Curated OER
Verb Tense Review
In this verb tense review instructional activity, students practice usage of simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive, present perfect, present perfect progressive, and simple future tenses. Students answer...
Curated OER
Christmas and New Year Past Tenses Mimes
In this English worksheet, students, working with a partner, practice acting out one of thirty-three mimes with each other to see if their partner can guess what the other one is miming.
Curated OER
Integrating Target Structures
Students read short essays on the characteristics of several cities. They discuss these characteristics focusing on the use of the passive and active voice in past tenses.
Other
Preterito Imperfecto
A detailed look at the conditions of when to use the preterite versus the imperfect. Outstanding explanations, even though some may prove too detailed for many high school students. Excellent examples compare the use of the preterite and...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Un Viaje Al Ecuador
Journey into a fascinating adventure to Ecuador in this fun reading exercise where you have to select the preterite or the imperfect tense for the given sentences.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Preterite vs Imperfect
A very creative way to practice learning the differences between the preterite and the imperfect tenses. Read three different stories and select the appropriate tense in the story. A brief explanation is given with each answer you select.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Preterites Irregular Meanings
Practice using verbs that change their meaning in the preterite tense: conocer, saber, querer, tener, and poder. Complete translations from English to Spanish by choosing the correct form of a verb in the preterite or imperfect. Answers...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: El Preterito Formas (Part 3)
These Colby College exercises provide a very extensive review of irregular verbs, stem-changers, and spelling changes in the preterite tense. Change present tense conjugations to preterite tense. Answers may be checked and corrected.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: El Preterito Formas (Part 4)
These exercises provide a very extensive review of irregular verbs, stem-changers, and spelling changes in the preterite tense. Provides practice in the third person plural form in preparation for the imperfect subjunctive. Answers may...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Preterite and Imperfect (Part 1)
Great exercise for practicing the preterite and imperfect tenses. Choose the correct form of a verb to complete sentences that tell the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Immediate feedback corrects the answer and gives the reason...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Preterite and Imperfect (Part 2)
Great exercise for practicing the preterite and imperfect tenses. Provide the correct form of verb infinitives that complete the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Immediate feedback corrects the answer. Correlates to another...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Preterite and Imperfect Tense
Great exercise for practicing the preterite and imperfect tenses. Choose the correct form of a verb to complete sentences that tell the story of Superman. Immediate feedback corrects the answer and gives the reason for its application in...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 4: Semester 2: El Pasado
In this learning module, students learn how to talk about the past and things that happened to them in the past. They will also talk about common Hispanic meals and read about two famous Spanish authors. Includes games, exercises,...
Indiana University
Juan M. Soto: Reglas Preterite and Imperfect
Concise, but thorough English explanation of the preterite and imperfect tenses in Spanish grammar. Great review for advanced students or teachers who want a quick review. Links are also available to interactive exercises and sheets that...
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Passe Compose With Avoir
This site from Tex's French Grammar clearly explains the uses, formation and negation of the passe compose, using high quality examples, dialogues, (both written and audio), and interactive exercises. Contains link to usage with etre as...
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Passe Compose With Etre
This site from Tex's French Grammar clearly explains the uses, formation and negation of the passe compose, using high quality examples, dialogues, (both written and audio), and interactive exercises. Contains link to usage with avoir as...
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Imparfait
This site from Tex's French Grammar provides a clear and concise presentation of the l'imparfait. Shows stem and endings, provides written and audio examples and interactive practice exercises. Has links to various usages, such as states...
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Recent Past (Venir De)
Clear and concise explanation of the expression "venir de." Includes examples and practice exercises, both written and audio, to reinforce proper usage in both the present and imperfect tenses.
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Passe Compose vs. L'imparfait
This site from Tex's French Grammar provides a very clear and concise explanation of the proper formation and usage of the passe compose and l'imparfait. Lists common verbs and adverbs associated with either of the tenses. Provides good...
English Page
Englishpage.com: Past Conditionals
Tutorial lesson on past conditional verb forms and their use with examples and exercises.
Other
Contrasting Past Tenses: Preterite and Imperfect
Contrasts the usage of two past tense Spanish verb forms. This site provides the functions and uses of the preterite and the imperfect. It also provides excellent examples.
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: El Preterito Formas (Part 2)
These exercises review irregular verbs, stem-changers, and spelling changes in the preterite tense. Conjugate verbs to match the subject. Answers may be checked and corrected.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Past Tense Worksheets
Several worksheets are provided to reinforce the understanding of the past perfect verb tense. Students will practice writing past perfect tenses of verbs. Students will also practice combining sentences as they incorporate the past...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Preterite Tense Regular Verbs
Excellent examples of the preterite tense for regular verbs. You can also generate a quiz where you can select 10 to 25 sample questions to help test your knowledge of regular verb conjugations in the preterite tense.