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.
Reading: Los recados y los lugares (Errands and places)
Sara Gómez likes to write in her journal about her day. Read her entry about what she did today and answer the comprehension questions.
*There are 14 comprehension questions with multiple choice (write A or B).
Sample
Es jueves y yo no tuve que trabajar porque el consultorio de abogado donde trabajo está cerrado los jueves. Por eso, yo hice muchos recados en mi ciudad. Por la mañana yo fui al correo para comprar sellos y para echar una carta a mi tío. Después yo fui al banco para cobrar mi cheque de salario. También yo abrí una cuenta de ahorrar y deposité cien dólares después de cobrar mi cheque.
Comprehension questions: Write the correct letter of the answer based on the reading.
_____ 1. ¿Por qué hizo Sara sus recados el jueves?
a. Porque ella no tuvo que trabajar. b. Ella miró mucha tele.
Answer key is included on pages 4-5 for the comprehension questions.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, sub plans, quiz, added to a test, entry / exit slip. It can also be used with chapter 3A of Realidades 2.
Cuando yo era niño fill in practice and questions
Part 1: Complete each set of sentences using the word bank.
There are 3 sets. Sets 1 and 2 have 6 sentences each. Set 3 has 8 sentences. There are 20 sentences total.
Sample:
SET 1: Word bank: Íbamos / era / veía / vivía / jugábamos / asistía
____________________ 1. Yo _______ bajo, moreno, y bien educado.
SET 2: Word bank: me llevaba / se abrazaban / se daban / Había / corrían / se reunían
____________________ 7. Las familias y sus parientes _______ cada semana.
SET 3: Word bank: costumbre / bebés / las bodas / chistes / nos reíamos / fuegos / regalaban / antigua
____________________ 13. Se celebraban _______ en la iglesia.
Part 2: Answer each question in a complete sentence in the imperfect tense about your own childhood. (5 questions total)
Sample:
¿Cómo eras tú de niño(a)? (Give 3 adjectives with Ser)
Answer key is included on page 3 for part 1 only. For part 2, student answers will vary.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. It can also be used with chapter 4B of Realidades 2. If not using with Realidades, it can be used to practice with the theme of childhood.
Preterit v Imperfect quick identification practice
Under each description or clue word, write P for preterit and I for imperfect. (40 total)
Example:
Ayer / Cada día / Anoche / Cuando yo era niño
Completed action / Habitual action / Interrupting action / Weather
Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, study guide, entry / exit slip.
Irregular preterit verbs easy intro practice
For each irregular infinitive, write the irregular stem (first blank) and the appropriate verb ending (second blank).
Infinitives included: hacer, venir, querer, andar, estar, tener, saber, poner, poder, traer, decir, conducir
Note: A table with irregular preterit verb endings is included on every page.
Example:
Hacer: to do (STEM: hic / hiz for Él, Ella, Ud.)
Yo: ___________ / ___________
Tú: ___________ / ___________
Él / Ella / Ud.: ___________ / ___________
Nosotros: ___________ / ___________
Vosotros: ___________ / ___________
Ellos / Ellas / Uds.: ___________ / ___________
Answer key is included on pages 5-8. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, study guide, entry / exit slip.
Present tense regular verbs easy intro practice
For each infinitive type (-ar, -er, -ir) write the correct stem and the appropriate verb endings. Then, complete the 10 sentences with the correct present tense conjugation.
Page 1: -AR infinitives / Page 2: -ER infinitives / Page 3: -IR infinitives
Sample:
Hablar: to speak (STEM: habl)
Write the stem in the first blank and the appropriate verb ending in the second blank.
Yo: ___________ / ___________
Tú: ___________ / ___________
Él / Ella / Ud.: ___________ / ___________
Nosotros: ___________ / ___________
Vosotros: ___________ / ___________
Ellos / Ellas / Uds.: ___________ / ___________
Complete with the correct present tense conjugation.
*To get the stem, take off the -ar from each infinitive.
Yo _________________ con mi amigo. (hablar)
Tú _________________ un libro. (comprar)
Él _________________ en la sala. (bailar)
Answer key is included on pages 4-6. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, study guide, entry / exit slip.
Preterit and Imperfect clue words mixed practice
Part 1: For each set of clue words, write the correct letter of the translation.
*16 total (Each set has 3 clue words)
Example:
n. Every day / Every afternoon / Every night
p. Yesterday / Last night / The day before yesterday
_____ 1. Ayer / Anoche / Anteayer
_____ 2. Cada día / Todas las tardes / Cada noche
Part 2: Tense identification: For each set of clue words, write P if they use the preterit tense and I if they use the imperfect tense.
*16 total (All clue words are the same from part 1).
_____ 1. Ayer / Anoche / Anteayer (Answer: P)
_____ 2. Cada día / Todas las tardes / Cada noche (Answer: I)
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, test / exam prep, entry / exit slip.
Preterit imperfect review activity
Write P if the clue word or verb conjugation is preterit and write I if the clue word or verb conjugation is imperfect.
There are a total of 64 clue words and verb conjugations (combined).
Answer key is included (pages 3-4).
Example:
____ 1. Ayer
____ 2. Yo hablé
____ 3. Cada día / todos los días
____ 25. Esta mañana
____ 26. Uds quisieron
____ 27. De repente
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, study guide, or as review for a test or exam.
Preterit imperfect sentence completion practice
Part 1: Complete each sentence using a different conjugated verb in the preterit or imperfect tense. Do NOT repeat any verbs. Then, add 3-4 words to expand on the sentence. Sentences should not be repetitive (using the same words over and over).
*Students will write a total of 12 sentences in the template provided.
Template: Clue word + Subject + Conjugated verb + Add 3-4 words
Ex: Ayer / Yo / ___________+ ___________
Part 2: Complete the sentences by conjugating the verbs in the preterit or imperfect. (5 sentences total)
Example:
Yo _______________con mi amigo mientras (while) mi hermano ______________ un libro. (hablar, leer)
Answer key is included on page 2 for part 2 only. For part 1, student answers will vary.
Question words sorting practice (Palabras interrogativas)
Read each sentence and write the correct element (word or phrase) for each question word.
*5 total (4 sentences grouped together, except #5, which as 5 sentences grouped together). There are 21 question words total.
*A template is provided for student responses. The English translation of each question word is included.
Luis es estudiante en una escuela. Él es alto y moreno.
Template: ¿Quién? Who/ ¿Qué? What/ ¿Dónde? Where/ ¿Cómo?What (How)
Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
Question words mixed practice (Palabras interrogativas)
Complete each set of sentences with the appropriate question word from the word bank. Note: Write the question word in English in the first blank and the same question word in Spanish in the second blank. Use the italicized phrase as a clue for your answers.
*There are 18 sets. Each set has 2 sentences (36 total)
Sample:
Word bank
Dónde, Where / Qué , What / Cuál, What (Which) / Cómo, How / A dónde, To where / Con quién, With whom / Cuándo, When / A qué hora, At what time
I am buying a car. _______________
Yo compro un coche. ¿__________________?
You are happy. _______________
Tú estás contento. ¿__________________?
Answer key is included on pages 4-6. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, study guide, review, entry / exit slip.
Preterit v Imperfect uses identification practice
For each description, write P for preterit (past) tense and I for imperfect tense.
Sample:
_____ 1. Completed actions
_____ 2. Ayer, Anoche, Anteayer, El año pasado
_____ 3. Habitual actions (Used to do)
_____ 4. Cada día, Todas las tardes, Cada noche
_____ 5. To describe the weather and express time on a clock.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, study guide, entry / exit slip.
Ser and nationalities mini conversations practice
Complete each mini conversation using the conjugation of Ser in the first two blanks. For the last blank, choose a nationality from the word bank below. Note: The nationality must agree with the person in number (singular/ plural) and in gender (masculine / feminine).
*There are 12 mini conversations total.
Example:
Word bank (Use in any order): americano / italiano / francés / portugués / inglés / ruso / chino /puertorriqueño …
¿De qué nacionalidad __________ tú (ser)? Yo _______ (ser) + _______________. (nationality)
Note: All conversations are structured the same. Only the subjects are different.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. Note: Student answers will vary for the last blank (nationalities).
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. Students can also do the practice orally.
IR A INFINITIVE super mini conversations practice
Complete each mini conversation using the correct conjugation of Ir (to go) in the first two blanks. For the last blank, choose an infinitive (-ar, -er, -ir) using the word bank below. Infinitives can be used in any order.
*There are 15 mini conversations
Example:
Word bank for Infinitives (use in the last blank): hablar / comer / escribir …
¿Qué _____________ (Ir) a hacer tú? Yo ____________(Ir) a _______________. (Infinitive)
Note: All questions are structured the same as shown in the example. Only the subjects will vary.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. Student answers will vary for the last blank (infinitives).
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. Students can also do the practice orally.
Present subjunctive basic verb practice
Complete each blank with the correct conjugation of the present subjunctive.
*There are 6 sets and each set has 6 short sentences. (36 total)
Example:
Yo quiero que
Change of subject: Tú _________________ .(hablar)
Change of subject: Ud. _________________ .(comer)
Change of subject: Marcos _________________ .(recibir)
Change of subject: Nosotros _________________. (comprar)
Change of subject: Vosotros _________________ .(aprender)
Change of subject: Uds. _________________. (compartir)
Answer key is included on pages 3-4.
This practice can be used when students are first learning the present subjunctive. It can also be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
Practice: Ser Estar Tener Hay (Present tense)
Complete each set of sentences using the word bank provided.
*There are 6 sets with 4 sentences each (24 total)
Example:
Word bank: Hay / soy / tengo / estoy
Yo ___________ alto y moreno.
Yo ___________ bien.
Yo ___________ muchos amigos.
___________ veinte estudiantes en mi clase.
Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
TENER + QUE + INFINITIVE (Notes and practice)
Page 1: Notes on formation of Tener + que + Infnitive with examples.
Page 2: Practice: Translate each sentence using TENER + QUE + INFINITIVE in the template provided. (10 sentences total)
Example:
I have to buy. (Comprar: to buy)
Template: Subject + Conjugation of Tener + Que+ Infinitive (-ar, -er, -ir)
Answer key is included on page 3 for the sentence translations.
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.
Preterit v Imperfect practice (Homework, Quiz, Classwork)
Complete each sentence with the correct conjugation of the preterit or imperfect. (25 total)
Sample:
Ayer yo __________________ con mi amigo. (hablar)
Cada día tú __________________ en el parque con tus amigos. (jugar)
De niña, Susana __________________ muy reservada y bien educada. (ser)
El verano pasado mis amigos y yo __________________ a México. (ir)
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz / test.
Ir a infinitive questions matching practice
Write the correct letter of the answer for each question. (16 total)
Example:
n. Él va a leer un libro.
p. Yo voy a hablar con mi amigo.
_____ 1. ¿Qué vas a hacer tú?
_____ 2. ¿Qué va a hacer él?
Note: All questions are structured the same. Only the subjects will vary.
Answer key is included on page 2. This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip. It can be used in Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 classes.
Ir a infinitive basic question answer practice
Translate each answer from English to Spanish using Ir + a + infinitive. (10 total)
A structured template is provided for student answers.
*A table with conjugations of Ir (to go) is included.
Example:
What are you (tú) going to do?
Answer: I am going to study. (estudiar: to study)
Template: Subject (Yo) + Conjugation of Ir + A + Infinitive (-ar, -er, -ir)
Note: In the template for the answers in Spanish, the subject is already filled in.
All questions are structured the same; only the subject will vary.
Answer key is included on pages 3-4. This practice can be used in Spanish 1 or Spanish 2 classes. It can be used for classwork, homework, review, quiz, entry / exit slip.
Ir a infinitive translation practice
For each subject, complete the template with the correct conjugation of Ir (to go), write “a”, and an infinitive (-ar, -er, -ir) using the word bank. Then, translate your sentence in Spanish. Note: Infinitives can be used in any order.
*10 sentences total
Example:
Template: Subject (Yo) + Conjugation of Ir + A + Infinitive (-ar, -er, -ir)
Translation: ____________________________________________________________________
This practice can be used for classwork, homework, quiz, review, entry / exit slip.