Verb+Conjugation+Game+(any+tense)

Attached is the template for a conjugation game.

Materials: 1 game sheet per 5 people 10 verb vocabulary cards at each table (can be different verbs at each table or not if you kids don't know a lot of verbs yet) 5 cards labeled yo, tu, el/ella/ud, nosotros, ellos/ellas/uds. (these will be at the 5 tables used)

Procedure: Give each group 10 verb cards and 1 piece of paper Tell students that they will have 1 minute to conjugate the verbs at the table into whatever form their table is labeled. If the table is labeled with the card "Tu" they must conjugate all the verbs in the tu form and whatever tense you have pre-selected. I played with the preterite because my kids were having a difficult time with all the irregulars and they needed a fun and quick refresher. Give the groups one minute to work and 10 seconds to move to the next table. I drew a chart of the tables on the board with arrows showing kids exactly where they were going to move so they knew.

What made this activity really effective was the time restrictions. The students knew that in 10 seconds they had to be seated and working. They also knew that they would only receive one minute to conjugate the verbs at their table. Before leaving the table students were instructed to flip all of the verb cards over and push in their chairs so that all students could move easily.

The group that correctly conjugated the most verbs at the end of the game was the winner.

Really simple but a really great way to get the kids thinking about verb endings at a rapid pace like they must do when they are speaking.