Preterit v Imperfect: Mini conversation with friends Sara and Paula are both best friends. Today, Sara is visiting Paula. They decide to walk around their neighborhood. The houses in the neighborhood are numbered from 2008 to 2022. Sara decides to play a game with Paula in which they will stop in front of every house. Based on the number of the house, Sara will ask Paula a question about that year of her life. Complete their responses using preterit and imperfect tenses. *There are 14 mini conversations total. Note: Almost all the conjugations will be yo and tú for preterit and imperfect. The conversations are not related to one another. Sample: Sara: Hola Paula. ¿Cómo estás? Paula: Yo estoy bien. ¿Y tú? Sara: Estoy bien también. Vamos a caminar por el barrio. Paula: ¡ Cómo no! Sara: Cuando pasamos por cada casa en el barrio, yo te voy a hacer preguntas. ¿Vale? Paula: ¡Vale! Casa #2008 Sara: ¿Qué pasó en 2008? Paula: Yo ____________ en el hospital de la ciudad. (nacer) Sara: ¿Cómo eras tú? Paula: Yo _________ pequeña y __________ poco pelo. (ser, tener) Casa #2009 Sara: ¿Qué pasó en 2009? Paula: Yo ____________ a caminar. (empezar) Sara: ¿Con qué jugabas tú? Paula: Yo ______________ con los juguetes pequeños para niños. (jugar) Answer key is included on pages 5-8. This practice can be used for Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 classes. It can be used for classwork, homework, review, or quiz. It can also be used as part of your sub plans.

Mi tarea with tener que infinitive practice Marcos has been absent from school for the past three days. He is calling his friend Luis to find out what assignments he needs to complete for each class. Complete their conversation below with the conjugation of tener in the first two blanks and the appropriate assignment in the 3rd blank using the word bank below. (5 mini conversations total) Note: All conversations are structured exactly the same as the example below. Only the class will change. The answers for the first two blanks for every conversation will be tengo and tienes. Example: leer capítulos dos y tres de la novela / solucionar los problemas en la página 95 Marcos: ¿Qué _______________ que hacer yo en la clase de inglés? Luis: Tú _______________ que ________________________________________. Answer key is included on page 2.

Adjective opposites matching and fill in practice (Spanish) Part 1: For each adjective, write the correct letter of its opposite. (17 total) ____ 1. Alto a. Serio ____ 2. Bueno b. Jóven (age) / Nuevo (things) ____ 3. Simpático c. Extrovertido Part 2: Write the correct opposite adjective for every sentence using the word bank provided. Be sure your adjective agrees in gender and number. (17 total) Word bank: rubio / inteligente / alto Roberto no es bajo. Él es ____________. Tomás y Luis no son tontos. Ellos saben (know) mucho porque son muy __________________________. Lorena no es morena. Ella es ________________. Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, or quiz.

Ir a infinitive practice: Mini conversations with friends Marcos is visiting his friend Paco. They decide to walk in Paco’s garden. Paco has 7 trees in his garden, and he has named each tree after the day of a week. Paco decides to play a game with Marcos in which he will be asked about what he and others are going to do on a specific weekday. Complete their mini conversations by writing the correct conjugation of ir (to go) in the first blank and an infinitive phrase in the second blank by using the word bank. You can also come up with infinitive phrases on your own to use in the second blank. *There are 7 mini conversations total. All conversations are structured exactly the same except for the subject (person) and day of the week. *A table with conjugations of ir is included for reference. Example: Word bank for the infinitive phrase (second blank) *Use in any order hablar con los profesores / comer en el nuevo restaurante Árbol #1: El lunes Paco: ¿Qué vas a hacer tú el lunes? Marcos: Yo ____________ a _______________________________________. Árbol #2: El martes Paco: ¿Qué va a hacer Elena el martes? Marcos: Elena ____________ a _________________________________________. Answer key is included on pages 3-4. However, student answers will vary for the second blank. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry / exit slip.

Mis buenas cosas: Short regular preterit practice Marcos has done many good things today. His Friends are asking him about them. Complete the mini conversations with the correct conjugation of the verb in the preterit. (10 conversations total) *Note: All -ar, -er, -ir verbs will be conjugated in the yo form only. Verbs used: abrir, comprar, leer, completar, salir, perder, compartir, comer, devolver, escribir, barrer (11 total) Example: José: ¿Qué buena cosa hiciste tú hoy? Marcos: Yo ______________ la puerta de la tienda para una anciana. (abrir) Carlos: ¿Qué buena cosa hiciste tú hoy? Marcos: Yo ______________ flores para mi vecina. (comprar) Answer key is included on page 2.

El descuento: Short shopping activity Sara and Marcos are both friends who are shopping at stalls at an outdoor market in Mexico. They both love to bargain to get the best deal. Complete each conversation with the final price of the item they are buying after the discount. Write out the answer in the numerical form (Ex: 5.25). There are 5 conversations total Puesto #1 Sara: Señor, ¿Cuánto cuesta la bufanda verde? Vendedor: La bufanda cuesta quince pesos. Sara: ¿Puede Ud. dar me un descuento de quince por ciento? Vendedor: Claro, Señorita. Sara: Gracias. Con el descuento la bufanda cuesta ______________ pesos. Answer key is included on pages 3-4.

Tener que infinitive practice: Mini conversations with friends It is Saturday and Marcos wants to hang out with his friends. He is asking his friends to see if they can hang out with him or not. In some cases, he is asking others who know about his friends’ plans on Saturday. Unfortunately, his friends all have something to do. Complete their mini conversations by writing the correct conjugation of tener (to have) in the first blank and an infinitive phrase in the second blank by using the word bank. You can also come up with infinitive phrases on your own to use in the second blank. *There are 7 conversations total. All conversations are structured exactly the same except for subjects. A table with the conjugations of tener is included for reference. Example: Word bank for infinitive phrase (use in the second blank) *Use in any order hacer la tarea para las clases / limpiar la casa / leer una novela Marcos: ¿Qué tienes que hacer tú? Roberto: Yo _______________ que _________________________________. Marcos: Isabel, ¿Qué tiene que hacer Elena? Isabel: Elena _______________ que ________________________________. Answer key is included on page 2. However, student answers will vary in the second blank. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.

Present tense fast regular verbs practice For each set of verbs, write the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, conjugate the 3 infinitives in the present tense. Note: For each set of verbs, only hablar, comer, and escribir are used for all 6 persons. The infinitives that students will conjugate will be different for each set (18 total). Example: _____ 1. Hablar (Yo) a. como _____ 2. Comer (Yo) b. escribo _____ 3. Escribir (Yo) c. hablo Bailar (Yo) , Aprender (Yo), Vivir (Yo)__________ Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.

E-IE stem change verbs fast practice For each set of verbs, write the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, conjugate the 3 infinitives in the present tense. For each set, only empezar, entender, preferir are included for matching. Students will write the conjugations for pensar, querer, mentir for all 6 persons. _____ 1. Empezar (Yo) a. entiendo _____ 2. Entender (Yo) b. prefiero _____ 3. Preferir (Yo) c. empiezo Pensar (Yo) ____________, Querer (Yo) __________ , Mentir (Yo) _____________ Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.

Spell change preterit fast mini practice (-car, -gar, -zar) For each verb type, complete the matching section and the conjugation table. *For each verb type, students will match the conjugations for 3 infinitives and conjugate 3 other infinitives for all 6 persons in the preterit. Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry or exit slip.

Imperfect tense fast practice (regular and irregular verbs) Part 1: For each set of verbs, write the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, conjugate the 3 infinitives in the imperfect tense. Note: For the matching section for each subject, only hablar, comer, and escribir are used for all 6 persons. Students will conjugate 3 different infinitives for each subject (18 total) Example: _____ 1. Hablar (Yo) a. comía _____ 2. Comer (Yo) b. escribía _____ 3. Escribir (Yo) c. hablaba Almorzar (Yo)__________ / Aprender (Yo) ___________ / Vivir (Yo) __________ Part 2: Irregular verbs (Matching sections with the conjugations of ser, ir, ver) Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry / exit slip.

Preterit tense fast practice (regular and irregular verbs) Part 1: For each set of verbs, write the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, conjugate the 3 infinitives in the preterit tense. Example: _____ 1. Hablar (Yo) a. comí _____ 2. Comer (Yo) b. escribí _____ 3. Escribir (Yo) c. hablé Bailar (Yo) ___________, Aprender (Yo) ______________, Vivir (Yo) _____________ *For part 1, hablar, comer, and escribir will be used for all 6 persons for the matching section. Students will conjugate 3 different infinitives (1- ar, 1- er, 1 -ir) for each set, for a total of 18 infinitives. Part 2: Irregular verbs (Write the correct letter of the conjugation) Verbs included: hacer, ser / ir, ver, dar Example: Hacer: to do / to make a. hicieron / b. hizo / c. hice / d. hicimos / e. hiciste / f. hicisteis ____ 1. Yo ____ 4. Nosotros ____ 2. Tú ____ 5. Vosotros ____ 3. Él / Ella / Ud. ____ 6. Ellos / Ellas / Uds. Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.

O-UE stem change verbs fast practice For each set of verbs, write the correct letter of the conjugation. Then, conjugate the 3 infinitives in the present tense. For each set, only almorzar, poder, and dormir are included for matching. Students will write the conjugations for encontrar, volver, and morir for all 6 persons. Example: _____ 1. Almorzar (Yo) a. puedo _____ 2. Poder (Yo) b. duermo _____ 3. Dormir(Yo) c. almuerzo Encontrar (Yo) ___________, Volver (Yo) ____________, Morir (Yo) ___________ Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.

Complete each set of sentences with the correct conjugation of the verb in the preterit. Then, identify and write the clue word (ex: ayer) in every sentence with its English translation. Use the word bank for the English translation of the clue word. *There are 6 sentences per set (6 -ar, 6 -er, 6 -ir). Example: -AR verbs Clue words translations: Last summer / Yesterday Ayer yo _____________ con mi amigo. (hablar) Clue Word / Translation: _____________________________________ Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry or exit slip.

Irregular preterit J stem verbs practice For each infinitive, write the correct stem and the appropriate verb ending. Verbs included: Decir, Traer, Conducir There are 6 sentences per verb. A table with irregular preterit endings is included. Stem is listed next to each infinitive. Example: Decir (to say / to tell) / Stem: dij Yo _______ / __________ hola a mi amigo. Answer: Yo dij / e hola a mi amigo Answer key is included on page 2.

Los colores: Matching and fill in practice Part 1: Write the correct letter of the translation for each color. (13 total) _____ 1. Red a. rosado _____ 2. Blue b. anaranjado Part 2: Complete each short sentence using a different color from part 1. Do not repeat any color. Note: Colors are adjectives and must agree in number (singular / plural) and gender (masculine / feminine) with the item. (13 total) La casa es _______________. Los zapatos son ______________________. Answer key is included on page 2. Note: For part 2, student answers will vary. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, bell ringer, entry or exit slip.

School supplies identification practice (Las materiales escolares) Write the correct letter of the school supply item based on the description. (20 total) Note: All descriptions begin with “Se usa para …” Example: _____ 1. Se usa para escribir. a. La regla b. El bolígrafo / El lápiz _____ 2. Se usa para tomar apuntes. a. El cuaderno b. El sacapuntas _____ 3. Se usa para dibujar líneas. a. La mochila b. La regla Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry or exit slip.

Conjugate each infinitive in the preterit tense. Then, answer each question in a complete sentence in the present tense Verbs included: Regular: Hablar, Comer, Vivir Irregular: Ser, Ir, Dar, Ver, Hacer Students will conjugate each verb for all 6 persons and answer one personal question for each verb. All questions are in the tu conjugation except for ser. There are 8 personal questions total. Answer key is included on pages 3-4. Student answers will vary for the personal questions. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry or exit slip.

Present tense basic verbs review Conjugate each infinitive in the present tense. Then, answer each question in a complete sentence in the present tense *For each infinitive, students will conjugate it for all 6 persons, and answer one personal question. All questions are in the tu conjugation. Verbs included: Regular: Hablar, Comer, Vivir Irregular: Ser, Estar, Dar, Ir, Ver -Go: Hacer, Tener, Venir Stem change: E-IE: Empezar, Entender, Preferir O-UE: Almorzar, Poder, Dormir E-I: Pedir, Repetir Practice: Pages 1-5 Answer key: Pages 6-10. Note: Student answers will vary for the personal questions. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, or as part of your sub plans. It can also be used as a quick review of basic present tense verbs early in the year in Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 classes.

Practice: Ser, Estar, Ir, Ver, Dar, Hacer (Present tense) For each infinitive, write the correct conjugations using the word bank provided. Then, answer each question in a complete sentence in the present tense. For each infinitive, students will write the 6 conjugations in a table and answer 4 personal questions. All questions are information questions. Pages 4-6 is the answer key. Note: Student answers will vary for the personal questions. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, test, review, or as part of your sub plans.