Do your students struggle to grasp the difference between ser and estar? This verb-sorting activity will give them hands-on practice with this often tricky topic! In this activity, your students will sort the given list of 20 English sentences into two categories: ser or estar. You could easily adapt this activity for other tenses, simply by providing your own list. In addition to the hands-on practice, this resource also includes two worksheet versions of the same sentences.
This resource contains:
- one sentence sorting sheet
- one page of twenty English sentences with dotted lines for cutting
- one worksheet where students choose between ser and estar and explain why the chosen verb is correct
- one worksheet where students choose between ser and estar and translate the sentences to Spanish
- answer keys for the sentence sorting sheet and both worksheets
- tips for using the resource and a table of contents
This activity works well individually and in small groups and would be a great introductory activity (by using inductive reasoning), application, or review activity. Although designed for use in level two, it also makes a great review for Spanish three or four.
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