I can review the whole module: choosing between perfecto and indefinido, two pronouns together, polite wishes, and the words algo / nada / alguien / nadie.
What we review
The module's four rules
The time period decides which past tense to use: if the period is still going on (hoy, esta semana, este mes, este año, últimamente), use the present perfect (pretérito perfecto); if it's over (ayer, anoche, el sábado pasado, el año pasado), use the preterite (pretérito indefinido). The time expression decides, not the English verb.
To whom and what: me, te, le, nos, os, les go before the verb; two pronouns together go in the order “first to whom, then what”; le and les become se before lo, la, los, las.
A polite wish: me, te, le, nos, os, les + gustaría + infinitive; before a plural noun, gustarían.
Something and nothing: algo and nada, alguien and nadie, algún and ningún. If these words come after the verb, you must put no before the verb.
What you can do now: talk about what you've already done and what you did yesterday, say what you gave to whom, politely invite someone to the movies or an exhibition, and say that nothing happened.
The module's four rules on one screen
Each row is what a whole lesson was about.
| What we review | How it sounds |
|---|---|
| the period is still going on → perfecto | Este mes he leído dos libros. |
| the period is over → indefinido | El año pasado trabajé en Sevilla. |
| to whom + what | Se lo he mandado por correo. |
| polite wish | Nos gustaría comer al aire libre. |
| nothing and nobody | Aquí no hay ninguna cortina. |
Lesson notes
The module's four rules
The time period decides which past tense to use: if the period is still going on (hoy, esta semana, este mes, este año, últimamente), use the present perfect (pretérito perfecto); if it's over (ayer, anoche, el sábado pasado, el año pasado), use the preterite (pretérito indefinido). The time expression decides, not the English verb.
To whom and what: me, te, le, nos, os, les go before the verb; two pronouns together go in the order “first to whom, then what”; le and les become se before lo, la, los, las.
A polite wish: me, te, le, nos, os, les + gustaría + infinitive; before a plural noun, gustarían.
Something and nothing: algo and nada, alguien and nadie, algún and ningún. If these words come after the verb, you must put no before the verb.
What you can do now: talk about what you've already done and what you did yesterday, say what you gave to whom, politely invite someone to the movies or an exhibition, and say that nothing happened.