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EL PRETÉRITO Y EL IMPERFECTO
Teachers - These are some of our favorite resources for teaching the Preterite and Imperfect in our classes!
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These two children's stories, ¿Eres Tú Mi Mamá? and El Mejor Nido, are written in the past tense, include basic vocabulary and are an excellent way to reinforce the past tense with an intermediate class.
¿Eres Tú Mi Mamá? Video
¿Eres Tú Mi Mamá?  Video Activities
El Mejor Nido Video
El Mejor Nido
Video Activities
SONGS THAT REINFORCE THE PAST TENSE
Mientes por Camila
¿Qué hiciste? por Jennifer López
¿Dónde están corazón? por Enrique Iglesias
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
These additional resources provide a treasure trove of ideas, notes, practices, games, and much more for all Spanish teachers!
Preterite & Imperfect Grammar Activities
Preterite & Imperfect Resources List
Click here to watch the "Pokerface" Imperfect song!
PAST TENSE VIDEOS
Click here to watch the UJI Verbs Jingle!
Click here to watch
La Leyenda del Espantapájaros!
Click here to learn the difference between the Preterite and Imperfect!
Click here to watch the story of Los Tres Cerditos!
Click here to listen to the story of the Árbol Generoso!