Preterite Flashcards
it was a strategic point
(to be)
fue un punto estratégico
(ser)
it was a city coveted / lusted after
(to be)
fue una ciudad codiciada
(ser)
it was under the Moors control
(literally ‘it was in possession of the Moors’)
(to be)
estuvo en poder de los moros
(estar)
the Muslims conquered it (feminine)
(literally ‘it they conquered the Muslims’)
(to conquer)
la conquistaron los musulmanes
(conquistar)
the Christians reconquered it (feminine)
(literally ‘it they reconquered the Christians’)
(to reconquer)
la reconquistaron los cristianos
(reconquistar)
he was a close friend of the Muslim King of Toledo
(to be)
era muy amigo del rey musulmán de Toledo
(ser)
the Muslim king even / inclusively protected the Christian king
(to protect)
el rey musulmán incluso protegió al rey cristiano
(proteger)
when they banished him from the city of Leon
(to banish / to deport)
cuando lo desterraron de la ciudad de León
(desterrar)
what did the Christian king do in return?
(to do / to make)
¿qué hizo el rey cristiano a cambio?
(hacer)
she had long, black shiny hair
(to have)
tenía cabellos largos, negros y brillantes
(tener)
they promised the girl to marry (in matrimony) a Christian warrior
(to promise)
prometieron a la chica en matrimonio a un guerrero cristiano
(prometer)
they baptized her in Galicia
(to baptize)
la bautizaron en Galicia
(bautizar)
they changed her name to
(to change)
le cambiaron el nombre por
(cambiar)
they did not approve the wedding
(to approve)
no aprobaron la boda
(aprobar)
the young Muslim swore revenge
(to swear)
el joven musulmán juró venganza
(jurar)
they decided to get away/escape one day
(to decide to)
decidieron escaparse un día
(decidir)
he went to look for the couple in order to kill them
(to go)
fue a buscar a la pareja para matarlos
(ir)
he went to look for his wife
(to go)
fue a buscar a su esposa
(ir)
they condemned him to die at the stake
(to condemn)
le condenaron a morir en la hoguera
(condenar)
(lit. this) he asked for a last wish
(to ask for)
éste pidió un último deseo
(pedir)
that alerted/informed his hidden warriors
(to announce)
que avisó a sus guerreros escondidos
(avisar)
they conquered the Muslim city
(to conquer)
conquistaron la ciudad musulmana
(conquistar)
but, it really/truly called my attention!
(to call)
¡pero verdaderamente me llamó la atención!
(llamar)
do you know how it started?
(to start/to begin)
¿sabes cómo empezó?
(empezar)
according to what I was told, …
(to say/to tell)
según me dijeron, …
(decir)
let me tell you what happened to me
(to happen)
déjame contarte qué me pasó
(pasar)
you know what happened?
(to happen)
¿sabes qué pasó?
(pasar)
it was so beautiful!
(to be)
¡fue tan bonita!
(ser)
and we insisted
(to insist)
e insistimos
(insistir)
my friend told us that
(to tell/to relate)
mi amiga nos contó que
(contar)
last week I went to a very peculiar concert
(to go)
la semana pasada fui a un concierto muy peculiar
(ir)
where did you (all) go?
(to go)
¿a dónde fuisteis?
(ir)
and what concert did you (all) go to?
(to attend)
¿y a qué concierto asististeis?
(asistir)
we went to a theatre near my house
(to go)
fuimos a un teatro cerca de mi casa
(ir)
the concert started right at six o’clock and finished at seven o’clock
(to start, to finish)
el concierto empezó justo a las seis y terminó a las siete
(empezar)
it lasted for an hour
(to last)
duró una hora
(durar)
we enjoyed it a lot!
(literally, how we enjoyed it)
(to enjoy)
¡cómo lo disfrutamos!
(disfrutar)
we went with my Spanish mother
(to go)
fuimos con mi madre española
(ir)
that they gave us
(to give)
que nos dieron
(dar)
I liked the play a lot
(literally, it pleased me)
(to like)
la obra me gustó mucho
(gustar)
since you went a little while ago
(literally, you who went recently)
(to go)
tú que fuiste hace poco
(ir)
we read in the pamphlet that
(to read)
en el panfleto leímos que
(leer)
who locked her in a dungeon
(to lock in)
que la encerró en una mazmorra
(encerrar)
my mother told me that part
(to tell/to relate)
esa parte me la contó mi madre
(contar)
he also linked it to
(to connect)
también lo conectó con
(conectar)
he complicated the piece a little bit
(to complicate)
complicó la pieza un poquito
(complicar)
but…you said it sounds simple
(to say, to tell)
pero… dijiste que parece simple
(decir)
he combined tales with music
(to combine)
combinó cuentos con música
(combinar)
that delighted/enthused children
(to enthuse, to excite)
que entusiasmó a niños
(entusiasmar)
he developed an excellent creativity
(to develop)
desarrolló una excelente creatividad
(desarrollar)
what’s the reason that they featured that?
(literally, with what motive)
(to put)
con qué motivo pusieron esta
(poner)
why did you bring me?
(to bring)
¿por qué me trajiste?
(traer)
she asked me (for) advice
(to ask for)
me pidió consejo
(pedir)
and you gave it to her
(to give)
y tú se lo diste
(dar)
he replied to me …
(to reply to)
me respondió…
(responder)
I said to her that
(to say)
le dije que
(decir)
do you know what I read recently?
(to read)
¿sabes que leí recientemente?
(leer)
last night I saw the news on TV
(to see)
ayer por la noche vi las noticias en TV
(ver)
and I do not know why it seemed to me
(to seem)
y no sé por qué me pareció
(parecer)
I went to a
(to go)
me fui a una
(ir)
at first, everything seemed (to me) fantastic
(to seem)
¡al principio, todo me pareció fantástico!
(parecer)
but later I thought
(to think)
pero más tarde pensé
(pensar)
and…what did it make you think?
(literally, it made)
(to make)
y… ¿qué te lo hizo pensar?
(hacer)
