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When do you use the preterite tense?
to describe specific actions that occurred at a point in time + that were completed
describes what happened or occurred
actions that began + ended in the past
used for a sudden change in a condition, state or action in the past
used for the interruption of another action that was already in progress in the past
el (day of the week) pasado
last _____ (day of the week)
monday
lunes
tuesday
martes
wednesday
miércoles
thursday
jueves
friday
viernes
saturday
sábado
sunday
domingo
last summer
el verano pasado
last fall
el otoño pasado
last winter
el invierno pasado
last spring
la primavera pasada
last weekend
el fin de semana pasado
yesterday
ayer
the day before yesterday
anteayer
last week
la semana pasada
last month
el mes pasado
last year
el año pasado
one day
un día
the previous day
el día anterior
the other day
el otro día
one time
una vez
two times
dos veces
for the first time
por primera vez
suddenly
de repente
suddenly
de pronto
finally
por fin
finally
finalmente
last night
anoche
how long ago
hace + number + expression of time
two days ago
hace dos días
AR verbs: yo
é
AR verbs: tu
aste
AR verbs: el/ella/usted
ó
AR verbs: nosotros
amos
AR verbs: ellas/ellos/ustedes
aron
ER/IR verbs: yo
í
ER/IR verbs: tu
iste
ER/IR verbs: el/ella/usted
ió
ER/IR verbs: nosotros
imos
ER/IR verbs: ellos/ellas/ustedes
ieron
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