Preterite
When do we use the preterite? What does it imply?
Something occuring, change/finishing of action in the past.
When do we use the imperfect? What does it imply?
Context, the end of the action is irrelevant or unknown to us, only that it was ongoing in the story.
Write a sentence using both past tenses.
Varios
Yo quiero un perro.
What is a noun phrase?
Group of words that act like a noun.
I ate food yesterday
Yo comí comida ayer.
We walked every day
Caminabamos cada día.
She was studying when I called.
Ella estudiaba cuando yo llamé.
I need to go to the bathroom.
Yo necesito ir al baño.
The red dog
El perro rojo
We studied on Thursday
Nosotros estudiamos el jueves
Birds sang.
Pájaros cantaban
I wanted to go.
Yo quería ir
I eat pineapple every morning
Como piña cada mañana.
The tall house
La casa grande
We ran a marathon last month.
Corremos un maratón el mes pasado.
It rained
Llovía
We were friends (back then).
Eramos amigos
I live close to the plaza.
Vivo cerca de la plaza.
Some strong kids
Unos niños fuertes
Yáll studied hard.
Vosotros estudiasteis duro.
We cooked
Cocinábamos
I went to the store two days ago
Fui a la tienda hace dos días
Y'all drink water
Vosotros bebéis agua
I have 45 small wildebeests.
Yo tengo cuarenta y cinco ñus pequeños.