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El futuro (The future)
How do you form the future tense in Spanish? It's easy! Keep the entire infinitive form of the verb and add an ending. Give your advanced Spanish language learners this reference guide to study the charts provided. The endings are...
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Verbos con cambios radicales
Stem-changing, or radical changing, verbs are fairly common in Spanish. Provide your Spanish class with this reference guide to discuss the stem changes that occurs in the yo, tú, él, ella Ud., ellos, ellas, and Uds. forms.
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El presente perfecto
Are you looking for a way to introduce the present perfect to your Spanish class? This reference guide is perfect! First it explains when we use the present perfect. There's a verb conjugation chart, several examples, and clear...
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Prueba de competencia
Need to know the level of your incoming Spanish class? Use this with your high school classes (or older) to determine how much Spanish they know. The quiz itself is almost six pages long and covers verb conjugation, different verb...
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Worksheet-El Futuro
Intermediate and advanced Spanish speakers tackle the future tense. They read the 20 sentences here and correctly conjugate the verb in parentheses. Great practice!
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La canción del pretérito
La cucaracha, la cucaracha! Use this catchy tune to help your beginning Spanish learners remember the preterite tense. Distribute this sheet, so everyone can sing along!
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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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Irregular Formal Commands
After learning the regular formal commands for the Spanish language, your linguists should learn the irregular formal commands. First, they complete the chart with select irregular verbs like ir, caber, and caer. Then, in the second...
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The Present Subjunctive: How?
Once your class has mastered the indicative, it's time to present the subjunctive mood. This resource focuses solely on how to conjugate in the present subjunctive, but does link to more information on how to to use it. Class members can...
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #3
Hm, to use the preterite or the imperfect? That is the question with this short practice activity! Use it as a bell-ringer or a short homework assignment. Learners simply read the paragraph and conjugate the verbs in parentheses to...
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #9
What is the difference between the preterite tense and the imperfect? Compare the two, and then give your class this practice half-sheet. There are 12 verbs in parentheses, and your class must decide which should be in the preterite...
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #8
When do you use the preterite tense, and when do you use the imperfect? They're commonly confused, so give your class lots of practice opportunities to drill the difference into their memory! This short exercise would be a great...
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¿Ser o Estar?
¿Ser o estar? That is the question! These two are often confused, and if your learners really want to develop their language skills, they need to know the difference! Use this reference sheet to thoroughly explain each ver. The chart...
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The Personal a-Explanation and Practice
What is the personal a? It's a tricky concept to Spanish language learners, but this worksheet makes it simple. Examples and an explanation precede a short practice exercise. A great way to introduce your learners to the topic, but...
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Ojala y Quizas: El subjuntivo
The Spanish expressions meaning "hopefully" and "maybe" are always followed by the subjunctive. The top half of this worksheet provides an explanation and clear examples, while the bottom half provides a short practice section. For the...
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El Condicional
Are you introducing your intermediate and advanced Spanish speakers to the conditional? Learners conjugate the word in parentheses and insert it into the sentence provided. There are twenty sentences.
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El subjuntivo
When the boss of a company takes a day off, there are so many things that need to get done! Read this memo that details a bunch of things that must happen. As your class reads, they can complete the missing words by using the subjunctive...
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¿Qué tienes que hacer hoy?
What does your dad have to do today? What about your cousin? Using the example phrases listed (there are 13), intermediate Spanish language learners write five sentences describing what different people in their family must do today....
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Irregular Preterite worksheet
Have your beginning Spanish language learners practice conjugating with verbs that are irregular in the preterite form. Three exercises are provided here. The first requires language learners to rewrite a series of sentences in the...
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Feelings
Can your beginning Spanish class express their feelings? Provide them with this practice opportunity to test both their vocabulary development and their ability to conjugate the verb according to the subject used. Great practice!...
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Irregular Familiar Commands
Irregular familiar commands are easy to understand with this chart, and there's a catchy tune provided to help you remember the irregular commands!
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Subjunctive in Noun Clauses
The subjunctive is used to express a wish, desire, or doubt. How is it used in noun clauses? This activity gives an example of the subjunctive in a noun clause and explains the parts of the sentence. After reviewing the information, see...
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¿Qué tienes que hacer?
What do you have to do to get ready? Here are four graphics to inspire your beginning Spanish speakers to write simple sentences using the verb tener. The first one is done for them, but they must rewrite it in the space provided. Note:...