Learning Spanish for Beginners Podcast, Session 16. Shortcuts to Talk About the Past in Spanish, Part 3.

Hi, welcome to a new session of Learning Spanish for Beginners podcast. In this session, we will learn a few shortcuts

to talk about the past in Spanish.

By the way, you can get a list with the 100 most common words in spoken Spanish at

Spanishfor-job.com slash top words. If you have ever felt overwhelmed with Spanish vocabulary,

it's time to focus on the words

that are used most often in everyday conversations.

Remember, you can get your copy of the list with the 100 most common words in spoken Spanish

at Spanishfor your job.com slash top words.

Shortcuts to talk about the past in Spanish.

Part 3.

Using simplified conjugations to talk about the past.

In Spanish, the conjugation of verbs in the present perfect is much simpler and predictable

than the conjugations of verbs in Predorite,

and it can be used by beginners who want to learn how to express ideas about the past without having to learn several verb conjugations.

Although Prederite is often used in conversational Spanish to talk about things that happened before,

the present perfect may also be used to express a similar idea.

Additionally, it is easily understood by native speakers and most importantly, it is much easier to learn because it follows highly predictable patterns that make things much easier for beginners.

Because of this, using conjugations in present perfect to talk about the past is an easier way for beginners who want to speak conversational Spanish quickly. Let's see a few examples in both tenses to illustrate the difference.

Pay attention to the endings and try to identify the patterns. First, an example in pre-write using the verb

which means to speak. I talked to my friend yesterday.

I talked to my friend yesterday.

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