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Simple past connectors

[Spoken Intro – soft] Hoy vamos a contar una historia en pasado. Simple Past nos dice qué pasó. Y para contar la historia en orden usamos: First… primero. Then… después. After that… después de eso. Later… más tarde. Finally… finalmente. Ready? [Verse 1] Yesterday I saw you, ayer te vi. First, I walked into the café, primero entré al café. Then, I saw your smile, después vi tu sonrisa. You looked at me, tú me miraste. And I smiled too, y yo también sonreí. After that, we started talking, después empezamos a hablar. You told me about your life, me contaste de tu vida. I told you about mine, yo te conté de la mía. And time went by so fast. [Chorus] First I saw you. Then we talked. After that, we walked together. Later, we laughed. Finally, we said goodbye. Yesterday… I met someone special. First. Then. After that. Later. Finally. That’s how the story went. [Verse 2] Later, we walked through the city, más tarde caminamos por la ciudad. We listened to music, escuchamos música. We talked about our dreams, hablamos de nuestros sueños. You made me laugh, me hiciste reír. I had a great time, la pasé muy bien. Then you looked at me and said, “I have to go.” I said, “Okay… but call me tomorrow.” [Chorus] First I saw you. Then we talked. After that, we walked together. Later, we laughed. Finally, we said goodbye. Yesterday… I met someone special. First. Then. After that. Later. Finally. That’s how the story went. [Student Practice – music softer] Now your turn. Tell me about yesterday. First, I… [Pause] Then, I… [Pause] After that, I… [Pause] Later, I… [Pause] Finally, I… [Pause] Good. Now tell your story. [Final Chorus] First I saw you. Then we talked. After that, we walked together. Later, we laughed. Finally, we said goodbye. Yesterday was just one day… but I still remember your smile. First. Then. After that. Later. Finally. Simple Past… tells the story of yesterday.