a tense used for completed events in the past

A - 1 ¡Hola! Llegué a Valencia el lunes.

D - 1 Yo encontré la tienda de ropa y él compró todo.

D - 2 Tú participaste en las actividades, pero ella llegó tarde.

D - 3 Él nadó en el mar y tú empezaste a leer una revista.

D - 4 Yo compré un zumo de naranja y ella lo probó.

Viaje a Valencia: singular -ar preterite, singular subject pronouns

Spanish

Las Fallas de Valencia: 'alguno' meaning 'some'

Mis últimas vacaciones: prenominal adjectives, preterite questions

Una autora inmigrante: singular -er/-ir preterite

Un estudiante inmigrante: plural nouns, indefinite articles

Un nuevo país: singular -er/-ir preterite, prepositions in questions

This unit revisits singular forms of the preterite, including first person spelling changes, and introduces the addition of 'y' in some third person preterite verbs. Pupils learn 'alguno' as an indefinite adjective, and the syntax of questions with prepositions.

Travel and tourism: nuevas experiencias

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In which words does the 'g' sound like the 'g' in 'get'?

Why are subject pronouns used in Spanish?

The verb 'hablar' means 'to speak' in Spanish. What is 'I spoke'?

The verb 'nadar' means 'to swim' in Spanish. What is 'you swam'?

The verb 'descansar' means 'to rest' in Spanish. What is 'she rested'?

Match the subject pronoun with its English meaning.

Match the Spanish verb with its English meaning.

Starter Quiz

The verb 'hablar' means 'to speak' in Spanish. What is 'I spoke'?