Additional Resources
This extra material will help you practice what you've learned inside Spanish Past Made Simple. Have fun!
🎸 La Vida de Tom Araya (Preterite)
A podcast episode telling the life story of the Chilean heavy metal icon. Great for practicing completed past actions.
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📼 The 90s (Imperfect Practice)
What was life like in the 90s? A nostalgic episode full of descriptions, routines, and cultural details to reinforce the imperfect.
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🦇 The Story of Bat Boy (Preterite vs. Imperfect)
A fun, quirky story about a 90s character. Perfect for practicing how both past tenses work together in storytelling.
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🏔️ Marble Chapels (Preterite vs. Imperfect )
A YouTube video about a trip to the stunning Chilean Patagonia. Ideal for noticing how both tenses appear naturally in travel narratives.
#1 - Your Weekend Adventures (Now in Spanish!)
#2 - Lights, Camera… Preterite!
#3 - Travel Tales: What Really Happened on Your Trip
#4 - Your Favorite Artist’s Life (Told in Spanish)
🎧 All Dialogues from This Unit
Study Guide — Preterite Regular Verbs
Study Guide - Preterite Irregular Verbs
Study Guide - Preterite: Main Uses
Study Guide - Preterite: Time Markers and Organizers
Unit 1: Listening Transcripts
Quiz: Preterite - Regular Verbs
Quiz: Preterite - Irregular Verbs
Quiz: Preterite - Time Markers and Organizers
Quiz: La vida de Shakira (Preterite Verb Conjugation)
#1 - Let’s Look at the Old You
#2 - When I Was Little
#3 - Before Smartphones
🎧 All Dialogues from This Unit
Study Guide - Imperfect: Regular and Irregular Conjugation
Study Guide - Imperfect: Main Uses
Study Guide - Imperfect: Time Markers
Unit 2: Listening Transcripts
Quiz: Imperfect - Conjugation Exercise I
Quiz: Imperfect - Conjugation Exercise II
Quiz: Confessions of a Messy Girl (Imperfect)
#1 - A Birthday, a Selfie… and a Crocodile?
#2 - La Llorona: Once Upon a Terrifying Time
#3 - The Silliest Robbery Ever
🎧 All Dialogues from this Unit
Study Guide - Preterite vs. Imperfect Explained
Study Guide: Connecting Words to Tell Stories
Unit 3: Listening Transcripts
Quiz: Preterite or Imperfect I
Quiz: Preterite or Imperfect II
Quiz: The story of Superman - Preterite vs Imperfect
Quiz: The Raven and The Crow