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How are adjectives used to describe nouns in Spanish?

What are the rules for using adjectives to describe nouns in Spanish?
How is the Preterite Tense used in Spanish and how is it different from the Present Tense?

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In Spanish, when you want to describe a noun using an adjective, the adjective typically goes after the noun. For example, "la casa grande" (the big house). There are some adjectives that come before the noun, but they are the exception.

When you use multiple adjectives to describe a noun, there is a specific order that you should follow, which is: quantity/number, quality/opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, and purpose. For example, you would say "una pequeña casa blanca" (a small white house), not "una blanca pequeña casa."

Regarding the Preterite Tense, it is a past tense used to describe completed actions that occurred at a specific point in the past. In contrast, the Present Tense describes actions that are currently happening or habitual actions that occur regularly.

For example, "Hablé con mi amiga ayer" (I spoke with my friend yesterday) uses the Preterite Tense to indicate that the action of speaking with the friend was completed at a specific point in the past, while "Hablo con mi amiga todos los días" (I talk with my friend every day) uses the Present Tense to indicate a habitual action that occurs regularly in the present.

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