Lesson materials for practising the preterite tense

1. Differentiated Preterite Tense Lesson Plan
The Preterite Tense
In English: I played/I did play
Add the endings to the stem – ie. the infinitive minus the last two letters
-AR -ER / -
IR
Yo é í
Tú aste iste
Él / Ella ó ió
Nosotros amos imos
Vosotros asteis isteis
Ellos / Ellas aron ieron
Practice Questions 1
1) COMER, tú = tú comiste = you ate
2) HABLAR, tú =
3) ESCUCHAR, él =
4) CANTAR, ellos =
5) TRABAJAR, yo =
6) ESCRIBIR, nosotros =
7) VENDER, vosotros =
8) ESTUDIAR, ella =
Practice Questions 2
Now translate these:
1. George ate a sandwich in the
canteen.
2. Toby listened to Eminem on his
iPod.
3. Emily and Hannah wrote love
letters.
4. Lisa ate a sandwich in France.
5. We talked a lot.
6. Josh drank a litre of apple juice.
After, he vomited.
7. Chloe talked on the phone for 4
hours.
8. Jack, you chatted on facebook
with Tom.
Practise Questions 3 – write out each sentence, changing the word in brackets.
1) Ayer yo (visitar) el castillo.
2) Nosotros (comer) una hamburguesa
3) Mi perro (coger) un balón
4) Mis amigos (beber) una botella de limonada
5) Las chicas (trabajar) mucho
6) El verano pasado mis padres (pasar) una semana en Madrid
7) Anoche tú (bailar) en la discoteca
8) ¿Vosotros (hablar) mucho español en la costa?
9) Esta mañana me (levantar) muy temprano
10) El año pasado nosotros (comprar) una casa en las montañas.

2. Answers
Questions 1
2) HABLAR, tú = hablaste – you ate
3) ESCUCHAR, él =escuchó – he/she listened
4) CANTAR, ellos =cantaron – they sang
5) TRABAJAR, yo = trabajé – I worked
6) ESCRIBIR, nosotros = escribimos – we wrote
7) VENDER, vosotros = vendisteis – you sold
8) ESTUDIAR, ella = estudió – he/she studied
Question 2
1. George comió un bocadillo en la cantina.
2. Toby escuchó Eminem en su iPod.
3. Emily y Hannah escribieron cartas de amor.
4. Lisa comió un bocadillo en Francia.
5. Hablamos mucho.
6. Josh bebió un litro de zumo de manzana. Después vomitó.
7. Chloe habló por teléfono por cuatro horas.
8. Jack, tú chateaste en facebook con Tom.
Questions 3
1. visité -yesterday I visited the castle
2. comimos – we ate a burger
3. cogió – my dog caught the ball
4. bebieron – My friends drank a bottle of lemonade
5. trabajaron – the girls worked a lot
6. pasaron – last summer my parents spent a week in Madrid
7. bailaste – last night you danced in the nightcllub
8. hablasteis – did you speak a lot of spanish on the coast?
9. levanté – this morning I got up very early
10. compramos – last year we bought a house in the mountains

3. Formative Task
Write a paragraph about your last holiday. Be responsible and resourceful by using your
book and checking vocabulary. You should include:
• Where you went on holiday and who with
• How you travelled
• What the weather was like
• Where you stayed
• What you did during the holiday and on your last day
• Your opinion of what you did
Reflect on accents, spelling and using sequencers, time phrases, opinions and reasons.
Formative Task
Write a paragraph about your last holiday. Be responsible and resourceful by using your
book and checking vocabulary. You should include:
• Where you went on holiday and who with
• How you travelled
• What the weather was like
• Where you stayed
• What you did during the holiday and on your last day
• Your opinion of what you did
Reflect on accents, spelling and using sequencers, time phrases, opinions and reasons.
Formative Task
Write a paragraph about your last holiday. Be responsible and resourceful by using your
book and checking vocabulary. You should include:
• Where you went on holiday and who with
• How you travelled
• What the weather was like
• Where you stayed
• What you did during the holiday and on your last day
• Your opinion of what you did
Reflect on accents, spelling and using sequencers, time phrases, opinions and reasons.
Formative Task
Write a paragraph about your last holiday. Be responsible and resourceful by using your
book and checking vocabulary. You should include:
• Where you went on holiday and who with
• How you travelled
• What the weather was like
• Where you stayed
• What you did during the holiday and on your last day
• Your opinion of what you did
Reflect on accents, spelling and using sequencers, time phrases, opinions and reasons.