preposition meaning 'around' and 'along' when used to indicate the movement in a physical space and 'because of' when used to introduce the reason or motive behind an action

conjunction meaning 'because' used to introduce a reason or cause for something

a verb tense to describe completed events in the past e.g. 'I did'

Jacob - Normalmente voy de vacaciones ...

Viajaste a un pueblo.

¿Viajaste a un pueblo?

Comparing summer experiences: -ar verbs 1st and 2nd person singular

Spanish

This unit introduces the preterite. Pupils form the preterite of the first and second persons singular of -ar verbs. They contrast this with the present tense of the first and second persons singular of -ar verbs. Pupils ask questions in the preterite, and form negative sentences using 'no'.

Contrasting past and present events: -AR verbs singular persons

to take, taking (more used in Latin America)

Put the words below in the correct order to complete the following sentence: 'El _____ pasado _____ un _____ para ir a un _____  y _____ mi _____ favorita.'

'Caminé por la playa.' What are the possible meanings of 'por' in this sentence?

The 'you' form of the preterite of -ar verbs always ends in {{}}.

Translate into Spanish: 'You won a prize'.

The {{}} is a verb tense used to describe completed events in the past.

To conjugate the 'I' form of an -ar verb in the preterite tense you remove the (-ar) and add {{}}.

Translate into Spanish: 'I washed the dog.'

Starter Quiz