vocabulario
irregular preterite verbs
preterite of stem changing verbs
hace + tiempo+ que + present
5 phrases to use in a conversation
100

barato 

inexpensive

100

estar

estuv-

100

i asked for

yo pedi

100

what is the formula for describing how long ago something happened?

hace+ the period of time+ que+ the preterite

100

de nada

you're welcome

200

fino(a)

fine

200

poder

pud-
200

you slept

Tu dormiste

200

i went to Puerto Rico two years ago

Hace dos anos que fui a Puerto Rico

200

disculpe

excuse me.: I'm sorry

300

una ganga

a bargain

300

He put on

El puso

300

He asked for

El pidio

300

I got dressed three hours ago

Hace tres que me vesti

300

No hay de que

Don't mention it

400

la escultura

sculpture

400

i knew

Yo supo

400

They slept

Ellos durmieron

400

it has been two days since i slept

Hace dos dias que no duermo

400

forgive me

perdoneme

500

El retrato

portrait

500

Tener

tuv-

500

They asked for

Ellos pidieron

500
It has been three days since i ate

Hace tres dias que no como.

500

with pleasure

con mucho gusto.