el pretérito
-the preterite
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pretérito

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el pretérito(
preh
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teh
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ree
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toh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. preterite
"Yo bailo" está en presente; "yo bailé" está en pretérito."I dance" is in the present; "I danced" is in the preterite.
b. past
En un ejercicio del examen de español, teníamos que poner los verbos en pretérito.We had to put the verbs in the past in an exercise on the Spanish exam.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. past
La gente siempre recuerda las épocas pretéritas como épocas mejores.People always remember past times as better times.
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