24/06/2021: The preterite

Question 1

___________ (Did I tell you that) me encontré a mi exjefe el otro día?

Answer 1

¿Te conté que me encontré a mi exjefe el otro día?

Did I tell you that I ran into my ex-boss the other day?

Question 2

Te conté que ___________ (I ran into my ex-boss) el otro día?

Answer 2

¿Te conté que me encontré a mi exjefe el otro día?

Did I tell you that I ran into my ex-boss the other day?

Question 3

No, ___________ (you didn’t tell me).

Answer 3

No, no me contaste.

No, you didn’t tell me.

Question 4

___________ (I saw him from afar) y traté de esconderme.

Answer 4

Lo vi de lejos y traté de esconderme.

I saw him from afar and I tried to hide.

Question 5

Lo vi de lejos y ___________ (I tried to hide).

Answer 5

Lo vi de lejos y traté de esconderme.

I saw him from afar and I tried to hide.

Question 6

Pero ___________ (I didn’t manage to (do it)).

Answer 6

Pero no lo logré.

But I didn’t manage to (do it).

Question 7

Pero, a ver, ___________ (I didn’t understand).

Answer 7

Pero, a ver, no entendí.

But, let’s see, I didn’t understand.

Question 8

Cuéntame ___________ (what happened) desde el principio.

Answer 8

Cuéntame qué pasó desde el principio.

Tell me what happened from the beginning.

Question 9

Cuéntame qué pasó ___________ (from the beginning).

Answer 9

Cuéntame qué pasó desde el principio.

Tell me what happened from the beginning.

Question 10

Pues, mira, ___________ (I went into Best Buy) a ver computadoras.

Answer 10

Pues, mira, entré a Best Buy a ver computadoras.

Well, look, I went inside Best Buy to look at computers.

Question 11

___________ (When I left), vi que él y su esposa venían hacia donde yo estaba.

Answer 11

Cuando salí, vi que su esposa y él venían hacia donde yo estaba.

When I left, I saw him and his wife coming towards where I was.

Question 12

Pero ¿___________ (what did you do)? ¿Te vieron? ¿Los saludaste?

Answer 12

Pero ¿qué hiciste? ¿Te vieron? ¿Los saludaste?

But what did you do? Did they see you? Did you greet them?

Question 13

Pero ¿qué hiciste? ¿___________ (Did they see you)? ¿Los saludaste?

Answer 13

Pero ¿qué hiciste? ¿Te vieron? ¿Los saludaste?

But what did you do? Did they see you? Did you greet them?

Question 14

Pero ¿qué hiciste? ¿Te vieron? ¿___________ (Did you greet them)?

Answer 14

Pero ¿qué hiciste? ¿Te vieron? ¿Los saludaste?

But what did you do? Did they see you? Did you greet them?

Question 15

Creo que ___________ (they didn’t see me) luego, luego.

Answer 15

Creo que no me vieron luego, luego.

I think they didn’t see me right away.

Question 16

___________ (I started) buscar dónde esconderme.

Answer 16

Empecé a buscar dónde esconderme.

I started looking for a place to hide.

Question 17

Empecé a ___________ (looking for a place to hide).

Answer 17

Empecé a buscar dónde esconderme.

I started looking for a place to hide.

Question 18

¿___________ (Why didn’t you go inside) Best Buy otra vez?

Answer 18

¿Por qué no te metiste a Best Buy otra vez?

Why didn’t you go inside Best Buy again?

Question 19

¿O ___________ (did you pretend you didn’t see them)?

Answer 19

¿O fingiste demencia?

Or did you pretend you didn’t see them (you faked dementia)?

Question 20

___________ (I went back to) Best Buy.

Answer 20

Me regresé a Best Buy.

I went back to Best Buy.

Question 21

___________ (I started looking at) tablets.

Answer 21

Me puse a ver tablets.

I started looking at tablets.

Question 22

¡Ah! O sea, ___________ (he greeted you).

Answer 22

¡Ah! O sea, él te saludó.

Oh! So, he greeted you.

Question 23

Ella ___________ (started chatting with me).

Answer 23

Ella me sacó plática.

She started chatting with me (lit. she took a chat out of me).

Question 24

___________ (She called him).

Answer 24

Le habló por teléfono.

She called him.

Question 25

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ *(I pretended)* me dio gusto verlos.

Answer 25

**Fingí que** me dio gusto verlos. ## Footnote *I pretended I was happy to see them.*

Question 26

Fingí que ___________ *(I was happy to see them)*.

Answer 26

Fingí que **me dio gusto verlos**. ## Footnote *I pretended I was happy to see them.*

Question 27

Platicamos un rato y ___________ *(they finally left)*.

Answer 27

Platicamos un rato y **por fin se fueron**. ## Footnote *We chatted for a while and they finally left.*

Question 28

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ *(We chatted for a while)* y por fin se fueron.

Answer 28

**Platicamos un rato** y por fin se fueron. ## Footnote *We chatted for a while and they finally left.*

Question 29

Como aquella vez que ___________ *(we ran into your ex)*.

Answer 29

Como aquella vez que **nos encontramos a tu ex**. *Like that time we ran into your ex.*

Question 30

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ *(Like that time when)* nos encontramos a tu ex.

Answer 30

**Como aquella vez que** nos encontramos a tu ex. ## Footnote *Like that time we ran into your ex.*

Question 31

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ *(He behaved)* decente.

Answer 31

**Se portó** decente. ## Footnote *He behaved decently.*

Question 32

Tú y él ___________ *(started chatting)*.

Answer 32

Tú y él **se pusieron a platicar**. *You and him started chatting.*

Question 33

No es como que ___________ *(we talked a lot)*.

Answer 33

No es como que **hablamos mucho**. ## Footnote *It's not like we talked a lot.*

Question 34

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ *(It's not like)* hablamos mucho.

Answer 34

**No es como que** hablamos mucho. ## Footnote *It's not like we talked a lot.*

Question 35

Sí ___________ *(you guys chatted for quite a while)*.

Answer 35

Sí **hablaron un buen rato**. ## Footnote *You guys did chat for quite a while.*

Question 36

¿Por qué ___________ *(did you try to hide)*?

Answer 36

¿Por qué **trataste de esconderte**? ## Footnote *Why did you try to hide?*