past tenses

Question 1

Where did you work before you started

working with us?

Answer 1

¿Dónde trabajabas antes de empezar

a trabajar con nosotros?

Question 2

Yesterday I worked on the project we

we are presenting today.

Answer 2

Ayer trabajé en el proyecto que hoy

presentamos.

Question 3

This morning I worked on the

presentation of the advertising campaign

Answer 3

Esta mañana he trabajado en la
presentación de la campaña
publicitaria de bambas.

Question 4

When is preterite indefinido used & regular conjugations

Answer 4

The past indefinite is used to talk about actions already finished or to
express actions that happen in the middle of another action.

Question 5

I went to the gay pride party

Answer 5

Fui a la fiesta del orgullo gay

Question 6

I got up at 7:30 as usual and went to work.

Answer 6

Me levanté a las 7:30 como siempre y me fui a trabajar.

Question 7

I cleaned my closet

Answer 7

limpié mi armario

Question 8

i felt happy when my friend returned from her trip

Answer 8

me sentí feliz cuando mi amiga volvió de su viaje

Question 9

Irregular forms of preterite indefinido & conjugations

Answer 9

Pero tenemos que tener en cuenta los siguientes aspectos:
■ Verbos acabados en –ucir (traducir) cambian a -uj-
■ Verbos acabados en vocal + er/ir (leer) cambian a -y-
■ Los verbos irregulares mantienen las irregularidades (dormir) cambia a -u-

Question 10

Uses of pretérito perfecto & conjugations of to speak

Answer 10

The present perfect is used to talk about past actions, but which are somehow still connected to the present for the person speaking. We will use the present perfect with the temporary markers that indicate in
some way that the action is not yet completely finished. Such as “esta mañana”, “este año”,
“esta tarde o noche”,
“últimamente”,
“esta semana”, siempre, en toda mi vida, nunca

yo he hablado
tú has hablado
él, ella, usted ha hablado
nosotros, nosotras hemos hablado
vosotros, vosotras habéis hablado
ellos, ellas, ustedes han hablado

Question 11

this morning I did not go to the office because I can work remotely

Answer 11

esta mañana no he ido a la oficina porque puedo trabajar a distancia

Question 12

■ I was on my way to work when I realized that I had left my report behind and
I had to go home to get it.

Answer 12

■ Iba camino del trabajo cuando me di cuenta de que me había dejado el informe y
tuve que volver a casa a buscarlo.

Question 13

■ I encountered a lot of traffic, but made it in time for the meeting.

Answer 13

■ Encontré mucho tráfico, pero llegué a tiempo para la reunión.

Question 14

■ At the meeting I spoke after the relevant introductions.

Answer 14

■ En la reunión hablé después de las presentaciones pertinentes.

Question 15

When is preterite imperfecto used & regular conjugations

Answer 15

The imperfect tense is used in the following contexts: ÿ To
express past actions that have already been completed ÿ
To express continuous actions ÿ To express habitual actions

aba y ia (look up)

Question 16

Within five minutes of arriving at the store

Answer 16

A los cinco minutos de llegar a la tienda

Question 17

Five years after starting college …

Answer 17

A los cinco años de comenzar la universidad …

Question 18

Seven months after getting married …

Answer 18

A los siete meses de casarme …

Question 19

In 2010 I was driving everywhere everywhere. I had already obtained my driver’s license.

Answer 19

En 2010 conducía a todas partes
por todas partes. Ya había obtenido mi
licencia de conducir.

Question 20

I was tired because I had worked long hours.

Answer 20

Estaba cansado porque había trabajado muchas

horas.

Question 21

He was still in love, even though she had cheated on him with someone else.

Answer 21

Seguía enamorado, aunque ella le había engañado con otro

Question 22

When she was little, she played guitar in the school band.

Answer 22

Cuando era pequeña, tocaba la guitarra en la banda de música de la escuela.

Question 23

She had learned to play when she was only three years old!

Answer 23

¡Había aprendido a tocar con solo tres años!

Question 24

When I worked at the Corte Inglés, I was very tired. I had already left my parents’ house.

Answer 24

Cuando trabajaba en el Corte Inglés, estaba muy cansada. Ya me había ido de
casa de mis padres.

Question 25

When I was reading children’s novels, I had already learned to read.

Answer 25

Cuando leía las novelas infantiles ya había aprendido a leer.

Question 26

discover what you yourself didn’t know about you

Answer 26

descubre lo que tu mismo no sabias de ti