Activities for Un Año
Practice some of the vocabulary from this song and its preterite tense verbs using these flashcards, games and exercises.
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Activities
Vocabulary Excercises
We have chosen 15 words and phrases out of this song to form our vocabulary list, which can be found below. You can use the following activities to learn and practice this vocabulary.
Vocabulary Flashcards – Learn the vocabulary from this song with our sets of Spanish to English and English to Spanish flashcards, then test yourself with our interactive flashcards.
Vocabulary Games – Practice the vocabulary for this song using our memory and matching games and our word search puzzle.
Vocabulary Exercises – Fill in the missing vocabulary with drag and drop and fill in the blanks exercises.
Bonus Vocabulary – Calendar-Related Terminology
There is so much calendar-related vocabulary in this song that we thought we’d provide some bonus activities to practice it as well.
Calendar Flashcards – Learn the calendar-related vocabulary from this song with our sets of Spanish to English and English to Spanish flashcards, then test yourself with our interactive flashcards.
Calendar Games – Practice the calendar-related vocabulary for this song using our memory and matching games and our word search puzzle.
Calendar Exercises – Fill in the missing calendar-related vocabulary with drag and drop and fill in the blanks exercises.
Grammar Exercises
This song provided several verbs in the preterite tense to practice. Information on the preterite tense as well as full conjugations can be found below.
You can use the following activities to learn and practice these verbs:
Preterite Flashcards – Practice the preterite tense verbs in this song with our sets of Spanish to English and English to Spanish flashcards, then test yourself with our interactive flashcards.
Preterite Games – Practice the preterite tense verbs in this song using our memory and matching games.
Preterite Exercises – Practice the preterite tense verbs in this song using our drag and drop, fill in, and highlighting exercises.
Resources
Vocabulary List
| Term | Meaning | P of S | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| a lo lejos | in the distance, far away | a lo lejos | |
| alejar | move away, distance; put off, drive away | reg verb | aleje |
| alma | soul, spirit; heart, spirit, enthusiasm | fem noun | almas |
| decir | to say, tell | irreg verb | dije |
| despedida | farewell, good-bye | fem noun | despedida |
| doler | to hurt | stm chg verb | dolió |
| enamorarse | to fall in love | reg verb | me enamoré |
| flor | flower | fem noun | flores |
| fuerte | strong; resilient; muscular; healthy, fit | adj | fuerte |
| nadie | no one, nobody | pron | nadie |
| perdido | lost | adj | perdido |
| primavera | spring | fem noun | primavera |
| primo | cousin | masc noun | primos |
| seguir | to follow; continue | spl & stm chg verb | sigues |
| volver a | to do again | volveré a |
Calendar Vocabulary
| Term | Meaning | P of S | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| año | year | masc noun | año |
| mes | month | masc noun | meses |
| primavera | spring | fem noun | primavera |
| verano | summer | masc noun | verano |
| febrero | February | masc noun | febrero |
| septiembre | September | masc noun | septiembre |
| noviembre | November | masc noun | Noviembre |
| diciembre | December | masc noun | diciembre |
Preterite Tense
The Spanish preterite tense (el pretérito) is one of the two simple past tenses in Spanish. It is used for actions that have been completed at some point in the past.
- Regular verbs add the endings from the chart below to the normal stem, found by simply removing the -ar, -er, or -ir from the infinitive.
- Several verbs, such as ‘ser’ and ‘decir’ (seen in this song) have irregular conjugations.
- Some verbs undergo spelling changes in the preterite tense; however, none are seen in this song.
| Subject | -AR Verbs | -ER and -IR Verbs |
| 1st person singular – yo | -é | -í |
| 2nd person singular – tú | -aste | -iste |
| 3rd person singular – él, ella, Ud | -ó | -ió |
| 1st person plural – nosotros | -amos | -imos |
| 2nd person plural – vosotros | -asteis | -isteis |
| 3rd person plural – ellos, ellas, Uds | -aron | -ieron |
Conjugations
Following are the full conjugations of the verbs that appear in the preterite and imperfect tenses in this song.
ser: to be
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st Person | (yo) fui | (nosotros) fuimos |
| 2nd Person | (tú) fuiste | (vosotros) fuisteis |
| 3rd Person | él/ella/usted fue | ellos/ellas/ustedes fueron |
decir: to say, tell
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st Person | (yo) dije | (nosotros) dijimos |
| 2nd Person | (tú) dijiste | (vosotros) dijisteis |
| 3rd Person | él/ella/usted dijo | ellos/ellas/ustedes dijeron |
conocer: to know; recognize; meet
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st Person | (yo) conocí | (nosotros) conocimos |
| 2nd Person | (tú) conociste | (vosotros) conocisteis |
| 3rd Person | él/ella/usted conoció | ellos/ellas/ustedes conocieron |
mirar: to look, watch
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st Person | (yo) miré | (nosotros) miramos |
| 2nd Person | (tú) miraste | (vosotros) mirasteis |
| 3rd Person | él/ella/usted miró | ellos/ellas/ustedes miraron |
enamorarse: to fall in love
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st Person | (yo) me enamoré | (nosotros) enamoramos |
| 2nd Person | (tú) te enamoraste | (vosotros) enamorasteis |
| 3rd Person | él/ella/usted se enamoró | ellos/ellas/ustedes enamoraron |
doler: to hurt
| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st Person | (yo) dolí | (nosotros) dolimos |
| 2nd Person | (tú) doliste | (vosotros) dolisteis |
| 3rd Person | él/ella/usted dolió | ellos/ellas/ustedes dolieron |
