El secreto story script for irregular preterite verbs

This script focuses on verbs with irregular stems and endings in the preterite tense.

CORE VOCABULARY

1. no pudo – s/he tried to but couldn’t (no pude – I couldn’t)
2. trajo – s/he brought (traje – I brought)
3. supo la verdad – /she found out la verdad (supe – I found out)

STORY SUMMARY

Two characters go to the same place every day. One day, the main character arrives at the park and doesn’t see the other person. They call them and ask where they are and tell them something special that they brought with them. The missing person lies and says they couldn’t come for some reason. The real reason is different, but the main character doesn’t find out. The same thing happens for a series of days until finally the main character finds out the truth.

STORY SCRIPT (SPANISH)

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ENGLISH SCRIPT

There were once two young people named Dennis and Antonia. They were a couple, and every day they went to McDonalds. One day, Dennis brought roses and chocolate to McDonalds. When he arrived, he saw that Antonia wasn’t there. Dennis called Antonia and asked her, “Where are you? I brought flowers and chocolate for you!” Antonia responded, “My love, I couldn’t come because I have a lot of homework.” In reality, Antonia didn’t have a lot of homework. She was watching movies at home with her cat. Dennis didn’t find out the truth.

The next day, Dennis brought a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts to McDonalds. When he arrived, he saw that Antonia wasn’t there. Dennis called Antonia and asked her, “Where are you? I brought doughnuts for you!” Antonia responded, “My love, I couldn’t come because my grandma is very sick.” In reality, Antonia didn’t have a sick grandma. She was at Burger King with her cat. Dennis didn’t find out the truth because he trusted Antonia.

The next day, Dennis brought pair of fancy earrings to McDonalds. When he arrived, he saw that Antonia wasn’t there. Dennis called Antonia and asked her, “Where are you? I brought an amazing surprise for you!” Antonia responded, “My love, I couldn’t come because my I don’t have enough money to buy gas for my car.” In reality, Antonia wasn’t out of gas. She was at home with her cat.

Dennis no longer trusted Antonia. He became suspicious and called a detective. The detective looked everywhere for Antonia and finally found her at her house. When he found her, the detective found out her secret. He found out that she had a cat.

The detective called Dennis and told him, “Dennis, I found out the truth about your girlfriend. She has a cat!” Dennis couldn’t believe what the detective was saying. He responded, “Impossible! I demand evidence!”. The detective took a video of Antonia and the cat snuggling at Antonia’s house and brought the video to Dennis. Dennis watched the video and became very sad. He couldn’t believe it. Antonia always had told him she was a dog person.

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LESSON PLANS

Find detailed daily lesson plans to use this story in class (in both versions of the unit) and turn it into a springboard for a cultural connection about El ratoncito Pérez (in Somos 2 Unit 6 Flex)!