Teaching regular present -ER and -IR verbs like COMER and VIVIR in your Spanish class? Here are some of my favorite activities for helping students understand -ER and -IR verbs in the present tense! Make sure you grab the freebie while you are here! 😍
1. TASK CARDS
These present tense task card sets have 48 different cards with a variety of tasks, not just fill-in-the-blank sentences. Your students will receive a well-rounded review of regular -ER and -IR verbs in el presente. Students will be engaged as they complete various tasks on the included response sheet like conjugating -ER and -IR verbs in the present tense, filling in the blank with the correct present tense form of the -ER and -IR verb in parentheses, rewriting incorrect sentences correctly, writing complete sentences from prompts given, and answering multiple-choice questions about translations of sentences.
2. DIGITAL MYSTERY PICTURES
Looking for a super fun digital activity for your Spanish students to practice conjugating regular -ER and -IR verbs in the present tense? Check out this engaging, easy-to-grade digital mystery picture activity! Students will get a ton of practice conjugating regular -ER and -IR verbs, and a dose of culture, as they answer a variety of questions in Google Sheets to reveal a picture of the famous Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain. Best part? This no-prep activity is self-checking! If a student’s answer is correct, part of the hidden picture will be revealed. If a student’s answer is incorrect, the picture will not change. That lets the student know he/she needs to try again. The instant feedback really helps students improve their skills!
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3. READING COMPREHENSION MYSTERY PICTURE
Are your Spanish students struggling with reading comprehension and regular present -ER and -IR verbs? You need this no-prep digital mystery picture! Your Spanish students will improve their reading comprehension skills as they read a passage full of regular present -ER and -IR verbs and answer a variety of questions about what they read.
Like the above mystery pics, this Spanish activity is self-checking! If a student’s answer is correct, part of the hidden picture will be revealed. If a student’s answer is incorrect, the picture will not change. That lets the student know he/she needs to try again. The instant feedback really helps students improve their skills! Students love trying to guess what the picture is as they complete the activity. Hint: it has to do with the story!
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4. TRIVIA GAMES
Looking for a super fun, NO PREP activity to review regular -ER and -IR verbs in the present tense with your Spanish students? Play these Jeopardy-style trivia games with them! Students will be engaged as they work in teams to answer questions in the following categories: Conjugation, Fill in the Blank, ¿Dónde Está el Error?, Translation, and Un Poco de Todo. In addition to the traditional point value questions that start at $100 and get increasingly more difficult as students work their way up to the $500 questions, there is also a fun ‘Make a Wager’ bonus option for each category that is like Final Jeopardy. Only regular -ER and -IR verbs are included in these games.
5. BOOM CARDS
Self-checking AND self-grading? YES, PLEASE! If you are looking for a fun, interactive digital activity for your students to practice regular -ER and -IR verbs in Spanish, these no-prep Boom Cards are just what you need! Students will be engaged and get a great review of regular present -ER/-IR verbs as they work their way through the 50 cards in each deck.
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6. GOOGLE SLIDES
These digital task cards for Google Slides are for anyone looking to reinforce students’ understanding of regular -ER and -IR verbs in the present tense with a ton of great practice. Students will be engaged and get a great review as they work their way through the 50 interactive Google Slides in each set.
Students will be engaged in activities like:
✔ choosing the correct verb endings for regular -ER and -IR verbs
✔ drag and drop conjugation charts for regular -ER and -IR verbs
✔ filling in the blanks with -ER and -IR verbs in the present tense
✔ finding errors in sentences and correcting them
✔ multiple-choice questions
✔ answering open-ended questions like “¿Qué comes?”
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7. GOOGLE FORMS ASSESSMENTS
Self-grading? Yes, please! These digital assessments created in Google Forms are self-grading, editable, AND no prep! In addition to using a Google Form for a quiz or test, you can also use a Google Form for an exit ticket, formative assessment, choice board, make-up test for absent students, intervention, or about a million other things!
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8. CUCHARAS GAMES
Reinforce present tense -ER and -IR verb endings in Spanish with these fun games of Cucharas or Spoons. Students love collecting all the conjugations of an -ER or -IR verbs in the present tense and racing to grab the spoons! This is a great way to get students engaged and focused on the details of present tense verb endings! There is an included extension activity that has students writing and speaking with the verbs after each round.
OBJECTIVE: Collect all seven cards for one verb (infinitive + all six forms- for example: CORRER, CORRO, CORRES, CORRE, CORREMOS, CORRÉIS y CORREN) and/or not be the person left without a spoon!
9. PRINTABLE SUB PLANS
These no-prep printable activities for present -ER and -IR verbs are for anyone looking to improve their Spanish students’ reading comprehension skills. There are three print-and-go activities to go along with the comprehensible reading passage for you to choose from: task cards, a crossword puzzle, and worksheets. Talk about an easy Spanish sub plan!
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I hope these ideas for teaching present -ER and -IR verbs help! If you enjoyed this post, I would love it if you would pin it so others can enjoy it, too! Thanks and have a great day!
Looking for even more ideas? You might also like these posts: Present -AR Verbs Activities for Spanish Class and Present Stem-Changers Activities for Spanish Class.
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