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 practice worksheet / quiz on stem change verbs in the present tense
Verbs included: devolver, volver, jugar, preferir, empezar, comenzar, pensar, entender, almorzar, preferir, tener, servir, repetir, pedir, jugar, querer
Part 1: Conjugate the 16 verbs making stem changes as needed. (Stem changes are listed next to each infinitive) Ex: Almorzar / o-ue/ Carlos _______________
Part 2: Answer the 16 personal questions in the present tense using complete sentences. There is one question for each of the 16 aforementioned verbs.
Classroom objects: Questions with Estar prepositions
Part 1: Matching (Write the correct letter of the translation for each preposition)
*10 total
g. next to / j. between
_____ 1. Entre
_____ 2. Al lado de
Part 2: Answer each question using the clue in parenthesis. Write your answers in the template provided. Hint: The subject is italicized.
11 questions total
Example:
¿Dónde está el reloj? (entre los carteles)
Template: Subject + Conjugation of Estar + Location + Rest
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
It can also be used with chapter 2B of Realidades 1.
Reading: Los clubes y los deportes después de la escuela (After school activities reading in Spanish) *Present tense
Read about the four high school students that attend San Ramos high school in the town of El Sol, Mexico. Then, answer the true and false questions for each student.
*For each student, there are 4 true and false questions.
Sample:
Estudiante 1
Soy Elena y estoy en el décimo grado en mi colegio. Soy miembro del club de arte. En el club hay veinte estudiantes. Todos los miembros del club se reúnen (get together) en la sala de clase de la señora Padilla, la profesora de arte. Ella es muy simpática y sabe mucho de mezclar los colores. Ella nos enseña a dibujar y pintar. El club es cada martes a las dos de la tarde y dura (lasts) una hora.
For each statement, write C (cierto: true) or F (falso: false) based on the paragraph.
_____ 1. El club es cada día.
_____ 2. La profesora es muy simpática.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, entry / exit slip, or sub plans.
A worksheet on the imperfect tense to practice conjugations, fill in the blanks, change the verb from the present to the imperfect tense, and answering personal questions. The personal questions can also be done as an oral activity.
Section 1: Conjugate the 7 infinitives in the imperfect tense for the following subjects: Yo, Nosotros, Ella, Vosotros, Uds.
Section 2: Conjugate the verb in the imperfect in the blank (10 total)
Section 3: Change the verb from the present tense to the imperfect tense (12 total)
Section 4: Answer the personal questions in a complete sentence (18 total)
Note: A table with -ar, -er, -ir imperfect tense endings and conjugations of Ser, Ir, and Ver is included.
Answer key is included on pages 6-9. For section 4, student answers will vary.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz / test, review, or sub plans.
Stem change verbs selection practice (Present tense)
For each stem change type: Complete the table with the conjugations. Then, complete the fill in the blanks by choosing and conjugating the correct verb from the word bank provided.
Stem change type and infinitives included:
E-IE: Empezar, Cerrar, Perder, Querer, Preferir, Mentir
O-UE: Almorzar, Contar, Poder, Volver, Dormir, Morir
E-I: Pedir, Servir, Repetir, Competir, Decir
U-UE: Jugar
For each stem change type, students will conjugate 3 infinitives for all persons.
Example: E-IE
Conjugate: Empezar, Querer, Preferir
Complete with the correct conjugation using the word bank provided.
Word bank: Empezar, Cerrar, Perder, Querer, Preferir, Mentir
Yo _____________ a hacer mi tarea a las tres.
Tú _____________ el bus porque no llego a tiempo.
Ud. _____________ ir a México.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry / exit slip.
Las vacaciones de navidad (Christmas vacation / holidays speaking activity)
Page 1
This speaking activity can be done when students return to school from their Christmas vacation / holidays. For the first part, students interview each other with questions on what they did over Christmas vacation using the preterit tense. (10 questions total)
For the second part, students will interview each other on what they used to do over Christmas break, as a child with similar questions as the first part, but this time in the imperfect tense. (10 questions total)
As an extension, this activity can also be done as a classwork or homework assignment by having students write out the answers to these questions.
Page 2: Questions in the preterit (from part 1) with lines for student responses
Page 3: Questions in the imperfect (from part 1) with lines for student responses.
A worksheet with 10 fill in the blank statements with preterit and imperfect tenses. Answer key is included.
COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE USING THE PRETERIT AND IMPERFECT TENSES BASED ON THE CLUE WORD (AYER, ANOCHE ETC). PLEASE SEE EXAMPLE BELOW.
Ayer yo____________________(hablar) a mis parientes, pero de niño yo _______________(pasar) tiempo con mis amigos siempre.
Practice: ¿Qué clase te gusta?
Read the short descriptions about each person’s interests in school subjects. Then, complete the mini conversation by writing “gusta” in the first blank and choosing the correct school subject in the second blank using the word bank provided
School subjects included: ciencias, educación física, inglés, historia, matemáticas, arte, geografía, banda, español, música
There are 10 conversations total and answer key is included
Example
Word bank:
música, inglés,
Marcos: escribir sobre (about) y discutir los cuentos, las novelas, los poemas
Rogelio: ¿Qué clase te gusta?
Marcos: Me ______________ la clase de ____________________
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key
Practice: Gustar (to like / to be pleasing)
Write the correct indirect object pronoun in the first blank. In the second blank write “a” for singular nouns and infinitives or “an” for plural nouns.
There are 3 fill in the blanks for every subject (yo, tu, el, ella, Ud, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, Uds) for a total of 30 fill in the blanks.
A table with indirect object pronouns is included for reference.
Example:
A mí ______ gust_____ la clase.
A mí ______ gust____ los libros.
A mí ______ gust_____ nadar.
Answer key is included.
Pages 1-2 are the practice and pages 3-4 are the answer key.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or quiz.
Irregular preterit verbs practice (Spanish)
12 verbs included:
I stem: hacer, venir, querer
U stem: andar, estar, poder, saber, tener, poner
J stem: traer, conducir, decir
Complete each blank with the correct conjugation. Note: The stem will be the same but the endings will be different.
For each verb, students will do short question and answers by writing in the conjugation.
Example
Hacer / stem: hic (note: the stem for él / ella / Ud is hiz)
¿Qué ___________ tú ayer? Yo ____________ mi tarea.
¿Qué ___________ Marcos? Él ____________ la cama.
¿Qué ___________ vosotros anoche? Nosotros _____________ la torta de cumpleaños.
**
¿Dónde Carmen y Paula su proyecto? Ellas su proyecto en la biblioteca.
**
Answer key is included
Pages 1-3 are the practice and pages 4-6 are the answer key.
This practice can be used as classwork, homework, or quiz / test.
Questions: ¿Quién soy yo?
Answer each question in a complete sentence in Spanish using the present tense. No on-line translators.
Students will answer 21 personal information questions about themselves.
Example:
Cómo te llamas?
¿Dónde vives tú y con quién? (Answer both parts)
¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?
This practice can be used as classwork, homework, added to a quiz / test, or used as part of your sub plans. Students can also do this activity orally in pairs or small groups.
Length: 2 pages
Question words with sentence practice (palabras interrogativas)
Part 1: Write the correct letter of the translation of each question word. (17 total)
Example:
o. what f. how many
_____ 1. Qué
Part 2: Find the appropriate question word in every sentence and write the corresponding element. The number of question words are indicated by the number at the end of every sentence. (14 sentences total). A template is provided for students to write their responses.
Example: Yo como en la cafetería con José (3)
Question words / Corresponding element
Quién: Yo
Dónde: En la cafetería
Con quién: Con José
Answer key is included (pages 4-6).
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, or quiz.
Complete the 10 mini conversations using the present perfect tense. Use the present tense of haber in the first blank and the past participle (ado / ido) in the second blank.
Verbs included for past participles: hablar, comer, vivir, acostarse, ir, caer, leer, abrir, romper, ver
Answer key is included
A worksheet to practice -ir verbs in the present tense
Part 1: Write the endings for -er verbs for all 6 persons
Part 2: Complete the verb conjugation chart (5 verbs total)
Part 3: Answer the 10 personal questions in a complete sentence
*Answer key is included for parts 1 and 2. For part 3, student answers will vary
Stem change verb conversation worksheet (Present tense)
Complete the seven mini conversations with the correct conjugations of the stem change verbs in the present tense. Note: Nosotros and vosotros conjugations do not stem change.
*There are 7 conversations total
*Verbs included: empezar, almorzar, perder, jugar, poder, entender, pedir, servir, querer, preferir, pensar, repetir, volver, devolver
Example:
Marcos: Hola, ¿A qué hora _____________________tú la escuela? (empezar > e-ie)
Sara: Yo ____________________la escuela a las siete y media. (empezar > e-ie)
Sara: Marcos, ¿Con quién ____________________en la escuela? (almorzar > o-ue)
Marcos: Mis amigos y yo_____________________ juntos. (almorzar)
*Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz / test, review, entry or exit slip.
Las clases with present progressive tense
For each class and lunch period, write what each person is doing. Use the correct conjugation of estar and the present participle (-ando / -iendo). For the present participle phrase, use the word bank provided. You can also come up with your own responses.
*There are 6 classes and lunch period (7 total). Students will write 2 sentences for each one.
*Note: For the present participles, only regular -ar, -er,-ir verbs are used.
Example:
Word bank: jugar al tenis / correr en el campo / estudiar una novela / escribir un ensayo
En la clase de inglés
Yo ________________________________________________
Yo ________________________________________________________
Answer: Yo estoy estudiando una novela.
Yo estoy escribiendo un ensayo
Answer key is included on page 3-4.
Present tense regular verbs fill in practice
For each verb type (-ar, -er, -ir), write the correct conjugation using the word bank.
*There are 10 fill in the blanks for each verb type (30 total).
*Only regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs are used.
Example:
-AR verbs
Word bank: ayuda / hablo / estudias
Yo _______________ con mis amigos cada día.
Tú _______________ en la biblioteca cada sábado.
-ER verbs
Word bank: corres / vende / aprendo
Yo ________________ sobre la historia de México.
Tú _______________ en el parque.
-IR verbs
Word bank: escribes / vivo / asisto
Yo ______________ en Nueva York.
Tú _______________ un email a tu amigo.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz / test, bell ringer, entry or exit slip.
Practice: Impersonal se
Write the correct form of the verb (singular or plural) and place “se” in front of the conjugated verb. Make stem changes, where needed.
There are 15 sentences total and answer key is included on page 2.
Example:
En España _____________________ español. (hablar)
En la clase _____________________ usar los teléfonos. (prohíbir)
En la zapatería _____________________ los zapatos. (vender)
Length: 2 pages including answer key.
Present tense fill in practice (-ar, -er, -ir verbs)
Complete using the correct conjugation from the word bank provided. The practice involves reading comprehension.
There are 18 sentences total (9 -ar, 9 -er, and 9 -ir) separated by verb type, and answer key is included.
Example:
comprenden / hablo / decide
Yo _________ con mi profesor.
La familia _____________ visitar México.
Uds ______________ la lección.
Length: 2 pages including answer key
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.