Use of Pretérito Perfecto and Indefinido
Use of Pretérito Perfecto and Indefinido
Use of Pretérito Perfecto and Indefinido
The actions in “Pretérito Perfecto” are related to the present whereas the actions in Indefinido
are not.
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the Pretérito Indefinido, then have a look at our pages!
Exercises
1. Do you know the difference between the Preterito perfecto and the Indefinido?
2. ¿Preterito perfecto or Indefinido?
3. Conjugate the verbs in both texts
Last month I enrolled the sports centre in my neighbourhood. As I didn't receive any
confirmation, 3 days ago I called them to check if my registration was ok. The secretary had a
look at the computer and said: "I have already introduced your details and your name didn't
show up. Are you sure you did the registration properly?" I answered: "Of course I did. Are you
sure you haven't found anybody called Martinez?". Finally it turns out everything was a mistake.
Just as well!
Check
(That summer I learnt a lot of Spanish because I met a girl from Valencia)
3. Mi padre (estudiar-él) en la Universidad de Madrid en los años 60.
6. ¡Ya ! (terminar-yo)
Mi Madre
My mum
My mum was born in 1959. She studied to become a teacher and worked in a school in Valencia.
She always lived there and in 1977, she met my dad. They got married one year after.
Yo
Yo soy su hija Carmen. También (estudiar-yo) para ser maestra, como ella, pero aún
diferencia de ella, ya (vivir-yo) en tres países distintos. ¡Son otros tiempos! Aún
I am her daughter Carmen. I have also studied to become a teacher but I haven't worked yet as so.
Instead I have worked as a salewoman and a waitress. However, unlike her, I have lived in 3
different countries. It is different nowadays! I haven't met the love of my life, that's why I haven't got
married yet.
rrect forms
Nunca (yo, ir) a Valencia, pero me han dicho que es una ciudad preciosa.