Spanish IV 11-07-08

Español IV
07 de octubre de 2008

Students turned in their remaining “Permisos de Pasillo” today to receive the 5 points each extra credit for those not used.

Past-tense workshop today:
Students created folders with personal examples of typical uses of the Preterite and the Imperfect, the “rules” for their use, the time expression markers commonly used with these past tenses as well as the irregular forms.

These folders are color-coded like a stop light to reinforce the idea that:
1. The preterite talks about completed (stopped) actions in the past = Red
2. Certain verbs change their meaning (in English translation) in the preterite = Yellow
3. The imperfect refers to on-Going actions in the past = Green

I recommend the students use these folders to store their study sheets and other work relating to the use of these two past tenses.

Tarea:
1. Double check your work on Act.29, page 29, against your guidelines in your folders, and make any revisions you think necessary for Wednesday.
2. Be sure your folder is complete for class on Wednesday.