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Vocabulary (13)

Venir (to come) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotros venís al río para admirar la naturaleza.

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You come to the river to admire nature. Show

Venir

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To come Show

Andar (to walk) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo ando por el campo para descansar.

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I walk through the countryside to relax. Show

Andar

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To walk Show

Aparecer (to appear) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotros aparecéis en el aeropuerto temprano para facturar el equipaje.

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You all arrive at the airport early to check in the luggage. Show

Aparecer

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To appear Show

Desaparecer (to disappear) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ellos desaparecen cuando se registran en la recepción del hotel.

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They disappear when they check in at the hotel reception. Show

Desaparecer

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To disappear Show

El cuento: The story (Spanish)

A menudo leíamos el cuento en voz alta durante la clase.

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We often read the story aloud during the lesson. Show

El cuento

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The story Show

La historia: The history (Spanish)

Esta ciudad está llena de historia.

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This city is full of history. Show

La historia

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The history Show

El personaje: The character (Spanish)

En el cuento, el personaje principal desapareció de repente.

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In the story, the main character disappeared suddenly. Show

El personaje

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The character Show

Antes: Before (Spanish)

Antes de la pandemia, la gente paseaba con sus perros.

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Before the pandemic, people walked with their dogs. Show

Antes

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Before Show

Después: Afterwards (Spanish)

Primero cenábamos en familia y después contábamos cuentos antes de dormir.

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First we had dinner as a family and then we told stories before bed. Show

Después

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Afterwards Show

De repente: All of a sudden (Spanish)

Estábamos caminando por el bosque cuando, de repente, apareció un zorro.

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We were walking through the forest when, all of a sudden, a fox appeared. Show

De repente

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All of a sudden Show

Al final: In the end (Spanish)

Al final del cuento, los personajes descubrieron un secreto increíble.

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In the end, the characters discovered an incredible secret. Show

Al final

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In the end Show

Al principio: At first (Spanish)

Al principio, el personaje del cuento parecía misterioso.

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At the beginning, the character in the story seemed mysterious. Show

Al principio

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At first Show

Cuento de hadas: Fairy tale (Spanish)

Ayer leímos un cuento de hadas interesante.

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Yesterday we read an interesting fairy tale. Show

Cuento de hadas

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Fairy tale Show

Listening & reading materials

Follow adventures of Eva, Ana, Juan and Pedro.

Spanish A2.31.1 "Pain and Glory": Rediscovering the Past

A2.31.1 Cultura

"Dolor y Gloria": Redescubriendo el Pasado

"Pain and Glory": Rediscovering the Past

Grammar

It's not the most exciting thing, we admit, but it’s absolutely essential (and we promise it'll pay off)!

A2.31.2 Gramática

¿El pretérito imperfecto o el pretérito indefinido?

The imperfect tense or the preterite tense?

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
la gente | paseaba con | la pandemia, | sus perros. | Antes de
Antes de la pandemia, la gente paseaba con sus perros.
(Before the pandemic, people walked with their dogs.)
2.
acercamos. | cuando nos | los arbustos | Él desaparecía | detrás de
Él desaparecía detrás de los arbustos cuando nos acercamos.
(He disappeared behind the bushes when we approached.)
3.
cuento, el | En el | repente. | personaje principal | desapareció de
En el cuento, el personaje principal desapareció de repente.
(In the story, the main character disappeared suddenly.)
4.
de diferentes | las historias | Durante la | pandemia, a | personas. | menudo escuchábamos
Durante la pandemia, a menudo escuchábamos las historias de diferentes personas.
(During the pandemic, we often heard the stories of different people.)
5.
por el | Estábamos caminando | de repente, | apareció un | zorro. | bosque cuando,
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.)
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como eran | los personajes | parecían muy | al final. | Al principio, | diferentes a
Al principio, los personajes parecían muy diferentes a como eran al final.
(At the beginning, the characters seemed very different from how they were at the end.)
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descubrieron un | secreto increíble. | Al final | del cuento, | los personajes
Al final del cuento, los personajes descubrieron un secreto increíble.
(In the end, the characters discovered an incredible secret.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

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Andar

To walk

2

Desaparecer

To disappear

3

El cuento

The story

4

Al final

In the end

5

Al principio

At first

Exercise 3: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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traían, anduve, trajisteis, venía, traía, trajimos, andaba, venías

1.
Él ... alimentando a las ovejas en la granja.
(He was feeding the sheep on the farm.)
2.
Yo ... por el bosque y descubrí un hermoso roble.
(I walked through the forest and discovered a beautiful oak.)
3.
Yo ... la toalla cuando íbamos a la playa.
(I brought the towel when we went to the beach.)
4.
Él ... al campo a alimentar las ovejas.
(He came to the field to feed the sheep.)
5.
Vosotros ... la ropa interior para la semana.
(You brought the underwear for the week.)
6.
Ellos ... los billetes al hacer una reserva.
(They brought the tickets when making a reservation.)
7.
Nosotros ... los biquinis para nadar en el río.
(We brought the bikinis to swim in the river.)
8.
Tú ... al bosque y admirabas la naturaleza.
(You came to the forest and admired the nature.)

Exercise 4: ¿El pretérito imperfecto o el pretérito indefinido?

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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soñaste, se divertían, habló, escuchaban, soñaba, andaba, jugasteis, nos divertimos

1. Jugar (vosotros):
Al final, ...en casa.
(In the end, you played at home.)
2. Escuchar (ellos):
Al principio, la historia era muy interesante y todos ... con atención.
(At first, the story was very interesting, and everyone was listening attentively.)
3. Soñar (yo):
Cuando era niño, siempre ... con ser un gran hombre.
(When I was a child, I always dreamed of being a great man.)
4. Divertirse (nosotros):
El año pasado, fui al cine con mis amigos y ... mucho.
(Last year, I went to the cinema with my friends and we had a lot of fun.)
5. Soñar (tú):
Ayer ... con visitar a tu amigo después de mucho tiempo.
(Yesterday you dreamt of visiting your friend after a long time.)
6. Andar (él):
Antes, el personaje siempre ... por el bosque.
(Before, the character always walked through the forest.)
7. Hablar (ella):
La semana pasada la profesora ... conmigo sobre de las diferencias entre los dos personajes.
(Last week the teacher spoke to me about the differences between the two characters.)
8. Divertirse (ellos):
En la época de los años 80, las personas a menudo ... en las fiestas con una buena música.
(In the 1980s, people often had fun at parties with good music.)

Additional learning materials

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (13): Verbs: 4, Adverbs: 2, Interjection: 3, Nouns: 4,
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
Cuento de hadas Fairy tale
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

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
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

Exercises and examples phrases

Traer to bring

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
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

Exercises and examples phrases

Andar to walk

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
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

Exercises and examples phrases

Andar to walk

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
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

Exercises and examples phrases

Venir to come

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
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

Exercises and examples phrases

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