Lesson 1: My Weekend and Hobbies – Introduction to the Pretérito Perfecto
Take your first steps in talking about the recent past with the pretérito perfecto, while sharing your hobbies and expressing simple opinions.
About this lesson
In this opening A2 lesson with Kabinata, you'll review key everyday expressions and take your first step into Spanish past tenses – the pretérito perfecto (haber + participio). You'll learn how to talk about things you've done 'this weekend' or 'today', express likes and simple opinions using why/porque, and ask short questions about the past.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Form and use the pretérito perfecto in basic statements (he/has/ha/hemos/habéis/han + participio).
- Give a short account of your weekend and hobbies using time markers (este fin de semana, hoy, ya, todavía no).
- Ask and answer simple questions about recent actions: ¿Qué has hecho…?, ¿Has…?
- Express basic opinions and preferences: me gusta / no me gusta + sustantivo/infinitivo, porque + razón.
- Understand and use common irregular past participles (hecho, visto).