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Preterite Tense: irregular verbs

For Students 7th - 9th
Learning irregular verbs are tough since they don't follow some sort of pattern. Use this as a bell-ringer or an exit ticket to determine how much your class understands the challenging verbs in the preterite tense. Verbs like traer,...
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Preterite Tense: All Verbs

For Students 7th - 9th
Consider using this short activity as a bell-ringer. Beginning Spanish learners read the paragraph and conjugate the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences. Although the focus is on grammar, read through the paragraph in English...
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Curated OER

Preterite Tense: All Verbs #1

For Students 6th - 9th
Practice conjugating! Beginning Spanish speakers read the short paragraph, conjugating the verbs in parentheses. All verb types are included, so there are -ar, -ir, and -er verbs to conjugate in the preterite tense. 
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Curated OER

Preterite vs. Imperfect #6

For Students 8th - 10th
Now that your class has mastered the preterite tense, introduce the imperfect tense. Give them a verb conjugation chart to help them complete this short exercise. There are -ar, -ir, and common verbs to conjugate. 
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Curated OER

Preterite vs. Imperfect #4

For Students 9th - 11th
This bell-ringer is a great way to start the day after introducing the imperfect tense to your intermediate Spanish speakers! Your pupil reads the short paragraph and uses the words in parentheses to complete the sentences. There are 15...
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PPT
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Preterite 1: hablar

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Complete twenty fill-in-the-blank sentences with the correct preterite form of the Spanish verb hablar in this colorful PowerPoint. What a great resource to implement prior to an assessment!
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Curated OER

Preterite vs. Imperfect #5

For Students 9th - 10th
What is the imperfect tense or a Spanish preterite? After reviewing the tense and its conjugation with your intermediate Spanish class, provide them several opportunities to practice. Here's one that'd be the perfect bell-ringer...
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #10

For Students 7th - 9th
Compile a packet of practice worksheets for your beginning Spanish speakers learning about expressing actions in the past tense and using preterite verbs. Simply search more worksheets for preterite and imperfect tenses to add resources!
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Curated OER

Preterite vs. Imperfect #9

For Students 6th - 9th
What is the difference between the preterite tense and the imperfect? Compare the two, and then give your class this practice half-sheet. There are 12 verbs in parentheses, and your class must decide which should be in the preterite...
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Curated OER

Preterite vs. Imperfect #8

For Students 7th - 9th
When do you use the preterite tense, and when do you use the imperfect? They're commonly confused, so give your class lots of practice opportunities to drill the difference into their memory! This short exercise would be a great...
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Curated OER

Preterite vs. Imperfect #1

For Students 9th - 10th
Consider using this half-sheet grammar focus as a pop quiz or bell-ringer to get the day started. Today's focus is using the imperfect tense and Spanish preterites. Your learners read the paragraph provided and use the verbs in...
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Preterite vs. Imperfect #2

For Students 8th - 10th
Print a series of these conjugation half-sheets to use as bell-ringers! This one focuses on using the preterite and imperfect tenses. Intermediate Spanish scholars use the verbs in parentheses to complete each of the sentences provided....
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Jugar: Preterite Forms

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Practice the preterite form of "jugar" with this useful PowerPoint. There are eighteen fill-in-the-blank sentences for students to complete. Tip: If you are showing this slideshow during whole class instruction, have students write their...
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Curated OER

Preterite vs. Imperfect #3

For Students 6th - 9th
Hm, to use the preterite or the imperfect? That is the question with this short practice activity! Use it as a bell-ringer or a short homework assignment. Learners simply read the paragraph and conjugate the verbs in parentheses to...
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PPT
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Present tense 1: Estudiar

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
There are twenty fill-in-the-blank sentences, which students must use the appropriate form of the Spanish verb estar. Tip: You can print this out in the "nine slides per page" format for students to complete individually.
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Languages Online

Languages Online: The Preterite Tense (Regular Verbs)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of the preterite tense and of its regular conjugations introduces a variety of exercises that practice each type of conjugation -ar, -er, and -ir. Endings are first matched to pronouns, and then gap-fill exercises...
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Unit Plan
Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: The Preterite Tense

For Students 9th - 10th
These exercises from Colby College provide a very extensive review of irregular verbs, stem-changers, and spelling changes in the preterite tense for more than 50 verbs. Practice conjugating these verbs in verb charts. Answers may be...
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Study Languages

Study Spanish: Preterite Tense Regular Verbs

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: El Preterito Formas (Part 3)

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: El Preterito Formas (Part 4)

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Unit Plan
Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: The Future Tense

For Students 9th - 10th
Colby College provides a great explanation of how to conjugate verbs in the future tense, with English translations of the examples. Twenty sentences provide fantastic practice in changing verbs from preterite tense to future tense...
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Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: Preterites Irregular Meanings

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Study Spanish: "Hace" to Mean "Ago"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a good explanation of the use of "hacer," in the preterite tense with time expressions to mean "ago." Examples in Spanish and English supplement the explanation. A short test at the end of the lesson tests the student's...
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Unit Plan
Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: El Preterito Formas (Part 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
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.