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Hey amigos, I’ve got a new script for you! And guess what?? It TARGETS -AR imperfect conjugations! Yes, folks…this script here will provide your students with some good ol’ comprehensible, targeted input! But let’s be clear here–the kind of targeting that I do with this story (and the way that I intend for you to use…
Read MoreThis is a script to give targeted practice with -ER/-IR imperfect regular verbs. It was inspired by Crystal Barragán’s “La chica ideal” script, which I adapted to target a specific grammatical pattern. TARGET STRUCTURES quería – s/he, I wanted tenía – s/he, I had olía a – s/he, I smelled like ADDITIONAL TARGET PATTERN VERBS comía…
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This script targets the three irregular imperfect verbs in Spanish: ser, ir, and ver. Once again, it was written by one of my students. Since I won’t have 175 next year, I’m going to need to start hanging out at the mall or something and asking random middle schoolers to write scripts for me! EL…
Read MoreHere is a project that you can use while studying the imperfect past tense. Basically, students create an imaginary animal that is now extinct and describe it. My students receive a Citizenship grade (effort/on time?) and a Writing grade for the project. Notes for the imperfect can be downloaded here.
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