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Una nueva vida: 2nd person singular and plural preterite
Pupil outcome: I can understand and use 2nd person preterite -ar verbs in the context of Mexican emigration. Key learning points: - The Spanish 2nd person subject pronouns are 'tú', 'vosotros' and 'vosotras'. - The Spanish 2nd person...
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Acciones para un mundo mejor: 'ir' imperfect, past continuous
Pupil outcome: I can use the imperfect, preterite and past continuous tenses in the context of protests and social movements. Key learning points: - 'iba', 'ibas' and 'iba' are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular imperfect forms of...
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Testigo: extended writing
Pupil outcome: I can use the imperfect, past continuous and preterite tenses to write an extended past-tense account. Key learning points: - The imperfect tense is used for what used to happen repeatedly and to set the scene in...
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Una historia de inmigración: 'ser' and 'ir' preterite
Pupil outcome: I can use plural forms of ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ in the preterite tense in the context of stories of immigration. Key learning points: - In Spanish, it is important to differentiate between vowel sounds in a diphthong. - The verbs...
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Viaje a Valencia: singular -ar preterite, singular subject pronouns
Pupil outcome: I can use the past (preterite) to talk about what people did on a trip to Valencia. Key learning points: - [gue] sounds like 'llegué', [ge] sounds like 'gente'. - Regular -ar verbs: 1st, 2nd, 3rd person singular PAST...
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¿Alguna vez has ... ? Develop conversations with perfect and preterite tenses
Pupil outcome: I can develop past-tense conversations using the perfect and preterite tenses. Key learning points: - The 'look, cover, write, check' method is a useful way to revisit vocabulary. - You can develop past-tense conversation...
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Ser de otro país: perfect and preterite tenses
Pupil outcome: I can distinguish between the perfect and preterite tenses in the context of the societal integration of Latin American immigrants. Key learning points: - The perfect tense is used to express what has happened, e.g. 'I...
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Después del colegio: understanding and answering questions
Pupil outcome: I can understand, ask and answer questions about after-school experiences in past and present tenses. Key learning points: - To form the singular preterite persons of -er and -ir verbs, we take the infinitive, remove...
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Entrevista con Arturo Pérez Reverte: use imperfect and preterite together
Pupil outcome: I can use knowledge of the imperfect and preterite to respond to reading comprehension questions in the context of the work of Arturo Pérez Reverte. Key learning points: - The 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural imperfect...
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Comparing summer experiences: -ar verbs 1st and 2nd person singular
Pupil outcome: I can use the preterite tense to compare my summer experiences with someone else's. Key learning points: - The 2nd person singular preterite of -ar verbs ends in (-aste). - The 1st person singular preterite of -ar verbs...
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Las Fallas de Valencia: 'alguno' meaning 'some'
Pupil outcome: I can use the Spanish word for 'some' and vocabulary relating to travel and a famous Spanish festival. Key learning points: - The indefinite adjective 'alguno' is used to say 'some' and it goes before the noun it...
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Un viaje escolar: irregular preterite stems, preterite 'ir', 'hacer'
Pupil outcome: I can use irregular verbs in the preterite when talking about a school trip. Key learning points: - Knowing a word means you can understand it in listening and reading but also use it in speaking and writing. - Formation...
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Un nuevo país: singular -er/-ir preterite, prepositions in questions
Pupil outcome: I can use -er and -ir verbs with question words to carry out an interview about leaving a country. Key learning points: - The sounds [ca], [co], [cu] are prononced as in casa, comer and escuchar. - The sounds [ce] and [ci]...
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Mis últimas vacaciones: prenominal adjectives, preterite questions
Pupil outcome: I can use prenominal adjectives and preterite questions to ask and answer about past holidays in Spanish. Key learning points: - In questions, to say 'a', 'an' or ‘any’ before masc. sing. nouns use ‘algún’ and 'algunos'...
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Un estudiante inmigrante: plural nouns, indefinite articles
Pupil outcome: I can use indefinite articles with plural nouns and write about past experiences using -er and -ir verbs in the past (preterite) tense. Key learning points: - To make a noun plural, add -s if it ends in a vowel, and -es if...
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Spanish Story | Past Tense | El parque
This Spanish story is narrated in the past tense using the preterite and imperfect. Juan and Pamela greet each other and then you will learn Spanish past tense verbs and vocabulary as you listen to Juan tell about taking his two-year-old...
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Spanish Story | Past Tense | Antes del viaje
Pamela tells a Spanish story about getting ready for a trip. She narrates the story in the past tenses, so you'll learn Spanish preterite and imperfect verbs. In addition to travel, the story focuses on telling time in Spanish and...
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Spanish Story | Verbs like Gustar | Past Tense
This Spanish story is narrated in the past tenses and uses the preterite and imperfect of verbs like gustar as well as other useful vocabulary. Juan and Pamela greet each other and then you will hear Pamela tell a story of meeting a new...
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Spanish Story | Past Tense | La sobrina
This funny Spanish story is narrated in the past tense. Juan and Pamela greet each other and then you will learn Spanish verbs in the preterite and imperfect tenses and vocabulary as you listen to Juan tell the story of his visit to see...
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Spanish Story | Past Tense | Birthday
Pamela narrates a Spanish story about her birthday in the past tense as she tells Juan how she spent the day. Watch the present tense narration of this story here: • Spanish Story | P... In this video, learn Spanish past tense verbs in...
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Spanish Stories Intermediate | Movie Night | Past Tense
Pamela tells an intermediate level Spanish story about an evening with friends. She narrates the story in the past tenses, so you'll learn Spanish verbs in the preterite and imperfect, vocabulary, and a variety of expressions appropriate...
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Learn Spanish Past Tense Stories
Learn Spanish past tense with these stories focusing on verbs in the preterite and the imperfect. Juan and Pamela narrate anecdotes with Spanish verbs in the past as well as common expressions and basic vocabulary. They are native...
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Learn Spanish Conversation | Preterite and Imperfect Tenses | Recuerdos
Learn Spanish past tenses and vocabulary by listening as Juan and Pamela talk about a box of keepsakes and memories. We all have conversations about the past and things that are important to us. In this video, you will learn lots of...