{"id":5752,"date":"2012-10-16T10:38:18","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T14:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=5752"},"modified":"2012-10-16T10:38:18","modified_gmt":"2012-10-16T14:38:18","slug":"beginner-spanish-lesson-41-comparing-preterito-indefinido-and-preterito-perfecto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/beginner-spanish-lesson-41-comparing-preterito-indefinido-and-preterito-perfecto\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner Spanish Lesson 41 Comparing Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido and Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beginner Spanish Lesson 41 Comparing Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido and Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j39WpZdYMK8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this Beginner Spanish lesson we are going to compare various key words of the Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido and Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto Spanish grammar tenses and compare the uses of these tenses.<\/p>\n<p>Both these Spanish grammar tenses are used to talk about the past, but they are quite different.<\/p>\n<p>There are various key words specific to each tense which work can help you identify which tense is being used or which tense you should use.<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s start by taking a look at these key identifying words for both Spanish grammar tenses:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ayer: Yesterday<br \/>\n\u2022 El otro d\u00eda: The other day<br \/>\n\u2022 El mes pasado: Last month<br \/>\n\u2022 La semana pasada: Last week<br \/>\n\u2022 Anoche: Last night<br \/>\n\u2022 En (year): In (year)<br \/>\n\u2022 En (month): In (month)<br \/>\n\u2022 El (day of the week): On (day of the week)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Nunca: Never<br \/>\n\u2022 Hasta ahora: Up until now<br \/>\n\u2022 En mi vida: In my life<br \/>\n\u2022 Hoy: Today<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00daltimamente: Lately<br \/>\n\u2022 Todav\u00eda\/a\u00fan: Still\/Yet<br \/>\n\u2022 Ya: Already<br \/>\n\u2022 Este\/a mes\/a\u00f1o\/semana: This (month\/year\/week)<br \/>\n\u2022 Una vez: Once<br \/>\n\u2022 Dos veces: Twice<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, let\u2019s see some example Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido and Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto sentences using these key words:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ayer fui a la playa: Yesterday I went to the beach<br \/>\n\u2022 Hoy he ido a la playa: Today I went to the beach<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Estuvimos en Madrid el a\u00f1o pasado: We were in Madrid last year<br \/>\n\u2022 Hemos estado en Madrid tres veces: We have been to Madrid three times<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Vi a tu madre ayer: I saw your mum yesterday<br \/>\n\u2022 He visto a tu madre esta semana: I have seen your mum this week<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ana ley\u00f3 ese libro el a\u00f1o pasado: Ana read that book last year<br \/>\n\u2022 Ana ya ha le\u00eddo ese libro: Ana has already read that book<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00bfViste esa pel\u00edcula anoche?: Did you see that film last night?<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00bfHas visto esa pel\u00edcula?: Have you seen that film?<\/p>\n<p>At this stage you are now familiar with lots of different Spanish grammar tenses and it can be a bit intimidating. Try not to get flustered by all of the grammar terminology: Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido, Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto, Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto, etc. For many students the titles make things sound more complicated than they actually are and scare you off.<\/p>\n<p>Be careful also not to fall into the trap of trying to translate everything to your own language as you speak or write. Try to forget your own language as much as possible when you are studying Spanish and compare everything within the framework of what you know about the Spanish language.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your Spanish studies and see you next time with another video lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hasta luego!<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are enjoying my weekly Spanish lessons. Follow this link for many more great resources to help you <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/learn-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\">speak Spanish<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Beginner Spanish lesson we are going to compare various key words of the Pret\u00e9rito Indefinido and Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto Spanish grammar tenses and compare the uses of these tenses. Both these Spanish grammar tenses are used to talk about the past, but they are quite different. 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