Dar ir ser estar ver sentence completions (present tense) Length: 2 pages For each verb, conjugate it in the present tense in the first blank. In the second blank, add 4-5 words to create an original sentence. Your sentence must make sense. Avoid repetition (using the same words over and over) Students will write 6 sentences for every verb. *For each infinitive, a table with all 6 conjugations is included for reference. Note: Sentences do not link to any vocabulary or theme Example: DAR Yo __________ un libro ________________________________________ Tú __________ un regalo __________________________________________ Él _________ un discurso (speech) sobre (about) ____________________ SER (vary your adjectives) Yo ________ alto (a) ________________________________________ ¿ _____________ (ser) tú estudiante _____________________________

Students will complete 3 paragraphs using the present tense of ir Note: The paragraphs do not link to any particular theme or vocabulary Paragraph 1 has 10 fill in the blanks, paragraph 2 has 12, and paragraph 3 has 12 Answer key is included on page 2 Example of paragraph 1 Yo ___________ a patinar. Tú _____________ a cocinar. Él ____________ a limpiar la casa. Ud _________ a mirar la tele. Ella __________ a ir de compras.Nosotros ____________ a buscar un libro. Vosotros __________ a ayudar a otros. Ellos ____________ a bailar. Uds ____________ a cortar los papeles. Ellas ____________ a nadar

Go verbs paragraph with comprehension questions Verbs included: Hacer, Poner, Venir, Salir, Tener, Caer, Traer, Decir, Oir (9 total) *Note: A table with English translation of all 9 infinitives is included. Part 1: Read the paragraph about Marcos and write the correct present tense conjugation of each -go verb using the word bank. (9 total) Sample: Word bank: digo / hago / oigo / traigo / caigo / pongo/ salgo / vengo / tengo Hola. Yo soy Marcos. Yo _____________ mi tarea por la tarde. (hacer) Yo _____________ de mi casa a las siete de la mañana. (salir) Part 2: Answer each question in a complete sentence in the present tense based on the paragraph. (9 total) Sample: ¿Qué hace Marcos por la tarde? ¿Cuándo sale Marcos de su casa? This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. Answer key is included on pages 3-4.

Reading: El día de la madre (Preterit) Luisa is sharing how she celebrated Mother’s Day with her friend Marta in an email. Complete the email using the word bank provided. *There are 20 blanks total (All answers are conjugated preterit verbs using the word bank) There are also 10 multiple choice (A or B) questions based on the reading. Answer key is included for the email (preterit conjugations) and comprehension questions on pages 3-4. This reading can be used for Spanish 2 or Spanish 3 classes. Example: Querida Marta, ¿Cómo estás? Ayer fue el día de la madre y yo lo (it) celebré con mi mamá. Cuando mi mamá se despertó, yo (1) _________________ un desayuno delicioso para ella. Mi mamá, mi papá, y yo (2) _______________ juntos en la cocina. También yo le (3) _________ un ramo (bouquet) de flores. Al mediodía yo (4) _____________ a mi mamá a su restaurante favorito para almorzar. Word bank for #1-6: hice / cociné / di / llegamos / desayunmos / llevé Comprehension questions: Answer the questions based on the reading. Write A or B. ¿Qué cocinó Luisa para su madre? a. desayuno b. almuerzo

Reading: Mi nuevo año escolar (present tense) Read the letter that Marcos wrote to his cousin Luis about his school year that has just begun. Then, complete the activities below. Example: Hola Luis, El año escolar acaba de empezar. Soy estudiante en el noveno grado en colegio. Mi colegio se llama “El colegio Santos”. Está en soleado, un suburbio de Los Ángeles. Es un edificio con treinta salas de clase. … Part 1: Write the correct letter of the teacher’s name for very subject. (6 total) ____ 1. Inglés a. El señor Evans ____ 2. Matemáticas b. La señora Marso Part 2: Write the correct letter of what students do in each of the classes. (6 total) ____ 1. Inglés a. hacer experimentos ____ 2. Matemáticas b. conversar y conocer la cultura hispana Part 3: Answer each question in a complete sentence in Spanish in the present tense. (7 total) ¿En qué escuela es Marcos estudiante? __________________________ Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This reading can be used early in the year in Spanish 2 classes. It can be used for classwork, homework, sub plans, or added to a quiz / test.

Reading: El prom (El baile de graduación) with preterit and imperfect tenses (Spanish) Paula is telling her cousin Carmen about her high school prom that she recently attended. Complete Paula’s email in the preterit and imperfect tenses using the word bank provided. The first paragraph is in the preterit tense and the second paragraph is in the imperfect tense. *Both paragraphs have 14 fill in the blanks. The word bank has conjugated verbs in the preterit and imperfect. After the reading, students will answer the multiple choice (A or B) questions based on the reading (12 total) Page 1: Paula’s email Page 2: Reading comprehension questions Page 3: Answer key to Paula’s email Page 4: Answer key for reading comprehension questions This reading can be used for Spanish 2 or Spanish 3 classes.

Reading: El pueblo de mi niñez (Imperfect tense) Marcos lives in New York. He is writing a memoir about his life. Read the chapter below on what life was like in his village in Mexico during his childhood. Complete the blanks using the imperfect tense. Then, answer the comprehension questions that follow. Note: The reading is in the imperfect tense except for the last paragraph which is in the preterit. The reading does not link to any particular theme or vocab. After every section a table with the English translations of unfamiliar words is provided. (Ex: monedas: coins / regatear: to bargain etc) Example: Yo nací en Soledo, un pueblo en el norte de México. Yo __________ allí por seis años con mi familia. (vivir) ___________ cuatro personas, mis padres, mi hermano mayor y yo. (haber) El pueblo ___________ alrededor de ciento cincuenta personas. (tener) Nuestra casa ___________ pequeña como las otras casas en el barrio. (ser)En las tardes yo ____________ con mis mejores amigos en la calle o cerca del lago. (jugar)Mis mejores amigos _______________ Carlos, Juan, y Tomás. (llamarse) Ellos ___________ en mi pueblo y nosotros ______________ a la escuela primaria juntos. (vivir, asistir) The 20 comprehension questions are multiple choice (A or B) ____ 1. ¿De dónde es Marcos? a. México b. Perú ____ 2. ¿Dónde vivía Marcos? a. en un apartamento b. una casa pequeña Pages 1-5 are the reading and comprehension questions. Pages 6-10 are the answer key. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, reading practice, or as part of your sub plans.

Reading: La vida de un adolescente (Present tense) Read about Marcos’s life as a teenager. Then, answer the comprehension questions below. *There are 12 comprehension questions in the present tense. Example: Yo soy Marcos. Soy puertorriqueño. Tengo catorce años. Yo emigré a Los Estados Unidos cuando tenía seis años. Vivo en Nueva York. Soy alto, gracioso, simpático, e inteligente. Asisto a un colegio. Mi colegio se llama el colegio Woods que está en la ciudad de Queens. … ¿De dónde es Marcos? _____________________________ ¿Cómo es Marcos? (Give 4 adjectives)_______________________ Answer key for the comprehension questions is included on pages 3-4. This reading comprehension practice can be used in Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 classes. It can be used for classwork, homework, added to a quiz / test, or as part of your sub plans.

Mi semana típica reading (Present tense) Read about Marcos’ typical week and complete the blanks with the correct present tense conjugation of the infinitive. For reflexive verbs (ending in se), use the reflexive pronoun “me” in the first blank. *There are 32 blanks total (Mix of regular, irregular, -go, stem change, and reflexive). *Note: Most verbs will be conjugated in the Yo form Verbs included: despertarse, ducharse, vestirse, comer (2x), poner, salir, llegar, hablar, asistir, ir (2x) , almorzar, tener, ser, subir, volver, ver, jugar, empezar, terminar, ayudar, cenar, lavar, secar, mirar, leer, textear, soler, navegar, acostarse, dormirse Sample: Me llamo Marcos. Durante la semana yo _______ / _____________________________ a las seis y media. (despertarse> e-ie) Yo _______ / _____________________________ (ducharse) y _______ / _______. (vestirse>e-i) Entonces, yo desayuno con mi familia en la cocina. (comer). Luego, yo ____________________ los libros en mi mochila (poner) y ____________________ de la casa (salir) para tomar el bus escolar. Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, sub plans, or added to a quiz / test.

Reading: Los estudiantes y sus clases (Present tense) Read about each student’s description of their favorite class. Then, answer the comprehension questions by writing the correct letter. *Students will read about 4 students and answer 5 comprehension questions for each student. Sample: Me llamo Carlos. Soy de México. Vivo en Guadalajara, México. Soy estudiante en el colegio San Pablo. Mi clase favorita es la clase de matemáticas porque El sr. Ramos, mi profesor favorito, enseña bien y es muy divertido. a. matemáticas / b. profesor / c. El colegio San Pablo / d. enseña bien y divertido / e. México _____1. ¿De dónde es Carlos? _____ 2.¿En qué escuela es estudiante Carlos? _____ 3.¿Cuál es la clase favorita de Carlos? _____ 4.¿Quién es El sr Ramos? _____ 5.¿Cómo es el profesor de matemáticas? Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.

Question words practice using personal questions *18 questions total Re-write each question by translating the question word from English to Spanish using the word bank. Be sure to write a question mark at the end of every question. Answer the question in a complete sentence in the present tense Word bank for question words (Note: Cómo will be used twice) Qué / Cómo / Cuánto / Cuántos / A dónde / Dónde / De dónde / De qué nacionalidad / Quién / De quién / Con quién / Cuál / Cuándo / A qué hora / Por qué / Con qué / Para quién *A structured template is provided to write the questions and answers. *Note: Most questions will have tú as the subject. Sample: ¿What compras tú? (Comprar: to buy) Template for question: ¿Question word + Conjugated verb + Subject? Template for answer: Subject + Conjugated verb + Rest Answer key is included on pages 5-8 for the questions only. Student responses will vary for the answers. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz / test, or sub plans. Students can also do the practice orally in pairs or small groups.

Reading: Todo sobre mí (Present tense) Marcos Sánchez is a teenager who is talking about himself. Complete the missing verbs in both paragraphs using the word bank provided. Then, answer the comprehension questions in a complete sentence in the present tense. Page 1: Paragraph 1 (18 blanks and 5 comprehension questions) Page 2: Paragraph 2 (23 blanks and 5 comprehension questions) Example of paragraph 1 Soy (2x) / lleva / regreso / juego / practico / aprenden / enseña / es (2x) / gustan / son / tomo / asisto / tengo (2x) / vivo / juega Yo (1) ___________ Marcos Sánchez. Yo (2) __________ alto, moreno, inteligente, y cómico. Yo (3) ___________ quince años. Yo (4) ____________ en la ciudad de nube azul, un suburbio de Oakland, California. Yo (5) ____________ a un colegio en mi ciudad. ¿Cómo es Marcos? (Give 4 adjectives)____________________________________ Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This reading practice can be used in Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 classes. It can be assigned for classwork, homework, added to a quiz / test, or used as part of your sub plans.

Reading: La fiesta de cumpleaños (Imperfect tense) Part 1: Marcos is talking about how he used to celebrate his birthday in his childhood. Complete the paragraph by conjugating the verbs in the imperfect. (24 blanks total) Example: Me llamo Marcos. En mi niñez, yo (1) _________________ mi cumpleaños en mi casa. (celebrar) En aquél entonces, yo (2) ____________ en un pueblo en México que (3) _____________ “Del loro”. (vivir, llamarse) Part 2: Comprehension questions: Write the correct answer (A or B). Example: ____ 1. Marcos vivía en ______________. a. Nueva York b. México Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used with chapter 4A of Realidades 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or added to a test / quiz.

Reading: Mi restaurante favorito (Present tense) Marcos is talking about his favorite restaurant. Complete each paragraph using the word bank provided. *There are 5 paragraphs total. Paragraph 1: 12 blanks Paragraph 2: 6 blanks Paragraph 3: 4 blanks Paragraph 4: 5 blanks Paragraph 5: 11 blanks Sample: Word bank: almuerzo / grande / abre / restaurante / cena / sirve / se llama / amigos / desayuno / cierra / familia / cena / centro Me llamo Marcos. Cada semana yo voy a mi ____________________ favorito que _________________ “New taste.” El restaurante está en el _______________ de nuestra ciudad y ________________ la comida americana. Yo voy allí (there) con mis ________________ y a veces (sometimes) con mi ______________. Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, or added to a quiz / test. It can be used in Spanish 1 (second half of the year) and in Spanish 2 classes.

Reading: Mi escuela (present tense) Marcos is talking about his high school. Read his description of the school and complete each blank using the word bank provided. There are a total of 32 blanks with three paragraphs. Each paragraph has its own word bank. Example: Word bank: caminan / está / países / colegio / diversa / toman / manejan (drive) / lengua / asisten / se llama / inmigrantes Me llamo Marcos. Yo voy a hablar sobre mi escuela. Mi escuela (1) ___________ en la ciudad de Stone Ridge, Nueva York y está cerca de la ciudad de Queens. Mi escuela es un (2) ______________. Casi (almost) mil estudiantes (3) _______________ al colegio. La escuela (4) ________________ Johnson High. Por la mañana los estudiantes (5) _____________ el bus escolar para llegar a la escuela. Hay estudiantes en el grado once y doce que (6) _____________ a la escuela en sus coches. Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, sub plan, or added to a test / quiz. It can be used in Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 classes.

Reading: Mi mejor amigo (Present tense) Note: A couple of verbs are used in the past tenses Read Marcos’ description of his best friend. Then, answer the comprehension questions that follow. Me llamo Marcos. Mi mejor amigo es Luis. Él y yo vivimos en la ciudad de Starway en Nueva York. Somos amigos desde (since) nuestra niñez. Yo recuerdo bien cuando yo me mudé (moved) a Nueva York de Florida hace once años, Luis era (was) mi primer amigo en la escuela primaria. Él me ayudó asimilar a la escuela. Nosotros asistimos a la misma escuela primaria, la escuela intermedia, y ahora asistimos al mismo colegio. Comprehension questions: Write the correct letter a or b (14 total) _____ 1. ¿Cómo se llama el mejor amigo de Marcos? a. Roberto b. Luis Follow up activity: Students will write an original paragraph (10 sentences) about their best friend with the guidelines provided. Answer key is included on page 4 for the comprehension questions only. For the original paragraph, student answers will vary. This reading can be used with chapter 4A of Realidades 3.

Reading: Un día escolar típico (present tense) Read about Marcos’ typical school day . Complete each paragraph using the word bank provided. *There are 8 paragraphs total. Paragraph 1 Word bank: asisto / tomo / empieza / llego / escribimos / leemos (asisto: I attend) Yo _____________ el bus escolar a las siete y media de la mañana. Yo ___________ a la escuela a las ocho. Mi escuela _____________ a las ocho y veinte. En la primera hora, yo _____________ a la clase de inglés. En la clase nosotros _____________ una novela o _______________ un ensayo. Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, added to a test / quiz, entry or exit slip (broken into smaller sections).

Yo -Go verbs question answers matching practice Verbs included: Hacer, Poner, Salir, Tener, Venir, Caer, Decir, Traer, Oir, Valer (10 total) Part 1: For each question and answer, write the correct letter of the conjugation. (10 total) Note: The English translations of all -go verbs are included at the top of the practice (Ex: Hacer: to do, to make). *Note: All questions are in the tú conjugation. g. pones / pongo i. haces / hago _____ 1. ¿Qué ___________ tú? Yo ___________ la tarea. (Hacer) _____ 2. ¿Qué ___________ tú en la mochila ? Yo ___________ los libros. (Poner) Part 2: Use the answers from part 1 and write the Yo conjugation for each infinitive. Hint: All conjugations should end in -go. (9 total) *Valer is not included. *A template is provided to write the conjugations. Ex: Hacer: Yo _____________ Part 3: For each infinitive, write the present tense conjugations. Make stem and spelling changes, where needed. *Students will write all 6 conjugations of Hacer, Tener, Decir, Oir Answer key is included on pages 3-6. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, study guide, entry / exit slip.

Tener and Ir question answer matching practice For each question and answer, write the correct letter of the conjugation. Note: Some letters will be used more than once. (16 total) l. van / van k. tienes / tengo _____ 1. ¿Qué __________ tú en tu mochila? Yo __________ los libros. (Tener) _____ 2. ¿A dónde _________ tú por la tarde? Yo __________ a la biblioteca. (Ir) Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.

Present tense sentence match up practice (Regular verbs) Write the correct letter of the phrase to complete each sentence. For each verb type (-ar, -er, -ir), there are 10 sentences each. (30 sentences total). Note: The English translation of the infinitives are listed on top of each page (Ex: Hablar: to speak) Sample -AR verbs f. un nuevo teléfono h. la tele por la tarde j. con mis amigos _____ 1. Yo hablo … _____ 2. Tú miras … _____ 3. Él compra … Answer key is included on pages 4-6. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.