February break Spanish/English 10 word preterite diary sentences rubric.

20 points
This is very similar to your December break diary sentences, but now you can use more verbs as we
have learned regular –er and –ir preterite verb conjugations. However, only use –er and –ir verbs
listed below or that we have learned in our book.
DO NOT USE THE INTERNET!!! You will lose points if you do!
Our homework for over break is to write 5 TRUE preterite sentences with at least 10 words. You will
use 5 different regular –ar, -er, or -ir verbs (or the irregular verb IR) in the preterite form to say what
you or someone in your family did on 5 different days over break. This is due Monday, Feb 26.

Make sure you followed these rules before you bring it into class:
_____You need your five sentences in Spanish on the front and the 5 translations to English on
the back. (Students will only see the Spanish when we do our scavenger hunt.)
_____Each sentence must contain a different date between 2-16 and 2-25. (see the example below).
_____Each sentence must have at least 10 Spanish words.
_____Each sentence uses a different verb that we learned how to conjugate in the preterite in class.
HINT: I would make sure it is on this sheet of example verbs that you can use, pay attention to NOT
use the irregular ones we haven’t learned yet (also listed below).
_____DO NOT USE THE INTERNET!
_____Each sentence is true and something you don’t mind sharing with the class. (scavenger hunt)

Start with the date like this example: El _(# written out)_ de _(mes written out)_ (yo o mi hermano
o mi perro o mis abuelos, etc) _(preterite verb we have learned conjugated correctly)_ _(more
information in Spanish, like what time, with who, etc)_.
You may start with Friday, 2-16, as we don’t have Spanish that day. Don’t forget the Spanish
sentences go on the front and the English translations go on the back of your paper. It’s a
Spanish and English diary of your break. We will be sharing them this time to do a class
scavenger hunt of who did different things.
Here are some –ar verbs you can use (remember stem changing –ar verbs don’t stem change in
the preterite): hablar, cantar, estudiar, limpiar, arreglar, comprar, jugar (g changes to gu before e),
cocinar, calentar, cortar, ahorrar, gastar, desayunar, almorzar (z changes to c before e), cenar, caminar,
descansar, trabajar, mirar, buscar (c changes to qu before e), llevar, llamar (por teléfono), pasar,
regresar, terminar, tomar, nadir, visitar, contar, mandar, or any others from chapters 1-9.
Remember reflexive verbs need the reflexive pronoun in front of the verb you conjugate:
Acostarse, despertarse, levantarse (if something other than yourself like pesas don’t use reflexive),
lavarse (if something other than something on your body like platos don’t use reflexive, but with your
pelo or manos use reflexive), cepillarse, afeitarse, maquillarse, bañarse, quitarse, sentirse, reunirse
Here are some regular –er or –ir verbs you can use: comer, beber, escibir, aprender, volver (this
doesn’t stem change in preterite), abrir, ver (remember this doesn’t have accents), salir, creer, leer, descubrir,
entender (this doesn’t stem change in preterite), correr, vivir, recibir, vender, or any others from chapters 1-9.
Remember preterite verbs are used for something you did and completed at a specific time.
Examples: On February 17, I drank seven glasses of lemonade. On February 18, my brother
watched TV until 2am. On February 20, my family and I ate Chinese Food.

YOU CANNOT USE THESE VERBS AS WE HAVEN’T LEARNED THE PRETERITE OF THEM
YET. They are irregular: estar, tener, querer, poner, poder, hacer, saber, andar, venir, decir, traer,
dar, seguir