Grade 8 Spanish (18-22 April, 2016 (Preterite tense))

Topic: Preterit Tense ( Simple Past Tense)

Objectives

 At the end of the lesson students will be able to: 

•      Conjugate regular –ER & IR  verbs in the preterit tense
•   Students will be able to use past tense verbs in a sentence successfully.
•       Know the placement of each subject pronoun on the verb chart.

Steps:

Drop the “er” at the end of the word and add the following according to the subject pronoun: Look at the chart below for guidance. 

Verb Conjugation in the preterite tense

Example:

Esperar- To hope yo esperé

tú esperaste

él esperó

nosotros esperamos

vosotros esperasteis

ellos esperaron

 Activity 

 Day one: 

Click on here or go http://www.linguasorb.com/spanish/verbs/regular-verbs/ to choose 10 different ER/ IR verbs and write 10 simple sentences in both Spanish and English. Use a different subject pronoun with each verb. 

Eg. 1. Yo Debi- I owed (Deber- To Owe)

       2. Ellos comieron - They ate ( comer - to       eat)

Day 2. Since ER and Ir verb conjugations are the same, students will Repeat day one's activity by conjugating regular IR verbs in the preterit tense. 

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