The Preterit
This week we will be doing a review of the preterit, one of the tenses that has the most exceptions. Don't be frightened! You can do it!
I have worksheets here explaining the Preterit once again. There are many rules and exceptions so feel free to write down your own notes based on the worksheets or print the PDF version of the files as well. This extra practice is for you! So if you don't quite understand one of the rules, feel free to e-mail me and ask for clarifications ([email protected]) Below I will post other resources to aid you in your comprehension on the preterit. I recommend my students playing the Burrito Builder Game and watching at least the last posted video, which is a song that will help you remember all of the irregular preterit forms in the "yo" form.
Make sure you have the endings for the regular and irregular verbs copied down for future reference.
This week we will be doing a review of the preterit, one of the tenses that has the most exceptions. Don't be frightened! You can do it!
I have worksheets here explaining the Preterit once again. There are many rules and exceptions so feel free to write down your own notes based on the worksheets or print the PDF version of the files as well. This extra practice is for you! So if you don't quite understand one of the rules, feel free to e-mail me and ask for clarifications ([email protected]) Below I will post other resources to aid you in your comprehension on the preterit. I recommend my students playing the Burrito Builder Game and watching at least the last posted video, which is a song that will help you remember all of the irregular preterit forms in the "yo" form.
Make sure you have the endings for the regular and irregular verbs copied down for future reference.
Click here for the PDF version of the notes on the preterit!
**there is a typo on the last page. (TRANDUJERON NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO TRADUJERON!)
**also, please add the verb "Querer" to your notes. It's stem changes to "quis-."
Querer --> quis-
Irregular Verbs Worksheet
Irregular Verbs Worksheet Answers
**there is a typo on the last page. (TRANDUJERON NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO TRADUJERON!)
**also, please add the verb "Querer" to your notes. It's stem changes to "quis-."
Querer --> quis-
Irregular Verbs Worksheet
Irregular Verbs Worksheet Answers
I am posting a game here called Burrito Builder as well. You can select the difficulty based on how you feel about the preterit. The verbs will begin rising from the bottom of the screen in English with their subject pronoun attached as well (i.e. I run) You must type the word correctly in Spanish on the screen before the word reaches the top of the screen. You must also add accent marks, which is easily done by pressing the Tab button and the letter that carries the accent. You choose the difficulty, speed, and amount of words on the screen at once. This is a super fast way to test yourself and to reflect on how fast the preterit verbs come to mind. It seems hard at first, but I promise you will get the hang of it! If typing is too hard for you, try writing the words down on a piece of paper as they appear on the screen. It's simply for conjugation and translation practice. Have fun!
Burrito Builder Game
Burrito Builder Game
You do not need to watch all of these videos... these are extra resources for you in case you do not understand! I have put a variety of videos up for you to more clearly visualize this verb tense. Also, there are videos that specifically focus on a rule or exception. If you are having a hard time understanding a certain rule or exception, just watch that video. If you are interested in looking up another Spanish lesson from this teacher, look up Senor Jordan on YouTube. Yet again, any questions... just e-mail me!
Preterit AR verbs video
Preterit ER verbs video
Preterit IR verb video
Stem changers in the preterit video
Verbs with -GAR and -ZAR
This is the one video I do recommend everyone watching! This is a song to help you remember all of the irregular verbs in the preterit in the "yo" form!