Sentences Using the Preterite  

How much (cuánto) did you pay?
¿Cuánto pagaste?
Mary paid five dollars.
María pagó cinco dólares.
We paid five dollars.
Nosotros pagamos cinco dólares.
The girls paid five dollars.
Los muchachos pagaron cinco dólares.
I delivered (entregar) the package (el paquete) to him.
Yo le entregué el paquete.
Did you deliver the package to him?
¿Le entregaste el paquete?
John delivered the package to him.
Juan le entregó el paquete.
We delivered the package to him.
Nosotros le entregamos el paquete.
The boys delivered the package to him.
Los muchachos le entregaron el paquete.
I explained (explicar) the words.
Yo expliqué las palabras.
Did you explain the words?
¿Explicaste las palabras?
The teacher explained the words.
El profesor explicó las palabras.
We explained the words.
Nosotros explicamos las palabras.
The students (alumnos) explained the words.
Los alumnos explicaron las palabras.
I played (tocar) the guitar (guitarra).
Yo toqué la guitarra.
Did you play the guitar?7
¿ Tocaste la guitarra?
John played the guitar.
Juan tocó la guitarra.
We played the guitar.
Nosotros tocamos la guitarra.
The boys played the guitar.
Los muchachos tocaron la guitarra.
I took (sacar) a photo (foto).
Yo saqué una foto.
Did you take a photo?
¿Sacaste una foto?
Mary took a photo.
María sacó una foto.
We took a photo.
Nosotros sacamos una foto.
The girls took a photo.
Las muchachas sacaron una foto.
I painted (pintar) the walls (las paredes).
Yo pinté las paredes.
Did you paint the walls?
¿Pintaste las paredes?
John painted the walls.
Juan pintó las paredes.
We painted the walls.
Nosotros pintamos las paredes.
The boys painted the walls.
Los muchachos pintaron las paredes.
I cleaned (limpiar) the kitchen (la cocina).
Yo limpié la cocina.
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