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

Question 1

_____ (Did I tell you that) me encontré a mi exjefe el otro día?

Answer 1

¿Te conté que me encontré a mi exjefe el otro día? (Did I tell you that I ran into my ex-boss the other day?)

Question 2

Te conté que _____ (I ran into my ex-boss) el otro día?

Answer 2

Te conté que me encontré a mi exjefe el otro día? (Did I tell you that I ran into my ex-boss the other day?)

Question 3

No, _____ (you didn’t tell me).

Answer 3

No, no me contaste. (No, you didn’t tell me.)

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Lo vi de lejos y traté de esconderme. (I saw him from afar and I tried to hide.)

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Lo vi de lejos y traté de esconderme. (I saw him from afar and I tried to hide.)

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Pero no lo logré. (But I didn’t manage to do it.)

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Pero, a ver, no entendí. (But, let’s see, I didn’t understand.)

Question 8

Cuéntame _____ (what happened) desde el principio.

Answer 8

Cuéntame qué pasó desde el principio. (Tell me what happened from the beginning.)

Question 9

ues, mira, _____ (I went into Best Buy) a ver computadoras.

Answer 9

Pues, mira, entré a Best Buy a ver computadoras. (Well, look, I went inside Best Buy to look at computers.)

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Cuando salí, vi que él y su esposa venían hacia donde yo estaba. (When I left, I saw him and his wife coming towards where I was.)

Question 11

Pero ¿_____ (what did you do)?

Answer 11

Pero ¿qué hiciste? (But what did you do?)

Question 12

¿_____ (Did they see you)?

Answer 12

¿Te vieron? (Did they see you?)

Question 13

¿_____ (Did you greet them)?

Answer 13

¿Los saludaste? (Did you greet them?)

Question 15

eo que _____ (they didn’t see me) luego, luego.

Answer 15

Creo que no me vieron luego, luego. (I think they didn’t see me right away.)

Question 16

_____ (I started) buscar dónde esconderme.

Answer 16

Empecé a buscar dónde esconderme. (I started looking for a place to hide.)

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Empecé a buscar dónde esconderme. (I started looking for a place to hide.)

Question 18

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

Answer 18

¿Por qué no te metiste a Best Buy otra vez? (Why didn’t you go inside Best Buy again?)

Question 19

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

Answer 19

¿O fingiste demencia? (Or did you pretend you didn’t see them?)

Question 20

_____ (I went back to) Best Buy.

Answer 20

Me regresé a Best Buy. (I went back to Best Buy.)

Question 21

_____ (I started looking at) tablets.

Answer 21

Me puse a ver tablets. (I started looking at tablets.)

Question 22

¡Ah! O sea, _____ (he greeted you).

Answer 22

¡Ah! O sea, él te saludó. (Oh! So, he greeted you.)

Question 23

Ella _____ (started chatting with me).

Answer 23

Ella me sacó plática. (She started chatting with me.)

Question 24

_____ (She called him).

Answer 24

Le habló por teléfono. (She called him.)

Question 25

_____ (I pretended) me dio gusto verlos.

Answer 25

Fingí que me dio gusto verlos. (I pretended I was happy to see them.)

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Fingí que me dio gusto verlos. (I pretended I was happy to see them.)

Question 27

Platicamos un rato y _____ (they finally left).

Answer 27

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

Question 28

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

Answer 28

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

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

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

Question 31

_____ (He behaved) decente.

Answer 31

Se portó decente. (He behaved decently.)

Question 32

Tú y él _____ (started chatting).

Answer 32

Tú y él se pusieron a platicar. (You and him started chatting.)

Question 33

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

Answer 33

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

Question 34

_____ (It's not like) hablamos mucho.

Answer 34

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

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Sí hablaron un buen rato. (You guys did chat for quite a while.)

Question 36

¿Por qué _____ (did you try to hide)?

Answer 36

¿Por qué trataste de esconderte? (Why did you try to hide?)