With this video and guided notes, learners will use a graphic organizer to categorize common Irregular Preterite Verbs in Spanish.
They will practice conjugating the verbs in example sentences and understand how verbs such as «saber, querer, and poder» are used in the preterite to refer to specific, completed actions in the past.
This introductory activity prepares learners to use irregular preterite verbs. I use it for my online classes, and it could be a nice resource for a flipped classroom or to provide extra student support as well.
If you use these materials, I would love to hear how it goes in the comments!
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPof4pViD3Y
Main Street is closed for the whole city to enjoy 2 kilometers of cakes! Yes, this really happened! I came upon this scene January 7th of last year in Zacatecas, Mexico, and have been wanting to share this fun celebration the day after Día de Reyes with my students ever since. The result: this read-along video story (narrated by a native speaker from Zacatecas) and accompanying handout for story-based activities. I hope you will find it useful to incorporate into a unit on holidays, for targeted practice for preterite versus imperfect, and/or as a reading comprehension activity.
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