Hazlo Ahora/ Vamos 22/1/15 & 21/1/15

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Fondo Cultural

Read the cultural background article on page 137, and answer the questions in your journal.

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Las Preguntas1. What three things does the woman

holding the child want?2. What does the little girl want to

achieve?3. What does the first man want?4. What is one thing that the girls

want?5. What is one thing the man in the

blue jacket wants?6. What is one thing the young boys want?7. What is one thing the older man

wants?8. What is the most common wish?9. Why do you think that this is a

common wish?

Spanish verbs tell you two things! One, it tells you “who” is doing the action.

Two, it tells you “when” the action was done.

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The Preterite

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I went to the store.I bought a shirt.I paid in cash.

El Pretérito:• is a past tense (“-ed”)• talks about what happened• is a completed action

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Common phrases used in the preterite

Ayer-yesterdayAnoche-last nightLa semana pasada-last weekEl mes pasado-last monthAnteayer-the day before yesterdayEl año pasado-last yearDay of week/month of year + pasado

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Pretérito endings for -ar verbs are:

yo -é tú -aste él, ella, Ud. -ó

nosotros (as) -amosVosotros (as)-asteisEllos (as) Uds. -aron

Preterite verbs “er” and “ir”

Yo- íTú- iste Él, ella, Ud.- ió

Nosotros- imos

Ellos, ellas, Uds.- ieron

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1. Yo (beber) el jugo de naranja. 2. Señora (bailar) merengue.3. Ellas (hablar) en McDonalds 4. ¿Tú y tus amigos (estudiar)

anoche?  5. Vosotros (trabajar) anoche. 6. Yo (cocinar) el boliche anoche muy

bien. 7. Ella (cepillarse) los diente anoche.8. Nosotros (peinarse) el pelo.9. Yo (caminar) en las mañanas. 10.Tú (vender) las frutas.11.Usted no (cocinar) la cena.12.Ellos no (comer) ayer.

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