| Lesson start ideas | Give a creative idea how to begin a lesson |
| Which subject | Spanish |
| What age group | Year or Grade 8 |
| What topic | Preterite |
| Quantity | 1 |
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¡Hola, estudiantes! Today we are going on a journey through time! We'll be taking a look at one of the most important grammatical tenses in Spanish - the Preterite.
Our time-travel journey will begin in the year 1492. This is when Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue and discovered the "New World". Let's see how the Preterite tense is used in this sentence:
"Cristóbal Colón descubrió el Nuevo Mundo en 1492."
As you can see, we use the preterite to talk about completed actions in the past. In this case, Columbus completed the action of discovering the New World in 1492.
Now let's fast-forward to the 1920s and 30s in Spain. This was a period of time called the "Generation of '98". Many artists and writers emerged during this time and contributed greatly to Spanish culture. Let's take a look at another example of the Preterite tense:
"Federico García Lorca escribió obras de teatro muy importantes durante la Generación del 98."
In this sentence, we use the preterite again to talk about completed actions in the past. In this case, García Lorca completed the action of writing important plays during the Generation of '98.
Finally, let's move to the present day. We use the preterite tense every day, even in our own lives. Let's look at an example:
"Ayer, fui al cine con mis amigos."
Here, we use the preterite to talk about a completed action in the past. In this case, the completed action was going to the cinema with friends.
Now that we have traveled through time and explored different examples of the Preterite tense, we can understand how important it is to use this tense correctly. Remember - it's all about completed actions in the past! Thank you for joining me on this journey. ¡Hasta la vista!