Mi tiempo en la escuela
My time at school
- Aprende sobre el sistema educativo del país. (Learn about the country's education system.)
- Habla sobre tu época en la escuela y recuerdos de la infancia. (Talk about your time at school and childhood memories.)
- ¿El pretérito imperfecto o el pretérito indefinido? (The imperfect past tense or the simple past tense?)
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Describe el camino educativo de Eva. (Describe the education path of Eva.)
- Describe dónde estudiaste en el instituto. (Describe where you studied at high school.)
- Habla sobre lo que estudiaste en el colegio. (Talk about what you studied at school.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Durante los primeros años Eva estuvo en la escuela primaria. For the first years Eva was in primary school. |
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Luego, ella estaba en la escuela secundaria. Siempre fue una estudiante trabajadora con buenas calificaciones. Then she was in secondary school. She always was a hard-working student with good grades. |
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Terminó el instituto cuando tenía 18 años. She finished high school when she was 18 years old. |
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Fui a la universidad y estudié derecho. I went to university and studied law. |
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Terminé el instituto cuando tenía 18 años. I finished high school when I was 18 years old. |
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Ahora trabajo en un colegio y enseño. Now I work in a school and teach. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 4: Cluster the words
Instruction: Clasifica las palabras según si se refieren a lugares y etapas educativas o a recuerdos y sentimientos relacionados con la infancia y la escuela.
Lugares y etapas educativas
Recuerdos y sentimientos de la infancia y la escuela
Exercise 5: ¿El pretérito imperfecto o el pretérito indefinido?
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The imperfect past tense or the simple past tense?
Show translation Show answersencontré, suspendimos, explicaba, organizó, enseñabas, venía, aprobé, escribían, venían, tenía
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A2.12.1 Gramática
¿El pretérito imperfecto o el pretérito indefinido?
The imperfect past tense or the simple past tense?
Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Venir to come Share Copied!
Pretérito imperfecto
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| (yo) venía | I was coming |
| (tú) venías | You were coming |
| (él/ella) venía | he/she was coming |
| (nosotros/nosotras) veníamos | we were coming |
| (vosotros/vosotras) veníais | You came |
| (ellos/ellas) venían | they were coming |
Aprobar to pass Share Copied!
Pretérito imperfecto
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| (yo) aprobaba | I used to pass |
| (tú) aprobabas | you were passing |
| (él/ella) aprobaba | he/she was passing |
| (nosotros/nosotras) aprobábamos | we passed |
| (vosotros/vosotras) aprobabais | You all passed |
| (ellos/ellas) aprobaban | they passed |
Suspender to fail Share Copied!
Pretérito indefinido
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| (yo) suspendí | I failed |
| (tú) suspendiste | You failed |
| (él/ella) suspendió | he/she failed |
| (nosotros/nosotras) suspendimos | We failed |
| (vosotros/vosotras) suspendisteis | You failed |
| (ellos/ellas) suspendieron | they failed |
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