sense
There will 10 sentences total
Verbs included: (AR) hablar, cantar, ayudar, (ER) comer, comprender, aprender, correr (IR) salir, escribir, decidir
Sentence completions with stem change verbs: e-ie, e-i, o-ue
Complete each sentence in an original manner making stem changes as needed. Add additional information to the sentence to ensure that it has a minimum of 7 words. Post the word count at the end of every sentence. Your sentence must make sense.
There are a total of 20 sentences
Verbs included:
E- IE: pensar, empezar, entender, cerrar, perder, preferir, comenzar, querer, mentir
E-I: pedir, servir, repetir
O-UE: poder, dormir, volver, devolver, mostrar, almorzar, costar, contar
Example
(pensar) Yo ___________________ que ________________________________.
Possible answer: Yo pienso que la clase es muy interesante. (8 words)
A worksheet to practice e-i stem change verbs present tense
Verbs included: pedir, servir, repetir, decir, impedir, despedirse, corregir, seguir, conseguir, vestirse (10 total)
Part 1: Complete the verb conjugation chart
Part 2: Write 5 original sentences with the guidelines provided
Part 3: Write and answer 5 original information questions with the guidelines provided
Answer key is included for part 1 only
Imagine that you are an advice expert who has been called on a radio show. Many people will be calling you regarding their new year’s resolutions and they want your advice as to how to fulfill them. For each of the 12 resolutions, offer advice using a different introductory verb (present tense) and a different present subjunctive verb. A list of introductory verbs is provided below, or you can use others that you know.
Students will also come up with 4 resolutions of their own and offer advice
Students can do the activity orally in pairs or do it individually in writing