In this exercise, you should read Jaime’s message about his day at the beach.

Since it is a past event, focus on the tense he used.

Most of the time, Jaime used the preterite. There are a lot of irregular verbs in his message, so pay attention to their form.

At the end of his message, Jaime used the *”voy a”(I will)* construction to talk about his plans for the near future.

This exercise tests your comprehension.

You should label the things Jaime mentioned with *Sí* and things he did not mention with *No.*

**1. Sí**

Jaime mentioned going to the beach with his family.

**2. No**

Jaime said he did not bring sunblock.

**3. Sí**

He did lift weights.

**4. No**

He did not mention swimming all the time.

**5. No**

Nowhere did Jaime mention looking at the sea.

**6. Sí**

Jaime said he practiced water ski.

**7. No**

Jaime did not mention singing with his friends.

**8. Sí**

Jaime said he didn’t bring a hat.

See the explanation.

1. Sí
2. No
3. Sí
4. No
5. No
6. Sí
7. No
8. Sí

In this exercise, you should practice writing by describing a past event using the preterite.

You are asked what you did when you were at the beach or pool with your friends. Use the model sentences below as a reference.

– La última vez que **pasé** todo el día en la playa con mis amigos, **nadé** tanto que todavía me duelen los brazos.
*(The last time I spent the whole day at the beach with my friends, I swam so much that my arms still hurt.)*

The bolded words are the preterite forms of the verbs *pasar (to spend)* and *nadar (to swim)*. Both are changed as regular verbs and have an *-é* for first-person singular subjects.

– También **jugué** al voleibol con mis amigos en la playa.
*(I also played volleyball with my friends at the beach.)*

The bolded word is the preterite form of the verb *ju**gar** (to play).* It has irregular conjugation. When the subject is the first-person singular, the stem of all ***-gar*** verbs changes; the *g* changes to *gu* before the *é.*