Lesson 4 : Preterit Tense Flashcards

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1
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Patient (medical)

A

Paciente

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2
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Ana returned home

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Ana regresó al casa

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3
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The night before last

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Antenoche

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4
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The day before yesterday

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Anteayer

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___________ (comprar) ustedes el periódico para leer esa noticia?

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Compraron

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6
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Carro de patrulla

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Patrol car

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7
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I swam // you swam // s/he swam // we swam // they swam

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Nadé // Nadaste // nadó // nadamos // nadaron

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I ate // you ate // s/he ate // they ate

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Comí // comiste // comió // comerion

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I lived // you lived // s/he lived // they lived

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Viví // viviste // vivió // vivieron

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10
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Yesterday we arrived at one thirty

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Ayer llegamos a la una y media

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My father in law came back at four

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Mi suegro regresó a las cuatro

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12
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Her brother fell out of the chair

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Su hermano cayó de la silla

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13
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I had a feeling that this family is crazy

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Intuí que este familia está loca

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14
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Desoír

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To ignore

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15
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Poseer

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To possess or own

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16
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Gothic novel

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Novela gótica

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17
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S/he read // I read (past tense)

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Leyó // leí

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18
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I heard // s/he heard

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Oí // oyó

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19
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I built // s/he built

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Construí // constryó

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20
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Their dogs barked and contributed to the noise.

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Sus perros ladraron y contribuyeron al ruido.

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21
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Subraya

A

Underline

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22
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Colocar

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To place

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23
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Agregar

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To add

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24
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Gozar

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To enjoy

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25
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Rezar

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To pray

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26
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We realized that her dog is very ugly.

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Nos dimos cuenta que su perro es feísimo.

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27
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We drank/took

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Tomamos

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28
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My brother turned thirty

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Mi hermano cumplió treinta años

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29
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The twins graduated a few years ago

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Los gemelos se graduaron hace varios años

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I arrived to the office and prepared a cup of coffee

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(Yo) Llegué a la oficina y preparé un café

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31
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She waited two hours

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Esperó dos horas

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32
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This morning…

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Por esté mañana…

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33
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She sent three texts

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Envió tres mensajes de texto

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34
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S/he slept // they slept

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Durmió // durmieron

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35
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S/he’d prefer // they’d prefer

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Prefirió // prefireron

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36
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S/he asked // they asked

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Pidió // pidieron

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37
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She laughed a lot

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Río mucho

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38
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This morning, he smiled and greeted them

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Esta mañana, (él) sonrío y los saludó

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39
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She got dressed and arrived at the movie theater in the evening.

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Vistío y llegó al cine en la tarde.

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40
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S/he sat down

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sentó

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41
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Conseguir

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To get

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42
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The waiter served the lemonade.

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El camarero sirvió la limonada.

43
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Mario changed clothes to play minigolf.

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Mario se vistió para jugar minigolf.

44
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Un hotel de lujo

A

A luxury hotel

45
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In a few minutes

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En pocos minutos

46
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A girl served her the drink and smiled.

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Una niña le sirvió la bebida y sonrío.

47
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A balcony facing the ocean

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Un balcón de cara a la playa

48
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Pola laughed a lot…

A

Pola se río mucho…

49
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She managed to finish her exercises early.

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Consiguió a terminar ejercicios temprano.

50
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She bought a ticket.

A

Compró un billete

51
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S/he woke up twenty minutes before the end of the movie.

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Despertó veinte minutos antes del final de la película.

52
Q

The cat fled from the house.

A

El gato huyó de la casa.

53
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The detective read an anonymous note.

A

El detective lee una carta anónima.

54
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Everyone concluded that Martínez always wins.

A

Todos concluyen que Martínez siempre gana.

55
Q

El gerente de hotel

A

The hotel manager

56
Q

Componer

A

To repair, compose

57
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Disponer

A

To arrange, to dispose

58
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Convenir,

A

To agree

59
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Desdecir

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To disagree

60
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Predecir

A

To predict

61
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Atraer

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To attract

62
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I gave // s/he gave

A

Di // dio

63
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I went/was // s/he went/was

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Fui // fue

64
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We had to go to the store.

A

Tuvimos que ir a la tienda.

65
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The suitcase didn’t fit in the car trunk.

A

La maleta no cupo en el maletero [del coche].

66
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Alberto could not.

A

Alberto no pudo.

67
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I put the fork in the drawer.

A

Puse el tenador en la gaveta.

68
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I did not tell a lie.

A

No dije una mentira.

69
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We did the work

A

Hicimos el trabajo

70
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She brought a cake

A

[ella] trajo una pastel

71
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Did they come?

A

¿Vinieron ellos?

72
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They translated the exercises

A

Tradujeron los ejercicios

73
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You came late

A

[tú] viniste tarde

74
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Marisa slept for one hour.

A

Marisa durmió por una hora.

75
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I got news today

A

Tuve noticias hoy

76
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Marta quiso ayudarme

A

Marta tried to help me

77
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Yo no quise salir a tiempo

A

I refused to leave on time

78
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Supo la verdad

A

He found out the truth

79
Q

I met the school principal yesterday

A

Conocí al director de la escuela ayer

80
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They did not go to the beach on Thursday

A

Ellos no fueron a la playa en jueves

81
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My boss knew I was sick.

A

Mi jefe supuso que yo estaba enfermo.

82
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Ana did all her work

A

Ana hizo todo su trabajo

83
Q

The secretary gave a note to her boss

A

La secretaria le dio una nota a su jefe

84
Q

Paula and I went to the finance department

A

Paula y yo fuimos al departamento de finanzas

85
Q

The next day

A

Al día siguiente, el próximo día

86
Q

She refused to work after five o’clock

A

[ella] no quisó trabajar depues de las cinco

87
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But she couldn’t finish her first task on time.

A

Pero ella no pudo terminar su tarea primera a tiempo.

88
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Lily translated three documents

A

Lily tradujo tres documentos

89
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I read the documents

A

Leí los documentos

90
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I refused to believe it

A

Yo no quise creerlo

91
Q

I found out she speaks three languages

A

Supe que ella habla tres idiomas

92
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We found out the news the next day

A

Supimos la noticia el día siguente/ el proximo día

93
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Por supuesto

A

Of course

94
Q

Laptop

A

El ordenador portátil; la computadora portátil

95
Q

Sacar cuentas

A

To do the math

96
Q

Paperback

A

La edición de bolsillo

97
Q

Cash register

A

La caja (registradora)

98
Q

Free shipping

A

El envío gratis

99
Q

Bookstore

A

La librería

100
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Impreso/a

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Printed

101
Q

I had to do the math.

A

Tuve que hacer las cuentas.

102
Q

El descuento

A

Discount

103
Q

Vuelo transatlántico sin escalas

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Non-stop transatlantic flight

104
Q

Esperó dos horas en el consultatio del Dr. Bernal.

A

S/he waited two hours in Dr. Bernal’s office.