El tiempo pasado simple

Question 1

I met/knew (person)

Answer 1

conocí

Question 2

I believed/thought

Answer 2

creí

Question 3

I learnt

Answer 3

aprendí

Question 4

He should have

Answer 4

Él debió

Question 5

I let you win

Answer 5

te dejé ganar

Question 6

I stayed in bed all morning

Answer 6

me quedé en cama toda la mañana

Question 7

I stopped eating gluten thirteen years ago
(most idiomatic)

Answer 7

Dejé de comer gluten hace trece años

Question 8

You (pl) spoke with passion

Answer 8

Ustedes hablaron con pasión

Question 9

He ate like he was a pig

Answer 9

comió como si fuera un cerdo

Question 10

She lived an honest life

Answer 10

ella vivió una vida honesta

Question 11

They suffered a lot until their death

Answer 11

sufrieron mucho hasta su muerte

Question 12

He slept for 8 hours

Answer 12

durmió ocho horas

Question 13

They died many years ago

Answer 13

murieron hace muchos años

Question 14

The student asked the teacher for help

Answer 14

el alumno pidió ayuda al profesor

Question 15

I died of hunger yesterday

Answer 15

ayer morí de hambre

Question 16

We lied to save our lives

Answer 16

mentimos para salvar nuestras vidas

Question 17

she lied to her boyfriend

Answer 17

ella mintió a su novio

Question 18

The car served me well

Answer 18

el auto me sirvió bien

Question 19

The waitress smiled at the customer

Answer 19

la camarera sonrió al cliente

Question 20

I got the job!

Answer 20

¡conseguí el trabajo!

Question 21

Unfortunately he didn’t get the job

Answer 21

por desgracia él no consiguió el trabajo

Question 22

She undressed seductively

Answer 22

ella se desvistió seductoramente

Question 23

They chose their fate

Answer 23

eligieron su destino

Question 24

The teacher repeated the question

Answer 24

el profesor repitió la pregunta

Question 25

I chose this path

Answer 25

elegí este camino

Question 26

He suggested to me that I call her

Answer 26

me sugirió que la llamara

Question 27

She laughed at his joke

Answer 27

ella se rió de su chiste

Question 28

He felt a pain in his chest

Answer 28

sintió un dolor en el pecho

Question 29

I corrected myself

Answer 29

me corregí

Question 30

Estefany preferred option B

Answer 30

Estefany prefirió Opción B

Question 31

They continued their journey

Answer 31

siguieron con su viaje

Question 32

Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel tower in the nineteenth century

Answer 32

Gustave Eiffel construyó la Torre Eiffel en el siglo diecinueve

Question 33

I destroyed this bridge

Answer 33

destruí este puente

Question 34

The criminal fled from prison

Answer 34

el criminal huyó de la cárcel

Question 35

They excluded the nerd from the game

Answer 35

excluyeron al empollón del juego

Question 36

I gave my goddaughter a present

Answer 36

(le) di un regalo a mi ahijada

Question 37

I had lunch in the central market

Answer 37

almorcé en el mercado central

Question 38

His work influenced me a lot

Answer 38

su obra me influyó mucho

Question 39

The dish included celery

Answer 39

el plato incluyó apio

Question 40

The priest believed in God before his accident

Answer 40

el sacerdote creyó en Dios antes de su accidente

Question 41

The food was bad for me (idiomatic)

Answer 41

la comida me cayó mal

Question 42

I heard the warnings

Answer 42

oí los avisos

Question 43

They heard the cries of the people

Answer 43

oyeron los gritos del pueblo

Question 44

I read the newspaper with my breakfast

Answer 44

leí el periódico con mi desayuno

Question 45

I believed everything that he said

Answer 45

creí todo lo que dijo

Question 46

They read the writing on the wall

Answer 46

leyeron la escritura en la pared

Question 47

I fell down clumsily in the street

Answer 47

me caí torpemente en la calle

Question 48

I began to run

Answer 48

empecé/comencé a correr

Question 49

I tripped over the dog

Answer 49

tropecé con el perro

Question 50

I searched for the cat but I couldn't find it

Answer 50

busqué al gato, pero no pude encontrarlo

Question 51

I played guitar

Answer 51

toqué la guitarra

Question 52

I explained the concept to the student

Answer 52

expliqué el concepto al alumno

Question 53

The clothes dried outside

Answer 53

la ropa se secó fuera

Question 54

I shat on your face

Answer 54

me cagué en tu cara

Question 55

I charged my phone

Answer 55

cargué mi celular

Question 56

I hung my clothes up to dry

Answer 56

colgué mi ropa para secar

Question 57

I played poker until 3 am

Answer 57

jugué al póquer hasta las tres de la mañana

Question 58

I paid for her on the date

Answer 58

pagué por ella en la fecha

Question 59

They gave everything/their all

Answer 59

lo dieron todo

Question 60

Sauron brought evil to these lands

Answer 60

Sauron trajo el mal a estas tierras

Question 61

They brought the thunder

Answer 61

trajeron el trueno

Question 62

They were not able to come to the party

Answer 62

no pudieron venir a la fiesta

Question 63

I wore a shirt to the dinner (idiomatic)

Answer 63

me puse una camisa a la cena

Question 64

Finally he knew the truth

Answer 64

Finalmente supo la verdad

Question 65

There was a loud noise

Answer 65

Hubo un fuerte ruido

Question 66

The man didn't fit in the taxi

Answer 66

El hombre no cupo en el taxi

Question 67

They wanted my ice cream but I didn't give it to the

Answer 67

quisieron mi helado, pero no se lo di

Question 68

He did everything they said

Answer 68

él hizo todo lo que dijeron

Question 69

I came to an enchanting forest

Answer 69

vine a un bosque encantado

Question 70

I had faith that you would arrive on time

Answer 70

tuve fe en que llegarías a tiempo

Question 71

The artist produced a masterpiecee

Answer 71

el artista produjo una obra maestra

Question 72

You were in the wrong place at the wrong time

Answer 72

estuviste en el lugar equivocado en el momento equivocado

Question 73

How were your lessons?

Answer 73

¿Cómo fueron tus clases?

Question 74

She left the party early (idiomatic)

Answer 74

ella se fue temprano de la fiesta

Question 75

My Dad drove me to the wedding

Answer 75

Mi padre me condujo a la boda

Question 76

They translated all that they could

Answer 76

tradujeron todo lo que pudieron

Question 77

I finally satisfied my curiosity

Answer 77

Por fin satisfice mi curiosidad

Question 78

He satisfied her in bed

Answer 78

la satisfizo en la cama

Question 79

We walked to the shops (not caminar)

Answer 79

aduvimos hasta las tiendas

Question 80

That went well (2 ways)

Answer 80

eso fue bien eso anduvo bien