Spanish A2 · Day 2
Day 2: Familia y relaciones — The preterite (pretérito indefinido)
What you'll learn
- Grammar: The preterite (Pretérito indefinido)
- Reading: El aniversario de los abuelos
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Every lesson: vocabulary with audio, grammar, reading, a speaking step and a short test.
Grammar point: The preterite (Pretérito indefinido)
¡Hola! Today we're diving into 'El pretérito indefinido', also known as the Preterite tense. This is a very important tense for telling stories and describing past events, especially for finished actions at a clear time.
Key vocabulary (8 of 20 words)
- la relación – relationship
- llevarse bien con – to get along with
- el pariente / la pariente – relative
- el cuñado / la cuñada – brother-in-law / sister-in-law
- el suegro / la suegra – father-in-law / mother-in-law
- los suegros (Pl.) – parents-in-law
- los nietos (Pl.) – grandchildren
- el hijo único – only child
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Exercises, the speaking test and your progress are inside the lesson.
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