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Vocab - discuss family celebrations and other words and phrases
Vocab - the past and transitional words
Vocab - ordinal numbers
Past Progressive
Preterite or Imperfect?
100
balloons
globos
100
yesterday
ayer
100
Which ordinal number comes after "segundo?"
tercero
100
Say this in Spanish using the past progressive: I was singing
Estaba cantando
100
Should you use the preterite or imperfect when saying what things were like over a long period of time?
Imperfect
200
candles
velas
200
last night
anoche
200
Which ordinal number comes after "sexto?"
séptimo
200
Say this in Spanish using the past progressive: They were eating
Estaban comiendo
200
Should you use the preterite or imperfect when talking about an isolated completed action in the past?
Preterite
300
decorations
adornos
300
last year
el año pasado
300
Which ordinal number is missing? Cuarto, ______, sexto
quinto
300
Say this in Spanish using the past progressive: She was reading
Estaba leyendo
300
Should you use the preterite or the imperfect when describing and setting the scene in the past?
Imperfect
400
hug
abrazo
400
finally
por fin
400
Which ordinal number is missing? _____, noveno, décimo
octavo
400
Say this in Spanish using the past progressive: We were serving
Estábamos sirviendo
400
Which verb forms should you use to complete this sentence? "Yesterday, I went to school, came home, did my homework, and watched TV." a) fui, vine, hice, miré OR b) iba, venía, hacía, miraba
a (all the preterite verbs because you are listing a series of completed actions in the past)
500
to get married (hint: it's a reflexive verb!)
casarse
500
while
mientras
500
Name an ordinal number that drops the "o" when it comes before a masculine singular noun.
Options: primero OR tercero
500
Say this in Spanish using the past progressive: They were falling in love *Caution! This is a reflexive verb, so you need to add something extra!
Se estaban enamorando OR Estaban enamorándose
500
Which verb forms complete this sentence correctly? "While I was finishing my homework, my mom called on the telephone?" a) terminé, llamaba OR b) terminaba, llamó
b (use the imperfect for the background action which is you doing your homework, use the preterite for the interrupting action which is your mom calling)