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 CHAPTER 13 - UN VIAJE EN TREN

GRAMMAR PART 2

 

VOCABULARY: Un viaje en tren (during and after the trip)

GRAMMAR:  TENER, ESTAR, ANDAR, SABER, PODER, PONER and DECIR in the PRETERITE

 

 

VIDEO TAKEN IN THE CLASSROOM (Grammar) 

 

 

 VIDEO TAKEN IN THE CLASSROOM (Vocabulary) Chapter 13 - Palabras 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish Lesson - Preterite - Irregulars - ESTAR, TENER, ANDAR 

 

 

 

If you still have questions about the conjugation of TENER, ESTAR, ANDAR, watch these other videos: 

 

Spanish Lesson - Preterite - Irregulars - estar

This video lesson covers the irregular verb Estar (to be) in the preterite. Estar is used for feelings, locations and for the progressive (ing) tenses. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjDKPR2BWlI

  

Spanish Lesson - Preterite - Irregulars - tener

 

Spanish Lesson - Preterite - Irregulars - Poder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq4VW8Ax4Sg

 

  

 

 

Spanish Lesson - Preterite - Irregulars - PODER, SABER, PONER

 

  

 

  

If you still have questions about the conjugation of TENER, ESTAR, ANDAR, watch these other videos: 


Spanish Lesson - Preterite - Irregular - poner


Spanish Lesson - Preterite - Irregulars - saber

This video covers the irregular verb in the preterite: saber (to know). Remember that we use saber for: facts, information and 'how to'. 

Please note that saber can also mean 'to taste' in Spanish. This is not mentioned in the video, but should be noted by students.
 

Spanish Lesson -Present and  Preterite  - Irregulars - DECIR (to tell / to say)

 

 

 

 Strong Stem Verb Song

 

 

 

Irregular preterites

Have got their own set of stems

And their own set of endings

That don’t have accent marks on them

 

CUP-, SUP-, HUB- are caber1, saber, haber2

QUIS-, VIN-, HIC- are querer, venir, hacer

 

e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ieron

e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ieron

 

Irregular preterites

Have got their own set of stems

And their own set of endings

That don’t have accent marks on them

 

ANDUV-, TUV-, ESTUV- are andar, tener, estar

TRAJ-, DIJ-, TRADUJ- Traer3, decir, traducir4

e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ieron

e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ieron

 

Irregular preterites

Have got their own set of stems

And their own set of endings

That don’t have accent marks on them

 

Finally, now remember for PODER the stem is PUD-

They both have a “d”

The stem rhymes with food

The toughest stem of all

Although it’s no excuse

The stem for PONER isn’t “PON-” it’s “PUS-”

e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ieron

e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ieron

e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ieron

e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ieron

 

Sing to the tune of ten little Indians:

 

fui fui  / di  vi /vine/ tuve

(I went)   /(I gave)(I saw) / (I came) / (I had)

 

hice / puse y estuve

(I did-made) /(I put) and (I was)

 

quise /supe / dije /pude

(I wanted) / (I knew) /(I said -told) /(I was able -could)

 

Traje / anduve

(I brought) /(I wandered)