preterite tense 2 Flashcards
regresar
to return
A ellos les gustó la película
they liked the film
What time did you go to bed last night
A qué hora se acostó usted anoche
anoche
last night
sonar
to ring
soñar
to dream
I saw an elephant in the street
Yo vi un elefante en la calle
sagaz de todos
shrewd of all
cuestión
the issue
la sabiduría
the knowledge
sabio
wise
dar un paseo
walked around
no vinimos anoche, pero vinimos hoy
we did not come last night, but we came today
acá
here (wait here)
She offered the man a glass of water
Ella le ofreció al hombre un vaso de agua
Yesterday I read a newspaper
Ayer yo leí un periódico .
Last night they closed
Anoche, ellos cerraran
Por qué volviste tarde
Why you came back late
Anoche, ellos callaron
last night they were silent
last week he remembered the idea
La semana pasada se acordó de la idea
Caber
to fit
Yo cupe
I fitted
tú cupiste,
you fitted
ella cupo
she fitted
nosotros cupimos
we fitted
ellos cupieron
they fitted
yo fui
I was
tú fuiste
you was
Ella fue
she was
ellos fueron
they were
contradecir
to contradict
deshacer
to undo
componer
to compose
contener
to contain
contuve
to contain( preterite sense)
detener
to detain
mantener
to maintain
conducir
to drive
traducir
to translate
atraer
to attract, to shake
distraer
to distract
Pedro y Jorge anduvieron en las montañas por dos días
Peter and George wondered in the mountains for two days
anduvieron
they wandered
I had an appointment with the dentist but I didn’t go
Tuve una cita con el dentista pero no fui
Los estudiantes produjeron su propia obra de teatro
The students produced their own play
un anillo
the ring
Nosotros no hicimos nada ayer. Qué hicieron ustedes.
we didn’t do anything yesterday, what did you do?
Por qué me diste tú tantos regalos. No tenga nada para darte a ti
Why did you give me so many gifts, I have nothing to give to you
John agarró sus llaves y su cartera
John grabbed his keys and his wallet
Salió corriendo por la puerta
he rushed out the door
