Mezclando el pasado
Learning goals:
- Narra historias del pasado (Narrate stories from the past)
- Hablar sobre el pasado (Talk about the past )
- ¿El pretérito imperfecto o el pretérito indefinido? (The imperfect tense or the preterite tense?)
- "Dolor y Gloria": Redescubriendo el Pasado ("Pain and Glory": Rediscovering the Past)
Learning module 3 (A2): El buen pasado (The good old past)
Recap exercises of the previous lesson
Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes
Core vocabulary (12)
Vosotros venís al río para admirar la naturaleza.
(You come to the river to admire nature.)
Venir
(To come)
Vosotros aparecéis en el aeropuerto temprano para facturar el equipaje.
(You all arrive at the airport early to check in the luggage.)
Aparecer
(To appear)
Ellos desaparecen cuando se registran en la recepción del hotel.
(They disappear when they check in at the hotel reception.)
Desaparecer
(To disappear)
A menudo leíamos el cuento en voz alta durante la clase.
(We often read the story aloud during the lesson.)
El cuento
(The story)
En el cuento, el personaje principal desapareció de repente.
(In the story, the main character disappeared suddenly.)
El personaje
(The character)
Antes de la pandemia, la gente paseaba con sus perros.
(Before the pandemic, people walked with their dogs.)
Antes
(Before)
Primero cenábamos en familia y después contábamos cuentos antes de dormir.
(First we had dinner as a family and then we told stories before bed.)
Después
(Afterwards)
Estábamos caminando por el bosque cuando, de repente, apareció un zorro.
(We were walking through the forest when, all of a sudden, a fox appeared.)
De repente
(All of a sudden)
Al final del cuento, los personajes descubrieron un secreto increíble.
(In the end, the characters discovered an incredible secret.)
Al final
(In the end)
Al principio, el personaje del cuento parecía misterioso.
(At the beginning, the character in the story seemed mysterious.)
Al principio
(At first)
Listening materials
Our listening materials implement the verbs, vocabulary and grammar topics of this lesson. Audio and video available!
A2.22.1 Gramática: ¿El pretérito imperfecto o el pretérito indefinido?
Spanish A2.22.1 The imperfect tense or the preterite tense?
(Brief explanation of the difference between the imperfect past tense and the simple past tense.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
A2.22.2 Cultura: "Dolor y Gloria": Redescubriendo el Pasado
Spanish A2.22.2 "Pain and Glory": Rediscovering the Past
Descubre "Dolor y Gloria" de Pedro Almodóvar, una película sobre la vida y el cine. Ideal para conocer la cultura española.
(Discover 'Pain and Glory' by Pedro Almodóvar, a film about life and cinema. Ideal for getting to know Spanish culture.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Exercises
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Find the words
Instruction: Find the words, mark them and make sentences with the words.
Show answers Show hintsHints
To walk , Before , To appear , To disappear , To come , All of a sudden
Answers
Score: 0/6
Antes | (Before) |
Andar | (To walk) |
De repente | (All of a sudden) |
Aparecer | (To appear) |
Desaparecer | (To disappear) |
Venir | (To come) |
Exercise 2: Reorder sentences
Instruction: The words in these sentences have been shuffled! Sort them so that they make a valid sentence again and translate.
Show answers Show translationExercise 3: Translate and make sentences
Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.
Show answersExercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Translate and say the word out loud. Use the word in a sentence.
Show translation
1.
Al principio
|
(At first) |
2.
De repente
|
(All of a sudden) |
3.
Desaparecer
|
(To disappear) |
4.
Andar
|
(To walk) |
5.
El personaje
|
(The character) |
Exercise 5: Conjugación verbal
Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.
Show answers Show translationTraer (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Andar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Traer (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo), Andar (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo), Venir (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)
1. Él ... alimentando a las ovejas en la granja.
2. Yo ... por el bosque y descubrí un hermoso roble.
3. Yo ... la toalla cuando íbamos a la playa.
4. Él ... al campo a alimentar las ovejas.
5. Vosotros ... la ropa interior para la semana.
Exercise 6: The imperfect tense or the preterite tense?
Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.
Show answers Show translationsoñaste, se divertían, habló, escuchaban, soñaba, andaba, jugasteis, nos divertimos
1. Jugar (vosotros): Al final, ...en casa.
2. Escuchar (ellos): Al principio, la historia era muy interesante y todos ... con atención.
3. Soñar (yo): Cuando era niño, siempre ... con ser un gran hombre.
4. Divertirse (nosotros): El año pasado, fui al cine con mis amigos y ... mucho.
5. Soñar (tú): Ayer ... con visitar a tu amigo después de mucho tiempo.
6. Andar (él): Antes, el personaje siempre ... por el bosque.
7. Hablar (ella): La semana pasada la profesora ... conmigo sobre de las diferencias entre los dos personajes.
8. Divertirse (ellos): En la época de los años 80, las personas a menudo ... en las fiestas con una buena música.
Exercise 7: Translate and make sentences
Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.
Show answersAppendix 1: Extended vocabulary table
Core vocabulary
(12):
Verbs: 4,
Adverbs: 2,
Interjection: 3,
Nouns: 3,
Context vocabulary:
3
Spanish | English |
---|---|
Al final | At the end |
Al principio | At first |
Andar | To walk |
Antes | Before |
Aparece | She appears |
Aparecer | To appear |
De repente | All of a sudden |
Desaparecer | To disappear |
Después | Afterwards |
Director | Director |
El cuento | The story |
El personaje | The character |
La historia | The history |
Protagonista | Protagonist |
Venir | To come |
Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson
Traer (to bring)
Exercises and examples phrases
- yo traje I brought
- tú trajiste You brought
- él/ella trajo he brought
- nosotros/nosotras trajimos we brought
- vosotros/vosotras trajisteis you brought
- ellos/ellas trajeron They brought
Traer (to bring)
Exercises and examples phrases
- yo traía I was bringing
- tú traías you brought
- él/ella traía he was bringing
- nosotros/nosotras traíamos we brought
- vosotros/vosotras traíais you (plural) were bringing
- ellos/ellas traían They brought
Andar (to walk)
Exercises and examples phrases
- yo anduve I walked
- tú anduviste You walked
- él/ella anduvo he walked
- nosotros/nosotras anduvimos we walked
- vosotros/vosotras anduvisteis You walked
- ellos/ellas anduvieron They walked
Andar (to walk)
Exercises and examples phrases
- yo andaba I was walking
- tú andabas You were walking
- él/ella andaba He/she was walking
- nosotros/nosotras andábamos we were walking
- vosotros/vosotras andabais You were walking
- ellos/ellas andaban they were walking
Venir (to come)
Exercises and examples phrases
- yo venía I was coming
- tú venías you were coming
- él/ella venía he/she was coming
- nosotros/nosotras veníamos we were coming
- vosotros/vosotras veníais you were coming
- ellos/ellas venían they came
Exercise: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.
Show answers Show translationTraer (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Andar (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo), Traer (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo), Andar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Venir (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)
1. Tú ... por la playa y te divertiste mucho.
2. Nosotros ... admirando la belleza del valle.
3. Yo ... la toalla cuando íbamos a la playa.
4. Él ... al campo a alimentar las ovejas.
5. Vosotros ... la ropa interior para la semana.