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362 •  Chapter 5: Nuestro pasado and experiences have influenced your current circumstances. You will also read and listen to stories about others whose past experiences shaped their present context. Linguistically, this shift in time frames will give you an opportunity to experiment with the language skills you have developed so far and to imple- ment new skills related to storytelling. Contents Module A: Personal timelines Lengua 5.1: Verb review Lengua 5.2: Preterite of stem-changing verbs Module B: Important moments Lengua 5.3: Present perfect tense Lengua 5.4: Verbs to illustrate the preterite tense concept Module C: Long-term goals Lengua 5.5: Imperfect tense Lengua 5.6: Preterite versus imperfect Module D: The past impacting the present Lengua 5.7: Double object pronouns Lengua 5.8: Por and para Reflection and review Repaso de la lengua, capítulo 5 Module A: Personal timelines Module overview Welcome to chapter 5, “Nuestro pasado.” In this module, you will begin identifying key events in your life and become more comfortable with speaking about past events. You will share milestone events in your own life and learn about some of the important moments in your classmates’ lives, such as birth, moving, graduating, meeting important friends or partners, adopting pets, making important purchases, learning important skills, gaining and losing family members, and more. You will write with more detail about the events that you consider significant in the telling of your own history.