RED Practice on Preterite

1. Make a note of the verb endings for each person in the past tense:

AR ER/IRyo ___ ____tú ___ ____él/ella ___ ____

nosotros ___ ____vosotros ___ ____ellos/ellas ___ ____

2. Now fill in the regular preterites using the infinitives given below, following the steps to make the preterite tense 1)remove AR,ER or IR 2) add on the correct ending from exercise 1 checking the person that you need to use.

enseñar(to teach)

aprender(to learn)

viajar(to travel)

cruzar(to cross)

escribir(to write)

meter(to put)

a. They taught _____________________b. He learned _____________________c. I travelled _____________________d. We wrote _____________________e. You (sg) put _____________________f. She crossed _____________________g. You (pl) wrote _____________________h. I learned _____________________i. We taught _____________________j. You (pl) put _____________________k. They travelled _____________________l. You (sg) crossed_____________________

3. Write out the following in Spanish:

a) I went shopping

b) I listened to music

c) I watched a film with my friends

d) I went to a restaurant with my parents

e) We visited a museum

f) We played football in the park

Tip: write next to the pronouns what they mean in English (eg yo – I) to help you learn them.

AMBER Practice on Preterite

1. Fill in the regular preterites using the infinitives given below.

enseñar(to teach)

aprender(to learn)

viajar(to travel)

cruzar(to cross)

escribir(to write)

meter(to put)

a. They taught _____________________b. He learned _____________________c. I travelled _____________________d. We wrote _____________________e. You (sg) put _____________________f. She crossed _____________________g. You (pl) wrote _____________________h. I learned _____________________i. We taught _____________________j. You (pl) put _____________________k. They travelled _____________________l. You (sg) crossed_____________________

2. Write out the following in Spanish:

a) I went shopping

b) I listened to music

c) I watched a film with my friends

d) I went to a restaurant with my parents

e) We visited a museum

f) We played football in the park

3. Fill in the gaps in these sentences, paying attention to the person doing the action.

1. Mi abuelo (visitar) ________________ Barcelona el año pasado.2. Eva y Marta (tomar) _________________ el sol en la playa.3. Ayer tú (tener) ___________________ que hablar en clase.4. Mis padres (ir) _________________ a Colombia de vacaciones.5. La semana pasada yo (sacar) _________________ fotos de mi familia.6. Vosotros (hacer) _________________ los deberes correctamente.7. Paco y yo (montar) _________________ a caballo el fin de semana pasado.8. Javier (ver) _________________ monumentos antiguos.9. Nosotros (escribir) _______________ postales desde Roma.10.El verano pasado Juan y tú (vivir) ________________ en Madrid.

GREEN Practice on Preterite

1. Fill in the regular preterites using the infinitives given below.

enseñar(to teach)

aprender(to learn)

viajar(to travel)

cruzar(to cross)

escribir(to write)

meter(to put)

a. They taught _____________________b. He learned _____________________c. I travelled _____________________d. We wrote _____________________m. You (sg) put _____________________n. She crossed _____________________o. You (pl) wrote _____________________p. I learned _____________________q. We taught _____________________r. You (pl) put _____________________s. They travelled _____________________t. You (sg) crossed_____________________

2. Fill in the gaps in these sentences, paying attention to the person doing the action.

1. Mi abuelo (visitar) ________________ Barcelona el año pasado.2. Eva y Marta (tomar) _________________ el sol en la playa.3. Ayer tú (tener) ___________________ que hablar en clase.4. Mis padres (ir) _________________ a Colombia de vacaciones.5. La semana pasada yo (sacar) _________________ fotos de mi familia.6. Vosotros (hacer) _________________ los deberes correctamente.7. Paco y yo (montar) _________________ a caballo el fin de semana pasado.8. Javier (ver) _________________ monumentos antiguos.9. Nosotros (escribir) _______________ postales desde Roma.10.El verano pasado Juan y tú (vivir) ________________ en Madrid.11.Mi hermana Clara (escribir) ______________ una carta a su amiga.12.El fin de semana pasado (yo, viajar) ______________ a Italia con mi familia.13.Mis amigos del colegio (jugar) ___________ al fútbol ayer.14.El año pasado (tú, ganar) ____________ un trofeo de natación, ¿verdad?15.¡Vosotros no (pedir) ______________ permiso al profesor!16.Enrique y yo (bailar) ______________ en la discoteca toda la noche.17.La semana pasada Miguel y Sandra (cantar) ______________ en un karaoke.18.Esta mañana Juan (levantarse) __________________ a las siete menos cuarto.19.Mi abuelo (mirar) __________ Eastenders anoche.20. Tú y Sergio (comer) ________________ demasiados helados el verano pasado.

3. Look up any words you don’t know and translate questions 1-10 into English.

Success Criteria - GREEN

Answer in detail the question ¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana pasado? (What did you do last weekend?), reflecting on using the preterite tense accurately. Be responsible and use your book to check language.

You should:

say what you did on each day, including in the morning and in the evening say what you thought of each activity by giving an opinion say what other people did (eg. family members or friends so you use the past

tense fully)

incorporate opinion language and fabby phrases wherever possible

Success Criteria - AMBER

Answer in as much detail as you can the question ¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana pasado? (What did you do last weekend?), reflecting on using the preterite tense accurately. Be responsible and use your book to check language.

You should:

say what you did in the morning and in the evening on Saturday say what you did in the morning and in the evening on Sunday say what you thought of at least 2 activities by giving an opinion using an

opinion phrase and a verb in the past tense using fue….

You could also reflect on using fabby phrases to help improve your work.

Success Criteria - RED

Answer in as much detail as you can the question ¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana pasado? (What did you do last weekend?), reflecting on using the past tense accurately to talk about yourself. Be responsible and use your book/folder to check language.

You should:

say what you did in the morning on Saturday. eg. Por la mañana…. say what you did in the evening on Saturday eg. Por la noche… say what you thought of each activity by giving an opinion using an opinion

phrase and a verb in the past tense eg.en mi opinión fue….

You could also reflect on using fabby phrases to help improve your work. If you think you can master this, then repeat the success criteria for Sunday.

Answer sheet for homework on preterite tense

A

1. visité2. comimos3. cogió4. bebieron5. trabajaron6. pasaron7. bailaste8. hablasteis9. levanté10.compramos

B

1. desayuné2. levantaron3. bebimos4. aprobastéis5. costó (the CD)6. compró7. escribiste8. conocimos9. visitamos10.abrieron

Answer sheet for homework on preterite tense

A

1. visité2. comimos3. cogió4. bebieron5. trabajaron6. pasaron7. bailaste8. hablasteis9. levanté10.compramos

B

1. desayuné2. levantaron3. bebimos4. aprobastéis5. costó (the CD)6. compró7. escribiste8. conocimos9. visitamos10.abrieron

Answer sheet for homework on preterite tenseA

1. visité2. comimos3. cogió4. bebieron5. trabajaron6. pasaron7. bailaste8. hablasteis9. levanté10.compramos

B

1. desayuné2. levantaron3. bebimos4. aprobastéis5. costó (the CD)6. compró7. escribiste8. conocimos9. visitamos10.abrieron