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Intro to past tenses
travel-related verbs in the Preterite & Imperfect past tenses (just a few forms)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ir de vacaciones, ir de viaje, ir de compras, ir a... | to go on vacation, to go on a trip, to go shopping, to go to... |
| fui de vacaciones, fui de viaje, fui de compras, fui a... | I went on vacation, I went on a trip, I went shopping, I went to... |
| fuimos de vacaciones, fuimos de viaje, fuimos de compras, fuimos a... | we went on vacation, we went on a trip, we went shopping, we went to... |
| viajar a... | to travel to... |
| viajé a... | I traveled to... |
| viajamos a... | We traveled to... |
| visitar | to visit |
| visité | I visited |
| visitamos | We visited |
| nadar en el mar, el océano, el lago | to swim in the sea, ocean, lake |
| nadé en el mar, el océano, el lago | I swam in the sea, ocean, lake |
| nadamos en el mar, el océano, el lago | We swam in the sea, ocean, lake |
| esquiar en las montañas | to ski in the mountains |
| esquié en las montañas | I skied in the mountains |
| esquiamos en las montañas | We skied in the mountains |
| llevar | to wear, carry, take |
| llevé | I wore, carried, took |
| llevamos | We wore, carried, took |
| comprar los recuerdos | to buy souvenirs |
| compré los recuerdos | I bought souvenirs |
| compramos los recuerdos | We bought souvenirs |
| pagar ___ euros, pesos, dólares | to pay ____ euros, pesos, dólares |
| pagué ___ euros, pesos, dólares | I paid ____ euros, pesos, dólares |
| pagamos ___ euros, pesos, dólares | We paid ____ euros, pesos, dólares |
| tomar el autobús, el metro, el tren, el taxi... | to take (transportation) |
| tomé el autobús, el metro, el tren, el taxi... | I took the bus, the subway, the train, the taxi... |
| tomamos el autobús, el metro, el tren, el taxi... | We took the bus, the subway, the train, the taxi... |
| sacar las fotos (las fotografías) | to take photos |
| saqué las fotos (las fotografías) | I took photos |
| sacamos las fotos (las fotografías) | We took photos |
| desayunar | to eat breakfast |
| desayuné | I ate breakfast |
| desayunamos | We ate breakfast |
| almorzar | to eat lunch |
| almorcé | I ate lunch |
| almorzamos | We ate lunch |
| cenar | to eat dinner |
| cené | I ate dinner |
| cenamos | We ate dinner |
| ver las atracciones, los sitios, los monumentos | to go sightseeing/to see the attractions, the sites, the monuments |
| vi las atracciones, los sitios, los monumentos | I went sightseeing/saw the attractions, the sites, the monuments |
| vimos las atracciones, los sitios, los monumentos | we went sightseeing/saw the attractions, the sites, the monuments |
| dar una caminata, dar un paseo, dar una vuelta | to take a hike, to take a stroll, to take a walk (literally a turn, like around the block) |
| di una caminata, di un paseo, di una vuelta | I took a hike, took a stroll, took a walk (literally a turn, like around the block) |
| dimos una caminata, dimos un paseo, dimos una vuelta | we took a hike, took a stroll, took a walk (literally a turn, like around the block) |
| hacer la maleta, hacer una cola, hacer una reservación, hacer un viaje | to pack the suitcase ("make the suitcase" ready), to get in line (to make a line), to make a reservation, to make/take a trip |
| hice la maleta, hice una cola, hice una reservación, hice un viaje | I packed the suitcase, got in line (made a line), made a reservation, made/took a trip |
| hicimos la maleta, hicimos una cola, hicimos una reservación, hicimos un viaje | we packed the suitcase, got in line (made a line), made a reservation, made/took a trip |
| obtener el pasaporte, los boletos | to obtain or to get the passport, tickets |
| obtuve el pasaporte, los boletos | I obtained or got the passport, tickets |
| obtuvimos el pasaporte, los boletos | We obtained or got the passport, tickets |
| estar en (location, for a specific time frame) | to be in/at (location, for a specific time frame) |
| estuve en el hotel, el centro, la playa, las montañas, el lago (for a specific time frame) | I was in/at the hotel, downtown, beach, mountains, lake (for a specific time frame) |
| estuvimos en el hotel, el centro, la playa, las montañas, el lago (for a specific time frame) | we were in/at the hotel, downtown, beach, mountains, lake (for a specific time frame) |
| *estar + feelings (description) | *to be feeling (description) |
| *estaba feliz, triste, preocupado(a), cansado(a)... | *I was (feeling) happy, sad, worried, tired... |
| *estábamos felices, tristes, preocupados(as), cansados(as)... | *We were (feeling) happy, sad, worried, tired... |
| *Hacía buen/mal tiempo | *It was good/bad weather (setting) |
| *Hacía sol | *It was sunny (setting) |
| *Hacía calor | *It was hot (setting) |
| *Hacía frío | *It was cold (setting) |
| *Hacía fresco | *It was cool/chilly "fresh" (setting) |
| *Llovía | *It was raining (setting) |
| *Nevaba | *It was snowing (setting) |
| *Estaba nublado | *It was cloudy (setting) |
| *Era la primavera | *It was spring (time/setting) |
| *Era el verano | *It was summer (time/setting) |
| *Era el otoño | *It was fall, autumn (time/setting) |
| *Era el invierno | *It was winter (time/setting) |
| *Era el diez de abril | *It was April 10th (time/setting) |
| *El vestido era azul | *The dress was blue (description) |
| *Los zapatos eran blancos | *The shoes were white (description) |