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What Did Your Family Do Yesterday?
Talk about what your family did yesterday using preterite group forms
Past Tense (Preterite) - Yesterday's Routine
Formation First: How Preterite Is Built
Use preterite for completed actions in a finished time frame (like ayer).
Sequence Your Day in Preterite
Use preterite to explain completed actions from yesterday in order.
Primero nos levantamos temprano.First we got up early.
Después desayunamos juntos.After that we had breakfast together.
Luego ellos trabajaron y ellas hicieron ejercicio.Then they (masc.) worked and they (fem.) exercised.
Más tarde almorzamos, cenamos, vimos la tele y dormimos.Later we had lunch, had dinner, watched TV, and slept.
Sequence Words
Use these words to connect your activities into one timeline.
Routine Verbs (Yesterday)
Time Anchors for Yesterday
Street Yesterday Talk (Northern Mexico)
Talking About Yesterday
Verb Conjugations
trabajar (to work) - Preterite (Past)
Type: regular -ar
yo → trabajé
tú → trabajaste
él/ella/usted → trabajó
nosotros → trabajamos
vosotros → trabajasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes → trabajaron
comer (to eat) - Preterite (Past)
Type: regular -er
yo → comí
tú → comiste
él/ella/usted → comió
nosotros → comimos
vosotros → comisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes → comieron
hacer (to do) - Preterite (Past)
Type: irregular high-frequency
yo → hice
tú → hiciste
él/ella/usted → hizo
nosotros → hicimos
vosotros → hicisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes → hicieron
Ready to Practice?
Two classmates compare what their families did yesterday. Keep the order clear and prioritize nosotros/nosotras and ellos/ellas forms.
Start Lab: Family Yesterday Routine