Trigger Words
suddenly
de repente
I bought bread and cheese this morning at Safeway.
(Yo) compre' pan y queso esta man~ana a Safeway.
She read a book last night.
(ella) leyo' un libro anoche.
She described her day.
We are practicing the preterite.
(Nosotros) estamos practicando el prete'rito.
then, so
entonces
Next we rested.
Luego (nosotros) descansamos.
We ate vegetable soup yesterday.
Comimos sopa de verduras/vegetales ayer.
They shared lunch.
(Ellos/ellas) compartieron almuerzo.
I love drawing flowers.
(A mi') me encanta dibujar flores.
last month
el mes pasado
They waited for twenty minutes.
(Ellos/Ellas) esperaron por 20 minutos.
She never learned the preterite last year (poor thing).
(Ella) nunca aprendio' el prete'rito el an`o pasado (pobrecita).
I opened the door.
(Yo) abri' la puerta.
She is eating breakfast.
(Ella) esta' comieindo desayno
o
esta' desayunando
the day before yesterday
anteayer
First, you (informal) drank orange juice.
Primero (tu') tomaste jugo de naranja.
They drank red wine.
(Ellos/ellas) bebieron vino tinto.
He decided to run to the park
(E'l) decidio' correr al parque.
You (plural) are going to have a quiz on this on Thursday.
(Ustedes) van a tener una prueba sobre el prete'rito el jueves.
5 weeks ago
hace cinco semanas
She never wanted/desired to teach history.
(Ella) nunca deseo' ensen`ar historia.
He didn't understand.
(e'l) no entendio'
You (informal) received a lot of sweets yesterday.
(Tu') recibiste muchos dulces ayer.
He loves to learn Spanish.
(A e'l) le encanta aprender espan~ol.