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Expressions of the Preterit Tense - Expresiones de Tiempo del Preterito

Expressions of the Preterit Tense (Expresiones de Tiempo del Pretérito) Expressions of the Preterit Tense (Expresiones de Tiempo del Pretérito) (English)

In Spanish there are various phrases signifying something that happened in the past such as that which happened last night, last week, last year, etc. The terms "always" and "never" apply to the present and the past tense because something can "always" or "never" happen in the past. (i.e. John always lied. Joan never lied.)

Spanish	English
Ayer	Yesterday
Anteayer/antier	Day before yesterday
Anoche	Last night
Antenoche	The night before last
La semana pasada	Last week
El año pasado	Last year
El verano pasado	Last summer
El otro día	The other day
El fin de semana pasado	Last weekend
Siempre	Always
Nunca	Never