Essential Spanish: Talking about past things
Here is a list of basic and useful Spanish phrases to learn for conversation, with their English translations.
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| ENGLISH | SPANISH |
| I went | Yo fui… |
| A couple days ago, | Hace un par de dĂas, |
| A couple weeks ago, | Hace un par de semanas, |
| Four months ago, | Hace cuatro meses |
| I ate pizza. | ComĂ pizza. |
| I ate rice and beans. | Yo comĂ arroz y frijoles. |
| I ate some delicious chicken. | ComĂ pollo delicioso. |
| I ate… | (Yo) comĂ… |
| I bought a car. | Yo compré un carro. |
| I bought groceries at the supermarket. | Yo compré comida en el supermercado. |
| I cleaned the house. | Limpié la casa. |
| I cooked steak and potatoes for the picnic. | Cociné un bistec y papas para un picnic. |
| I made a birthday cake for my friend. | Hice un pastel de cumpleaños para mi amiga. |
| I made dinner for my family. | Cociné la cena para mi familia. |
| I played soccer. | Jugué fútbol. |
| I played video games with my son. | Jugué videojuegos con mi hijo. |
| I talked on the phone. | Hablé por teléfono. |
| I went | Fui… |
| I went out to lunch with my sister. | Fui a almorzar con mi hermana. |
| I went shopping. | Yo fui de compras. |
| I went to a doctor’s appointment. | Fui a una cita médica. |
| I went to a party. | Fui a una fiesta. |
| I went to aerobics class. | Yo fui a una clase de aerobicas. |
| I went to my friend’s house. | Fui a la casa de mi amiga. |
| I went to work. | Fui a trabajar. |
| I worked out at the gym. | Hice ejercicios en el gimnasio. |
| Last month, | El mes pasado |
| Last week, | La semana pasada |
| Last year, | El año pasado |
| Six years ago, | Hace seis años |
| The day before yesterday, | El dia antes que ayer |
| This morning, | Esta mañana |
| Three days ago, | Hace tres dĂas |
| Two weeks ago, | Hace dos semanas |
| When I was a kid, | Cuando yo era un niño, |
| When I was little, | Cuando yo era pequeño, |
| When I was ten years old, | Cuando yo tenia 10 años, |
| Yesterday, | Ayer |
| We hiked a lot in Switzerland. | Hicimos mucho senderismo en Suiza. |
| Where did you stay in Switzerland? | ÂżDĂłnde os alojasteis en Suiza? |
| We’ve talked about this twice before. | Ya hemos hablado de esto dos veces. |
| I haven’t been to Paris since my high school trip. | No he estado en ParĂs desde mi viaje de estudios. |
| My mother worked as a nurse. | Mi madre trabajaba como enfermera. |
| I started my job in 2015. | Empecé a trabajar en 2015. |
| I met her at a party. | La conocĂ en una fiesta. |
| When I was a child, I didn’t know anything about politics. | Cuando era niño, no sabĂa nada de polĂtica. |
| Last week I went to Madrid. | La semana pasada fui a Madrid. |
| Last year I visited Japan. | El año pasado visité Japón. |
| They got married last year. | Se casaron el año pasado. |
| She stayed for an hour. | Se quedĂł una hora. |
| It rained during the night. | LloviĂł durante la noche. |
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