The document provides examples of sentences using the past tense in Spanish. It contains sentences describing actions that occurred in the past, such as going to the park yesterday, buying a shirt last month, being born on a specific date, as well as questions about past actions like where someone bought shoes or what time a match finished.

1. PRACTISE THE PAST
Unit 5

2.  Nosotros fuimos al parque ayer.
We went to the park yesterday.

3. Yo compré una camisa el mes
pasado.
 I bought a shirt last month.

4. Yo nací el 30 de Septiembre de
1985.
 I was born on the 30th of
September, 1985.

5.  Mi padre no era médico.
 My father wasn’t a doctor.

6.  Tú no estabas anoche en casa.
You weren’t at home last night.

7. Yo estudié Latín cuando era
joven.
 I studied Latin when I was young.

8.  Él fumaba hace cinco años.
 He smoked five years ago.

9.  Nosotros cenamos en un buen
restaurante.
We had dinner in a good
restaurant.

10.  El trabajó en China durante varios
años.
 He worked in China for several
years.

11. Yo no ví la película anoche.
 I didn’t see the film last night.

12.  Mi novio compró una bonita
chaqueta.
 My boyfriend bought a beautiful
jacket.

13. Yo no me acordé que era tu
cumpleaños ayer.
 I didn’t remember that it was your
birthday yesterday.

14. ¿Dónde compraste esos zapatos
tan bonitos?
Where did you buy those shoes
so beautiful?

15.  El llegó tarde al trabajo, por lo que
su jefe estaba enfadado.
 He was late for work so his boss
was angry.

16. ¿Quiénes eran ellos?
Who were they?

17. ¿Dónde estuviste ayer?
Where were you yesterday?

18.  ¿Estuviste en casa?
Were you at home?
 Sí
Yes, I was.

19.  ¿Estuvisteis tú y Susana en la
fiesta anoche?
Were you and Susan at the party
last night?
 No.
 No, we weren’t.

20.  Nosotros buscamos un
restaurante chino, pero no lo
encontramos.
We looked for a Chinese
restaurant, but we didn’t find it.

21. ¿A qué hora acabó el partido?
What time did the match finish?

22. Now, write 5 sentences using the
past
about:
What did you do last week or last
month or last summer?