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Title:
Learning Spanish Grammar Online and the Preterite Tense


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Summary:
The preterite tense is another topic that seems to confuse English speakers of Spanish. English speakers learning Spanish have a tendency to confuse the preterite with the imperfect and vice versa. Both tenses describe actions that took place in the past.



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Learning Spanish Like Crazy



Article Body:
The Preterite Tense


The preterite tense is another topic that seems to confuse English speakers of Spanish. English speakers learning Spanish have a tendency to confuse the preterite with the imperfect and vice versa. Both tenses describe actions that took place in the past. But I think English speakers just learning Spanish have a tendency to confuse the two because in English in certain instances we sometimes use the same form of a verb to describe an action that took place in the past. But in Spanish, investasi in the same instance, you cannot use both the preterite or the imperfect. Only one would be correct.




For example, in English , we can use the past tense of the verb to go (i.e. went) to describe two different actions that took place in the past.




  1. I went to the shopping mall three times.




  1. When I was young, I went to the shopping mall.


(Note: In English, for number 2 you could also say When I was young, I used to go to the shopping mall.)



Both sentences use the same verb went to describe the action that took place in the past. But in Spanish, you cannot use the same verb tense. In the first sentence, you must use the preterite of ir (fui), and the imperfect verb tense (iba) in the latter.




Yo fui al almacén tres veces.




Cuando yo era joven, yo iba al almacén.




We will cover the imperfect verb tense in greater detail in a future lesson. But for now, think of the imperfect as a verb tense used to describe how things used to be or to describe an action that was continuous or habitual in the past.




The preterite verb tense is generally used to tell what happened (1) during a fixed period of time (either stated or implied), (2) a specific number of times, (3) or during an enclosed period of time. Here are some examples.






(1) During a fixed period of time:




Ayer compré un martillo.


Yesterday, I bought a hammer.




(2) A specific number of times (either state or implied)




Él perdió mi destornillador dos veces.


He lost my screwdriver two times.




I went to the hardware store.


Yo fui a la ferretería.


(It is implied that you went to the hardware store one time).




(3) During an enclosed period of time.




You hammered the nail for an hour.


Tú martillaste el clavo por una hora.









The following are some regular verbs in the preterite tense.




AR Verbs (hablar)


Yo hablé


Tú hablaste


Él/ella/usted habló


Nosotros/nosotras hablamos


Ellos/ellas/ustedes hablaron




ER Verbs (beber)


Yo bebí


Tú bebiste


Él/ella/usted bebió


Nosotros/nosotras bebimos


Ellos/ellas/ustedes bebieron




IR Verbs Vivir


Yo viví


Tú viviste


Él/ella/usted vivió


Nosotros/nosotras vivimos


Ellos/ellas/ustedes vivieron




Here are some examples.




  1. Last week you bought a saw.


La semana pasada, tú compraste una sierra.



  1. Yesterday, the man needed a hammer.


Ayer, el hombre necesitó un martillo.



  1. They used the rake nine times.


Ellos usaron el rastrillo nueve veces.



  1. The brother-in-law put the leaves in the bag.


El cuńado metió las hojas en la bolsa.



  1. This morning the women sewed the clothes.


Esta mańana las mujeres cosieron la ropa.



  1. Last night, I covered the dessert.


Anoche yo cubrí el postre.





Now lets try some on your own. The answers follow.




  1. The son-in law ate shrimp two times.


  2. Today they decided to tell the truth.


  3. Did you use the hoe in the yard today? When you have just about any concerns concerning where as well as the way to work with investasi, it is possible to email us at our own web site. (Familiar)


  4. The daughter-in-law turned on the oven a two oclock.


  5. Last summer, berita dunia the soldiers marched in the parade.


  6. He suffered a lot in the war this year.














Answers:




  1. El yerno comió camarones dos veces.


  2. Hoy ellos decidieron a decir la verdad.


  3. ?Usaste tu el azadon en el jardin hoy?


  4. La nuera encendió el horno a las dos.


  5. El verano pasado los soldados marcharon en el desfile.


  6. El sufrió mucho en la guerra este ano.
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