Ferdinand the Bull sounds great, any other ideas out there on other books that utilize the pret. & imperfect? From: ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Emily Gerstner Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:14 PM To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ola] Preterit vs. Imperfect... seeking advice Hello all, My Spanish II students are at a point where they can recognize and use, though without much accuracy, verbs in the preterit tense. I'd like to begin to introduce verbs in the imperfect, but I don't want to resort to English to do so. Any ideas for keeping preterit/imperfect content super communicative and not overwhelming for students? My best ideas right now are: -telling a familiar story (such as Goldilocks and the 3 Bears) -using imperfect to talk about childhood Advice, resources, lesson plans would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much! Emily