Unit 60 Guidebook: describe past events
KEY PHRASES
Describe past events
¿Tú empezaste una clase nueva?
Did you start a new class?
Did you start a new class?
Yo empecé una clase muy difícil.
I started a very difficult class.
I started a very difficult class.
Ayer nosotros hablamos en francés toda la clase.
Yesterday we spoke in French the whole class.
Yesterday we spoke in French the whole class.
Roberto no estudió para el examen.
Roberto didn't study for the exam.
Roberto didn't study for the exam.
¿Tú ya tomaste este curso?
Did you already take this course?
Did you already take this course?
TIP
¡Empecé un nuevo curso!
If a verb ends in ‑zar, like empezar or almorzar, the z becomes a c in the yo past form.
Almorcé después de la clase.
I ate lunch after class.
I ate lunch after class.
Yo empecé una clase muy difícil.
I started a very difficult class.
I started a very difficult class.
TIP
Ayer vi a Carmen
The past of ver is quite special! Unlike other verbs, it doesn’t have an accent mark in the yo and él forms.
| subject | verb (ver) |
|---|---|
| yo | vi |
| tú | viste |
| él / ella / usted | vio |
| nosotros / nosotras | vimos |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vieron |
Ayer vi a Carmen en la clase de inglés.
Yesterday, I saw Carmen in English lesson.
Yesterday, I saw Carmen in English lesson.
Señor López, ¿vio mi diccionario?
Mr. López, did you see my dictionary?
Mr. López, did you see my dictionary?