Lesson 5: Shopping and Last Weekend – First Steps in the Past Tense (pretérito indefinido)
Talk about recent purchases and share opinions, with an introduction to the Spanish simple past (pretérito indefinido) for everyday situations.
About this lesson
In this lesson, you'll practise talking about shopping trips and outings from last weekend, asking about prices and sizes, and expressing simple opinions. We introduce the core forms of the pretérito indefinido (bought, paid, was/were), along with handy phrases for use in shops. Ideal for A2 level – it builds real-world confidence in situations like shopping and sharing impressions.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Ask and answer questions about prices and sizes in a shop.
- Give a short account of what you bought or did last weekend using the pretérito indefinido.
- Express simple opinions: fue barato/caro, me gustó/no me gustó.
- Use key shopping vocabulary: talla, probador, caja, ticket/recibo, devolver.
- Combine the present tense of seguir and the past tense for context (hoy/ayer, este fin de semana/el fin de semana pasado).