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The house was big

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La casa ERA GRANDE

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The cars were blue

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Los carros ERAN AZULES

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The bank was on the corner

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El banco ESTABA EN LA ESQUINA

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The book was on the table

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El libro ESTABA EN LA MESA

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The coffee was cold

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El café ESTABA FRÍO

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The house was blue for five years

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La casa FUE azul POR CINCO AÑOS

“fue” needs specific time othewise “era” is correct

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The event was in the stadium

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EL EVENTO FUE en el estadio

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The event was last Thursday. It was at 8pm.

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El evento FUE EL JUEVES PASADO. FUE A LAS OCHO p m (de la noche).

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The party was fun

how I felt about it

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La fiesta ESTUVO divertida

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The party was fun

the type (the design): fun vs somber vs difficult vs relaxing

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La fiesta FUE divertida

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The work parties were very/really fun

the series of parties were great

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Las fiestas del trabajo ERAN muy divertidas

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Everything was fine, until Juan arrived

I was going out to eat, but the police blocked the road

I was walking outside when it started to rain

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Todo ESTABA|IBA| bien, HASTA QUE LLEGÓ Juan

Salía a comer, pero la policía bloqueó la carretera

Estaba caminando afuera cuando comenzó a llover

regarding “estuvo|fui” — a series can be a list of preterites. the list can be 2 or 20
sometimes 2 is not a list but and imp interrupted by a pret

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Martha was a teacher

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Marta ERA MAESTRA

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Juan was from Buenos Aires

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Juan ERA DE Buenos Aires

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Marta was beautiful and tall

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Marta ERA GUAPA Y ALTA

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Marta was nervous/sad

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Marta ESTABA NERVIOSA/TRISTE

can use preterite with specific times

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Marta was a teacher for 20 years

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Marta FUE maestra POR veinte AÑOS

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Marta was blonde for many years

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Marta FUE rubia POR MUCHOS AÑOS

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Marta was very sad after the divorce

focusing on the time period of the emotion - more intense

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Marta ESTUVO muy triste después del divorcio

focusing on the time period of the emotion - more intense

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Marta was very sad after the divorce

more about her general sadness

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Marta ESTABA muy triste después del divorcio

more about her general sadness

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What time is it?
It is 1 p.m.
It’s 2:45 a.m.

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¿Qué HORA ES?
ES LA UNA p.m. (de la tarde)
SON LAS DOS y cuarenta y cinco a.m.

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I’m Tom. I’m from The United States. From Las Vegas.

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SOY Tómas. SOY DE Los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.). De Las Vegas.

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This is a book

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Este ES UN LIBRO

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I’m a traveler and eater.
I work(ed) in VIP Services.
Are you a student or worker?

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SOY viajero y comedor.
Trabajo|trabajé en Servicio VIP
ERES estudiante o trabajador(a)?

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Bandeja paisa is from Antioquia
Bandeja paisa ES DE Antioquia
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Yes, the women here are beauties.
Sí, las mujeres acá SON HERMOSURAS.
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Mariana is very responsible
Mariana ES muy RESPONSABLE
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Who are|were they?
Quiénes SON|ERAN?
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Today is Monday, 16th of April.
Hoy ES LUNES dieciseis de abril.
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Where is it going to take place? (2)
¿Dónde se va a realizar? ¿Dónde va a tener lugar?
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The concert is in the stadium
EL CONCIERTO ES en el estadio
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The concert is at 8 p.m. the Saturday, 3rd of May.
El concierto ES A LAS OCHO p.m. (de la noche) el sábado tres de mayo.
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The bank is on Colombus street
El banco ESTÁ EN LA CALLE Colón
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I'm in the kitchen
ESTOY EN LA COCINA
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(S)he is very sad/tired
ESTÁ muy TRISTE/CANSADO(A)
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We have cold/hot | We are cold/hot
TENEMOS FRÍO/CALOR
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It is finished/completed/unfinished/incomplete
ESTÁ (all-->) terminado/completo/sin terminar/incompleto
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The store is open/closed
La tienda ESTÁ ABIERTA/CERRADA
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He is alive/dead
Él ESTÁ VIVO/MUERTO
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The coffee is cold
El café ESTÁ FRÍO
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The coffee is delicious! | generally
¡El café ES delicioso! | por lo general
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The coffee is delicious! | this coffee specifically
¡El café ESTÁ delicioso! | = Este café especificamente
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Yesterday I went to the bank
AYER FUI al banco.
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I lived in California for almost twenty years
VIVÍ en California POR CASI VEINTE AÑOS
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Last year I ran a marathon with my friends
EL AÑO PASADO CORRÍ una maratón con mis amigos
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We ran every day in order to practice
CORRÍAMOS TODOS LOS DÍAS para practicar
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We used to run when... | We were running when...
CORRÍAMOS CUANDO... | Estabamos corriendo cuando...
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Ana had [the] long hair Ana was blonde
Ana TENÍA el CABELLO LARGO Ana ERA RUBIA
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The house was white
La casa ERA blanca.
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Who were you with? I was alone.
¿Con quién ESTABA? ESTABA solo.
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I was in the park
ESTABA EN EL parque
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We used to go the house of (the) mountain of my aunt ||from time to time|once in a while|||
ÍBAMOS a la casa de montaña de mi tía DE VEZ EN CUANDO
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Ana was in the garden and Juan was in the kitchen | concurrent
Ana ESTABA en el jardín y Juan ESTABA en la cocina | concurrent
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I was studying when you called | interruption
ESTABA estudiando cuando llamaste | estudiaba
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It was difficult the exam | done and over with
ESTUVO difícil el examen
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It was difficult the exam | I'm still thinking about it though
ESTABA difícil el examen
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It was good the party
ESTUVO buena(bien?) la fiesta | FUE is okay too
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It was good the party...until that arrived the police
ESTABA buena la fiesta...HASTA QUE LLEGÓ la policía
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How was...(your appointment)?
¿Cómo ESTUVO...(tu cita)? | FUE
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I wanted to do it but I was fed up with doing it at home...So I decided to go out | sick/tired
QUERÍA hacerlo pero ESTABA harto de hacerlo en casa...así que DECIDÍ SALIR
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And it didn't make much cold? | And it wasn't very cold?
¿Y no HACÍA mucho frío?
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That was what I thought, but in reality it didn't make so/that much cold
Eso FUE lo que PENSÉ, pero en realidad no HACÍA tanto frío
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It was wet, that like-that(i.e. for sure). But it didn't rain more after I went out.
ESTABA mojado, eso así. Pero no LLOVIÓ MÁS DESPUÉS DE QUE salí.
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So because that, without realizing, I did it for hours.
Así que por eso, sin darme cuenta, LO HICE por horas.
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We lived happily in that small apartment
VIVÍAMOS felices en ese pequeño apartamento.
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Me they called constantly
ME LLAMABAN CONSTANTEMENTE
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They talked (highest/)loudly while they drank and laughed
HABLABAN altísimo|fuerte MIENTRAS BEBÍAN y SE REÍAN
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The door broke
La puerta se rompió
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Your neighbors came
Tus vecinos vinieron
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I did swimming years ago, but no more. | I swam
HICE natación hace años, pero YA NO MÁS | Nadé
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I loved her for a long time
La AMÉ POR MUCHO TIEMPO
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Always Each Every/All Normally Usually Often Before When(not true anymore) (So) Many times Various times A lot Never From time to time At that time Frequently Descriptions (people, things, situations, places) Routines Simultaneous actions Interrupted Actions | Imperfect
Siempre Cada Todos Normalmente Usualmente A menudo Antes Cuando (ya no es verdad) (Tantas|) Muchas veces Varias veces Mucho Nunca/Jamás De vez en cuando En aquella época Frecuentemente / Con Frecuencia | Imperfecto
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The... For a... From... During... In that moment Two/One-hundred... Suddenly When (still true) Two weeks AGO Day before yesterday/yesterday.../last night Last... Isolated/Punctual Actions Actions of a specific/determined time To narrate specifics of what happened: facts in a story | Simple past ## Footnote It happened and I'm done with it; it is over
El/La... Por un(a)... De(sde)... Durante... En ese momento Dos/Cien... De repente (pronto) Cuando (sigue verdadero) HACE dos semanas Anteayer/Ayer.../Anoche ...pasado|a | Preterito

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