Help students build confidence narrating in the past with short, contextual preterite practice!

Learning to narrate in the past takes time, especially in Spanish with so many irregular verbs. In this video, I share a simple way to give students “little and often” practice using the preterite in context.

This activity focuses on talking about what students did on Halloween, with verbs presented in context and a small guide to support how the forms work.

In this video, I explain how to:
Give students more repeated practice with the Spanish preterite
Keep past-tense narration contextual and meaningful
Support students as they talk about what they did on Halloween
Use a verb guide to help students with preterite forms
Build practice in small, manageable amounts over time

Ways to use this activity:
Practice Halloween-themed past-tense narration
Review preterite verbs, including irregular forms, in context
Support student speaking or writing about past events

This kind of short, focused practice can help students revisit the preterite without overwhelming them. It’s a practical way to keep past-tense narration moving forward throughout the year.

Perfect for:
· Spanish teachers
· Spanish preterite practice
· Past-tense narration
· Halloween Spanish activities
· November Spanish class ideas
· Spanish grammar review
· Contextual verb practice
· World-language classrooms

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