Question

Use both the present and preterite tenses together to talk about what is a usual or normal circumstance and what changed or was

different yesterday.
Template: Usualmente (subject pronoun) present tense verb + phrase, pero ayer (subject pronoun) preterite tense verb + phrase.
Example: Usualmente (yo) trabajo a las cuatro, pero ayer (yo) trabajé a las dos y media.
Usually I work at 4, but yesterday I worked at 2:30.
Follow the template and choose one subject pronoun and one verb. Conjugate the verb in the present tense according to the
subject pronoun, and complete the phrase.
Usualmente (subject pronoun) present tense verb + phrase,
Finish the rest of the sentence following the template. Use the same subject pronoun and this time, conjugate the same verb in the
preterite tense. Complete the phrase.
pero ayer (subject pronoun) preterite tense verb + phrase.
Your recorded response must contain at least 5 variations of the template using detailed and complete sentences in Spanish. Use 5
different subject pronouns and 5 different verbs.
Press record when you are ready. Listen and re-record if necessary, then submit. Your response needs to be at least 30 seconds in

Answer 1

This answer provides examples of sentences using both the present and preterite tenses in Spanish to talk about usual and changed circumstances.

Step-by-step explanation:

Usualmente (yo) estudio inglés los lunes, pero ayer (yo) estudié español a las cinco de la tarde.

Usualmente (tú) bailas salsa en la fiesta, pero ayer (tú) bailaste cumbia.

Usualmente (él) practica deportes al aire libre, pero ayer (él) practicó escalada en roca.

Usualmente (nosotros) comemos frutas y verduras, pero ayer (nosotros) comimos pizza.

Usualmente (ellos) trabajan en equipo, pero ayer (ellos) trabajaron individualmente.

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