I was studying Spanish last night!

Question

How would I say "I was studying Spanish last night!" in Spanish

Answer 1

Not sure that I fullu understand Guillermo, but hey I will persevere thanks

Guillermo de Nueva Jersey said:

The Preterite tense allows you to refer to a specific past actions performed...1 - At a fixed point in time.2 - A specific number of times.3 - During an enclosed amount of time.The key is the quantitive nature of the action. If the action is in the past and you can pin-point it as to when or how many times it occurred, use preterite. It is as though there were a frame or box around the action.There are key words that help determine this such as - at, on, last night, worked for 8 hours, for two years, etc.Also, keep in mind a sentence may "imply" and not specifically state the quantity such as "I went to John's party" or "The meeting was boring". These do not specifically state the quantitive but, it is there.The Imperfect tense refers to actions that took place in the pas either repeatedly OR over an extended period of time. Unlike the preterite, the imperfect indicates that the action took place during a non-specific amount of time OR was repeated an indefinite number of times.I would say that the answer to your question given the definitions is preterite, "Anoche estuve estudiando español".guillermo

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Answer 2

The Preterite tense allows you to refer to a specific past actions performed...
1 - At a fixed point in time.
2 - A specific number of times.
3 - During an enclosed amount of time.
The key is the quantitive nature of the action. If the action is in the past and you can pin-point it as to when or how many times it occurred, use preterite. It is as though there were a frame or box around the action.
There are key words that help determine this such as - at, on, last night, worked for 8 hours, for two years, etc.
Also, keep in mind a sentence may "imply" and not specifically state the quantity such as "I went to John's party" or "The meeting was boring". These do not specifically state the quantitive but, it is there.

The Imperfect tense refers to actions that took place in the pas either repeatedly OR over an extended period of time. Unlike the preterite, the imperfect indicates that the action took place during a non-specific amount of time OR was repeated an indefinite number of times.

I would say that the answer to your question given the definitions is preterite, "Anoche estuve estudiando español".

guillermo

Answer 3

muchas gracious lazurus

lazarus1907 said:

I'd say:Anoche estaba estudiando español - if you want to concentrate on a particular moment last night, but you are not interested in specifically mention that you stopped studying. For example, if you intend to tell what happened while you were studying (i.e. before you finish studying). This doesn't mean that you didn't finish studying at some point; you just don't want others to think about that part of your story... yet, but to "see" the action while happening, not after it is over. You want to put the end on hold, while you "unfold" the story.Anoche estuve estudiando español - if you just want to present the whole action as fully finished without focusing on any particular moment, i.e. with the story fully "unfolded".In any case, it sounds better if you start with "Anoche".

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Answer 4

I'd say:

Anoche estaba estudiando español - if you want to concentrate on a particular moment last night, but you are not interested in specifically mention that you stopped studying. For example, if you intend to tell what happened while you were studying (i.e. before you finish studying). This doesn't mean that you didn't finish studying at some point; you just don't want others to think about that part of your story... yet, but to "see" the action while happening, not after it is over. You want to put the end on hold, while you "unfold" the story.
Anoche estuve estudiando español - if you just want to present the whole action as fully finished without focusing on any particular moment, i.e. with the story fully "unfolded".

In any case, it sounds better if you start with "Anoche".

Answer 5

yo estudie espanol anoche esta verdad''

Answer 6

Well; since I gave my suggestion before I saw your post -- what would be a more accurate translation'

Answer 7

Anyway, your suggestion is not the one I'd suggest.

Answer 8

Opps -- lazarus -- I was 6 seconds after you. Your right.

Answer 9

Estudiaba español anoche.

Answer 10

Give it a try yourself first; otherwise you won't learn.