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A2.22 (Spanish lesson): Mixing up the past

Mezclando el pasado

A2.22 (Spanish lesson): Mixing up the past

Learning goals:

  • Situation: Narra historias del pasado (Narrate stories from the past)
  • Situation: Hablar sobre el pasado (Talk about the past )
  • Verb: Traer (to bring) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Traer (to bring) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)
  • Verb: Andar (to walk) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Andar (to walk) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)
  • Verb: Venir (to come) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Venir (to come) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)
  • Grammar: ¿El pretérito imperfecto o el pretérito indefinido? (The imperfect tense or the preterite tense?)
  • Culture: "Dolor y Gloria": Redescubriendo el Pasado ("Pain and Glory": Rediscovering the Past)

Learning module 3 (A2): El buen pasado (The good old past)

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Verb conjugation tables

Traer (to bring) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

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) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

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) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

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) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

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) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo vine I came
  • tú viniste You came
  • él/ella vino he came
  • nosotros/nosotras vinimos we came
  • vosotros/vosotras vinisteis you came
  • ellos/ellas vinieron They came

Venir (to come) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

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.

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Andar (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo), Andar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Traer (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Traer (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo), Venir (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Venir (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... al lago y se relajaban.

Ellos venían al lago y se relajaban.
(They used to come to the lake and relax.)

2. Ellos ... los billetes al hacer una reserva.

Ellos traían los billetes al hacer una reserva.
(They brought the tickets when making a reservation.)

3. Nosotros ... la comida para la excursión.

Nosotros traíamos la comida para la excursión.
(We were bringing the food for the excursion.)

4. Tú ... al bosque y admirabas la naturaleza.

Tú venías al bosque y admirabas la naturaleza.
(You used to come to the forest and admire nature.)

5. Tú ... las llaves al hacer el check in.

Tú traías las llaves al hacer el check in.
(You were bringing the keys when checking in.)

6. Él ... alimentando a las ovejas en la granja.

Él andaba alimentando a las ovejas en la granja.
(He was feeding the sheep on the farm.)

7. Yo ... por la playa cuando me encontré con un amigo.

Yo andaba por la playa cuando me encontré con un amigo.
(I was walking along the beach when I ran into a friend.)

8. Nosotros ... al valle y admiramos la naturaleza.

Nosotros vinimos al valle y admiramos la naturaleza.
(We came to the valley and admired the nature.)

9. Vosotros ... a la montaña y respirabais aire fresco.

Vosotros veníais a la montaña y respirabais aire fresco.
(You used to come to the mountain and breathe fresh air.)

10. Yo ... la toalla para ir a la playa.

Yo traje la toalla para ir a la playa.
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