Sadorf, Jacob, Period 2

Spanish

I was

I was very happy when I had my dog

Yo era

Yo era may feliz cuando tenía a mi pero

Keyword Strategy: The word “Era” has the same amount of letters as “was” and “yo” is just easy for me to remember.

I was [feeling+location]

I was excited at my sister’s softball game

Yo estaba

Yo estaba emocionado en el juego de sóftbol de mi hermana

There was/were

There was a snake in my yard

Había

Había Una serpiente en mi jardín

I had

I had a toy that I liked a lot

Yo tenía

Yo tenía un juguete que me gustaba mucho.

I could

I could play baseball with my friends after school

yo podía

Yo podía jugar al béisbol con mis amigos después de la escuela

I wanted

I wanted a hamburger for dinner

Yo quería

Yo quería Una hamburguesa para la cena.

Keyword Strategy: “Quería” sounds a lot like “quiere” and both of them are forms of “To want”

I went

I went to a basketball game with my friends

Yo fui

Yo fui a un partido de baloncesto con mis amigos

“Fui” and “Fue” are really similar and I know what “fue” means so it is pretty easy to understand “fui”

I left

I left my house early in the morning

Yo salí

Yo salí de mi casa temprano en la mañana

I came

I came to the baseball game with my family

Yo vine

Yo vine al juego de béisbol con mi familia

I did/made

I made a paper snowflake at school

Yo hice

Yo hice un copo de nieve de papel en la escuela

I said

I said the truth to my mother

Yo dije

Yo dije la verdad a mi madre

I saw

I saw a pig at the farm

Yo vi

Yo vi un cerdo en la granja

I put

I put my homework from Glenbard South in my backpack

Yo puse

Yo puse mi tarea de Glenbard South en mi mochila.

“Puse” kind of sounds like the word “put” so it makes it easy for me to remember.

I took

I took my favorite toy and brought it to the park

Yo tomé

Yo tomé mi juguete favorito y lo llevé al parque

“Tomé” kind of sounds like the word “took” so it makes it easy for me to understand

I gave

I gave my hamburger to my friend because he was hungry

Yo di

Yo di mi hamburguesa a mi amigo porque él tenía hambre