Set 3: Finally Master the Spanish PRETERITO (Past Tense) by Learning CHUNKS (314)

Question 2

____________ (Did I tell you that)

Answer 2

me encontré a mi exjefe el otro día?

Did I tell you that I ran into my ex-boss the other day?

Question 3

Te conté que ____________ (I ran into my ex-boss)?

Answer 3

el otro día?

Did I tell you that I ran into my ex-boss the other day?

Question 4

No, ____________ (you didn’t tell me).

Answer 4

No, no me contaste.

No, you didn’t tell me.

Question 5

____________ (I saw him from afar) y traté de esconderme.

Answer 5

Lo vi de lejos y traté de esconderme.

I saw him from afar and I tried to hide.

Question 6

Lo vi de lejos y ____________ (I tried to hide).

Answer 6

traté de esconderme.

I saw him from afar and I tried to hide.

Question 7

Pero ____________ (I didn’t manage to do it).

Answer 7

no lo logré.

But I didn’t manage to do it.

Question 8

Pero, a ver, ____________ (I didn’t understand).

Answer 8

no entendí.

But, let’s see, I didn’t understand.

Question 9

Cuéntame ____________ (what happened) desde el principio.

Answer 9

qué pasó desde el principio.

Tell me what happened from the beginning.

Question 10

Cuéntame qué pasó ____________ (from the beginning).

Answer 10

desde el principio.

Tell me what happened from the beginning.

Question 11

Pues, mira, ____________ (I went into Best Buy) a ver computadoras.

Answer 11

entré a Best Buy a ver computadoras.

Well, look, I went inside Best Buy to look at computers.

Question 12

____________ (When I left), vi que él y su esposa venían hacia donde yo estaba.

Answer 12

Cuando salí, vi que su esposa y él venían hacia donde yo estaba.

When I left, I saw him and his wife coming towards where I was.

Question 13

Pero ¿____________ (what did you do)? ¿Te vieron? ¿Los saludaste?

Answer 13

¿qué hiciste? ¿Te vieron? ¿Los saludaste?

But what did you do? Did they see you? Did you greet them?

Question 14

Pero ¿qué hiciste? ¿____________ (Did they see you)? ¿Los saludaste?

Answer 14

¿Te vieron? ¿Los saludaste?

But what did you do? Did they see you? Did you greet them?

Question 15

Pero ¿qué hiciste? ¿Te vieron? ¿____________ (Did you greet them)?

Answer 15

¿Los saludaste?

But what did you do? Did they see you? Did you greet them?

Question 16

Creo que ____________ (they didn’t see me) luego, luego.

Answer 16

no me vieron luego, luego.

I think they didn’t see me right away.

Question 17

____________ (I started) buscar dónde esconderme.

Answer 17

Empecé a buscar dónde esconderme.

I started looking for a place to hide.

Question 18

Empecé a ____________ (looking for a place to hide).

Answer 18

buscar dónde esconderme.

I started looking for a place to hide.

Question 19

¿____________ (Why didn’t you go inside) Best Buy otra vez?

Answer 19

¿Por qué no te metiste a Best Buy otra vez?

Why didn’t you go inside Best Buy again?

Question 20

¿O ____________ (did you pretend you didn’t see them)?

Answer 20

¿fingiste demencia?

Or did you pretend you didn’t see them?

Question 21

____________ (I went back to) Best Buy.

Answer 21

Me regresé a Best Buy.

I went back to Best Buy.

Question 22

____________ (I started looking at) tablets.

Answer 22

Me puse a ver tablets.

I started looking at tablets.

Question 23

¡Ah! O sea, ____________ (he greeted you).

Answer 23

él te saludó.

Oh! So, he greeted you.

Question 24

Ella ____________ (started chatting with me).

Answer 24

me sacó plática.

She started chatting with me.

Question 25

____________ (She called him).

Answer 25

Le habló por teléfono. ## Footnote She called him.

Question 26

____________ (I pretended) me dio gusto verlos.

Answer 26

Fingí que me dio gusto verlos. ## Footnote I pretended I was happy to see them.

Question 27

Fingí que ____________ (I was happy to see them).

Answer 27

me dio gusto verlos. ## Footnote I pretended I was happy to see them.

Question 28

Platicamos un rato y ____________ (they finally left).

Answer 28

por fin se fueron. ## Footnote We chatted for a while and they finally left.

Question 29

____________ (We chatted for a while) y por fin se fueron.

Answer 29

Platicamos un rato y por fin se fueron. ## Footnote We chatted for a while and they finally left.

Question 30

Como aquella vez que ____________ (we ran into your ex).

Answer 30

nos encontramos a tu ex. ## Footnote Like that time we ran into your ex.

Question 31

____________ (Like that time when) nos encontramos a tu ex.

Answer 31

Como aquella vez que nos encontramos a tu ex. ## Footnote Like that time we ran into your ex.

Question 32

____________ (He behaved) decente.

Answer 32

Se portó decente. ## Footnote He behaved decently.

Question 33

Tú y él ____________ (started chatting).

Answer 33

se pusieron a platicar. ## Footnote You and him started chatting.

Question 34

No es como que ____________ (we talked a lot).

Answer 34

hablamos mucho. ## Footnote It's not like we talked a lot.

Question 35

____________ (It's not like) hablamos mucho.

Answer 35

No es como que hablamos mucho. ## Footnote It's not like we talked a lot.

Question 36

Sí ____________ (you guys chatted for quite a while).

Answer 36

hablaron un buen rato. ## Footnote You guys did chat for quite a while.

Question 37

¿Por qué ____________ (did you try to hide)?

Answer 37

trataste de esconderte? ## Footnote Why did you try to hide?