Unit 147 Guidebook: make suggestions, form the past tense

KEY PHRASES

Make suggestions

Comencemos a planear nuestro viaje ahora mismo.
Let's start planning our trip right now.
¿Y si viajamos con nuestros hijos a Europa?
What if we travel with our children to Europe?
Está bien, pero no gastemos tanto dinero en un hotel de lujo.
OK, but let's not spend so much money on a luxury hotel.
Primero, encontremos un lugar bonito para cenar.
First, let's find a nice place to have dinner.
No vayamos a la ciudad, prefiero los pueblos pequeños.
Let's not go to the city, I prefer small towns.
Vamos a la playa ahora, el clima es perfecto.
Let's go to the beach now, the weather is perfect.
TIP

Let's talk about Past Tense!

The verbs ser, ir, dar, and ver have irregular forms in the preterite. Ser and ir have the exact same forms!

ser, yo fui
​ir, yo fui
​dar, yo di​
ver, yo vi

​​Some verbs use a different set of endings in the preterite.

subject verb (tener)
yo tuve
tú tuviste
él / ella / usted tuvo
nosotros / nosotras tuvimos
ellos / ellas / ustedes tuvieron

Verbs that use these endings also have changes in their base!​

tener, yo tuve
​poner, yo puse
​hacer, yo hice
​traer, yo traje