Kilo Lingo

Spanish · Chapter 9

The preterite tense

7 vocabulary lessons, 3 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

  1. Lesson 1 · Words 601-615

    Words 601 to 615

    601empezarto start, to beginverb
    602afueraoutside, outdoorsadverb
    604perrodognoun
    605cielosky, heavennoun
    607puestopost, position; stallnoun
    608viajetrip, journeynoun
    609detrásbehindadverb
    610cuartoroom; quarter, fourthnoun
    611queridadear, darling (to a woman)noun
    615queridodear, darlingadjective

  2. Lesson 2 · Words 616-633

    Words 616 to 633

    487buscarto look for, to searchverb
    616librefreeadjective
    620jugarto playverb
    621cambiochangenoun
    622películafilm, movienoun
    625llamadacall, phone callnoun
    626restorest, remaindernoun
    628extrañostrange, oddadjective
    630presidentepresidentnoun
    633ropaclothes, clothingnoun

  3. Lesson 3 · Grammar primer

    The preterite tense

    Past for specified-time events: ayer, anoche, el lunes pasado. Regular and irregular conjugations.

  4. Lesson 4 · Words 634-649

    Words 634 to 649

    634perderto loseverb
    636agenteagent, officernoun
    638informacióninformationnoun
    639rarorare, strange, oddadjective
    644generalgeneraladjective
    645tratodeal, treatmentnoun
    646usarto useverb
    647perfectoperfectadjective
    648derechoright; law; straightnoun
    649modoway, manner, modenoun

  5. Lesson 5 · Words 650-668

    Words 650 to 668

    650ayeryesterdayadverb
    652demásthe rest, the otherspronoun
    656asesinomurderer, killernoun
    658controlcontrol, checknoun
    659odiohatred, hatenoun
    660frentefront; foreheadnoun
    661sexosexnoun
    664divertidofun, funny, enjoyableadjective
    667amigafriend (female)noun
    668grupogroupnoun

  6. Lesson 6 · Grammar primer

    The imperfect tense

    Past for habitual or ongoing action: 'used to', 'was -ing'. Only three irregulars in the whole tense.

  7. Lesson 7 · Words 669-680

    Words 669 to 680

    669asuntomatter, issue, subjectnoun
    671mensajemessagenoun
    672encimaon top, above; on top of thatadverb
    673atenciónattentionnoun
    674diferentedifferentadjective
    675uhuh, uminterjection
    676cállateshut up, be quiet (informal command)interjection
    677dañodamage, harmnoun
    679cambiarto changeverb
    680siguientenext, followingadjective

  8. Lesson 8 · Words 681-694

    Words 681 to 694

    681sinobut, ratherconjunction
    684médicodoctornoun
    685bocamouthnoun
    687errormistake, errornoun
    688jamásnever, everadverb
    689largolongadjective
    690penashame, pity; sorrownoun
    691vozvoicenoun
    692futurofuturenoun
    694secretosecretnoun

  9. Lesson 9 · Grammar primer

    Preterite vs imperfect: which one when

    The single hardest grammar topic in Spanish for English speakers. Side-by-side examples, decision rules, and the cases that break the rules.

  10. Lesson 10 · Words 695-700

    Words 695 to 700

    695bañobathroom; bathnoun
    696milthousandnumeral
    700noviagirlfriend; bridenoun

  11. Lesson 11 · Read a story

    Story milestone: top 700 words

    You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-700 ceiling.