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Spanish Tenses - Part 2

Spanish Tenses

Uses of the PAST DEFINITE (or Preterite) and the PRESENT PERFECT (as: Yo he comprado: I have bought).

The Past Definite. (or Preterite) should be used to narrate events which happened in the past, in a period of time which does not include the present moment as:

Yo lo compre el ano pasado: I bought it last year.

The Present Perfect (called in Spanish Preterito Compuesto) should be used when the period of time includes the present moment, as:

He fletado muchos buques: I have chartered many ships.

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Vocabulary

justificar - to justify, to warrant
empréstito - loan
época - period, time
no bien - as soon a
pana - cords

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Exercises

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