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Verb Tenses
Why is it so important to have consistent verb tense when writing? Discuss some of the implications with your middle and high school classes. Examples are provided, and both incorrect and corrected sentences are shown. There's a lot of...
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Cuanto and present tense
Cuanto is used to ask many different questions in Spanish. Develop your class's understanding of the word (and its variations) by studying this worksheet. For each of 26 sentences provided, your learner must translate the Spanish...
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Ella y Él
Take a trip to Costa Rica with th popular song "Ella y Él" by Ricardo Arjona. After listening to the song (and possibly reading the lyrics) the class discusses the general message of the song, the political nature, and other US bands...
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El verbo "ir"
Yo voy al restaurante. Teach your beginning Spanish learners how to describe where they're going and ask where others are going. The final six slides provide an opportunity for students to use the vocabulary by responding to questions.
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Los Verbos Regulares
¡Vamos a practicar! Your beginning Spanish speakers need this well-organized, interactive PowerPoint to learn how to conjugate regular -ar verbs in the present tense. This resource provides scaffolding, and the slides build on one...
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Crocodiles Escape in Vietnam
What, there was a crocodile escape? Read, analyze, and examine a newspaper article with your class about the crocodiles that escaped in Vietnam. Your English language learners note the facts and key vocabulary in the story and answer...
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Time Words/Tenses Review
Each of the 42 sentences in this instructional activity have mistakes in the verb tense or time word. Grammarians search for the verb mistake in each one and write the correct verb tense right above the wrong one on the instructional...
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Cartoon Stories
All ages love to engage in cartoon writing –- little do they know that they actually learn quite a bit from it! In an instructional session focused on literacy syntax and vocabulary, your pupils work cooperatively to draw six pictures...
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The Tom Cruise Wedding
Scholars read a newspaper article about Tom Cruise's wedding to Katie Holmes in 2006. They define vocabulary words, complete comprehension worksheets, and analyze use of the present perfect and passive in the article. Individuals write...
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Complete the Sentences 3
Develop vocabulary in your young learners with this resource. There are a series of sentences here, and elementary schoolers must choose a word from the list to complete each of the 12 sentences. Example words include abolished,...
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The Future
This teacher guide provides several ideas for how to structure a unit on the futur simple. Start by having your class read the short passage provided about Google. As they read, pupils should categorize verbs by type to highlight verbs...
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #10
Compile a packet of practice worksheets for your beginning Spanish speakers learning about expressing actions in the past tense and using preterite verbs. Simply search more worksheets for preterite and imperfect tenses to add resources!
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Future Tense: Regular and Irregular Verbs #1
The next tense your class must master: the future tense! Use this simple learning exercise as an exit ticket out of class. After introducing the future tense and how it's conjugated, provide your class with this activity to assess their...
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Present Tense: All Verbs #3
Study verb conjugations to learn Spanish! Beginning Spanish readers complete this short exercise to build verb awareness. There are 15 blanks to fill, and learners must conjugate the -ir, -er, and -ar verbs in parentheses.
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El tiempo presente de los verbos -er and -ir
Did you know that -ir and -er verbs in the present tense are conjugated almost the same? They only differ in the nosotros and vosotros forms. Review the chart at the top of the page before diving into the rest of the resource! Learners...
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Present Tense: stem-changing verbs #1
Ding! The bell just rang, and you want to get your class focused and ready to go! Consider giving them this short activity as a bell-ringer. After learning about stem-changing verbs in the present tense, they do their best to complete...
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Present tense of -ar verbs
How do you conjugate -ar verbs? Before sending your class off with this worksheet, make sure you review the verb construction. There are 15 sentences provided here, and your pupil must place the correct verb conjugation into each blank....
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Ser vs. Estar #2
Ser and estar are such similar verbs; it's easy to confuse the two! Give your beginning Spanish speakers lots of practice conjugating the two. This worksheet provides 10 sentences, and the learner has to complete each one with the...
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #1
Consider using this half-sheet grammar focus as a pop quiz or bell-ringer to get the day started. Today's focus is using the imperfect tense and Spanish preterites. Your learners read the paragraph provided and use the verbs in...
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #2
Print a series of these conjugation half-sheets to use as bell-ringers! This one focuses on using the preterite and imperfect tenses. Intermediate Spanish scholars use the verbs in parentheses to complete each of the sentences provided....
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Present Tense: All Verbs
Present your class with this bell-ringer activity to review conjugating verbs in the present tense. It's short and sweet, but no answers are provided.
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Future Tense: Regular and Irregular Verbs #2
Ding! The bell just rang. Give your intermediate Spanish language learners this bell-ringer activity to get them started. This short paragraph focuses on conjugating both regular and irregular verbs in the future tense.
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Present tense of -ar verbs
Focus on -ar verbs in the present tense! There are 15 sentences provided here, and learners must conjugate the verb in parentheses so that it correctly completes the sentence. Some of the verbs include mirar, trabajar, comprar, and buscar.
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Present tense of -ar verbs
Beginning Spanish learners conjugate a series of common -ar verbs like bailar, cantar, cobrar, and llamar. They conjugate the verbs in parentheses to complete each of 15 sentences. When the class is finished, pair learners up and have...