Chapter 3 Flashcards
a menudo (indicates)
imperfecto
a veces (indicates)
imperfecto
affection
el cariño
anoche (indicates)
preterito
ayer (indicates)
preterito
Ayer fue nuestro aniversario de boda.
Ayer fue nuestro aniversario de boda.
preterito
A complete action that took place in the past
baptism
el bautizo
birth
el nacimiento
blessing
la bendición
brother-in-law/sister-in-law
el/la cuñado/a
burial
el entierro
cada dia (indicates)
imperfecto
Caesar came, saw, and conquered.
César vino, vio y venció.
preterito
A series of actions in the past where a sequential order is implied.
con frequencia/frecuentemente (indicates)
imperfecto
congratulations (Congratulations!)
la felicitación (¡Felicitaciones!)
date
la fecha
daughter-in-law/son-in-law
la nuera/el yerno
de vez en cuando (indicates)
imperfecto
Easter
la Pascua Florida (de resurrección)
el año pasado (indicates)
preterito
el mes pasado (indicates)
preterito
el otro dia (indicates)
preterito
en ese momento (indicates)
preterito
entonces (indicates)
preterito
father-in-law/mother-in-law
el/la suegro/a
generalmente (indicates)
imperfecto
girl’s 15th birthday party
la quinceañera
godmother/godfathe
la madrina / el padrino
godson/goddaughter
el/la ahijado/a
grandson/granddaughter
el/la nieto/a
great grandfather/great grandmother
el/la bisabuelo/a
hace dos dias, años (indicates)
preterito
half-brother/half-sister
el medio hermano / la media hermana
He climbed the stairs, fixed his tie, and knocked on the door.
Subió las escaleras, se arregló la corbata y llamó a la puerta.
preterito
A series of actions in the past where a sequential order is implied.
home
el hogar
hug
el abrazo
husband/wife
el marido / la mujer
I attempted (tried) to see you.
Quise verte.
I could visit them (but may not have).
Podía visitarlos.
I couldn’t (failed to) visit them (but tried).
No pude visitarlos.
I couldn’t visit them.
No podía visitarlos.
I didn’t want to see you (but may have done so anyway).
No quería verte.
I knew his family.
Conocía a su familia.
I met his family.
Conocí a su familia.
I refused to see you.
No quise verte.
I started working at 6:00 and finished at 12:00.
Empecé a trabajar a las 6:00 y terminé a las 12:00.
preterito
The beginning or end of an action
I wanted to see you (but may not have done so).
Quería verte.
I was a shy child and I loved to read.
Yo era una niña tímida y me encantaba leer.
imperfecto
Descriptions in the past
I was able to visit them.
Pude visitarlos.
In the summer, we would go / used to go to Pennsylvania to visit my grandparents.
En los veranos íbamos a Pensilvania a visitar a los abuelos.
imperfecto
Habitual actions in the past (in contrast with the present or a specific point in the past)
in-laws
la familia política
inheritance; heritage
la herencia
It was 11:00 p.m. when they called us.
Eran las 11:00 de la noche cuando nos llamaron.
imperfecto
Descriptions in the past
It was very cold, and that’s why we turned on the heat.
Hacía mucho frío, así que encendimos la calefacción.
imperfecto
Description of an action in the past as it was happening, possibly in contrast with another action that occurs suddenly (in the preterite)
kiss
el beso
la semana pasada (indicates)
preterito
maternal (on the mother’s side)
materno/a
memory (ability to remember)
la memoria