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)
