vocab
Christmas
la Navidad
to prepare
preparar
yesterday
ayer
Last year my sister sang in the concert
El ano pasado mi hermana canto (accent on "o") en el concierto
How many past tenses are there in Spanish?
2
the concert
to help
ayudar
last week
la semana pasada
Last summer, I took care of animals
El verano pasado yo cuide (accent on e) a los animales
the verb, "to gift"
regalar
the cake
el pastel
to clean
limpiar
last year
el ano pasado
Estrella prepared a strawberry cake
Estrella preparo (accent on o) un pastel de fresas
the day before yesterday
anteayer
some balloons
unos globos
to decorate
decorar
last summer
el verano pasado
Last week the girls celebrated a quincinera.
La semana pasada las chicas celebraron una quincinera
Easter
las Pascuas
food
la comida
to dance
bailar
last night
anoche
Jose and Luis sent invitations yesterday.
Jose y Luis mandaron las invitaciones ayer.
Why is the accent extra important in the 3rd person preterite? (el, ella, usted)
Because without the accent, it is "I" in the present tense and with the accent it is he, she, you formal in the preterite past tense