Question

Explain what you understand about the preterite tense, when it is used, and how it is different from the present tense. Then write a paragraph, in Spanish, using the preterite tense to describe how you spent your last summer vacation.

Answer 1

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The preterite tense is used to describe actions that occurred at a fixed point in time or actions that are complete. It is used when the exact time and the number of times that an action occurred can be determined. This tense is also used for actions that are part of a chain of events, or to express sudden changes of mood, feelings, or opinions.The present tense is used to describe what’s happening now or to talk about what happens regularly.

El verano pasado trabajé en un centro comercial por un mes. Después, fui de vacaciones con mi familia. Fuimos a las playas y nadamos. Pasé muy bien con mi familia. También fui a hacer senderismo en las montañas. Fue un verano inolvidable.

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Answer 2

The preterite tense tends to have verbs end with -aba or -iba. Preterite simply means the past tense. Present tense are usually the tense we use most often. The difference between these two is that you wouldn't use present tensed verbs to describe your past, it would sound wrong.

Durante el verano yo tome un curo de natacin y ahora nado para el equipo de mi escuela. Diverti con muchos amigos de scuela este vacacin lo disfrute tuve un gran tiempo con ellos. Sigo hablando con ellos en la escuela cdo los veo. Visite mi famila en Peru. Viaj 12 horas en total por avin. ¡Pasabamos u bien tiempo allá. A este da los extra mucho!