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Review: Time Expressions with el Pretérito Imperfecto and el Pretérito Perfecto Simple. Posted by on Apr 26, 2011 in Spanish Grammar, Spanish Vocabulary

We use time expressions which include the present moment with the Pretérito Perfecto:

Tú has estado en Santiago (You have been in Santiago)

hoy. (today)
esta mañana. (this morning – morning is not over yet)
esta tarde. (this afternoon – the afternoon is not over yet)
esta noche. (this evening/tonight – the evening/night is not over yet)
esta semana. (this week)
este mes. (this month)
este año. (this year)
este invierno / verano / otoño / primavera. (this winter / summer / fall / spring)
alguna vez. (ever)
nunca. (never)
ya (already / yet)
todavía no. (not yet)

We use time expressions which don’t include the present moment with the Pretérito Indefinido.

Estuve en Madrid (I was in Madrid)

ayer. (yesterday)
hace cinco años. (five years ago)
hace dos meses. (two months ago)
hace diez días. (ten days ago)
el mes pasado. (last month)
la semana pasada. (last week)
el verano pasado. (last summer)
el 4 de enero de 2005. (on January 4th, 2005)
hace mucho tiempo. (a long time ago)

Nos vemos prontito.

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