PRETERIT TENSE


Use the preterit when talking about something that has already happened.
  
To denote an action which was performed and completed in the past:
	El Sr. Vegas lleg a la convencin el martes.  
	Mr. Vegas arrived at the convention on Tuesday.


To express the beginning of a past action:
	La clase comenz a las 9:00.  
	The class began at 9 o'clock.


To express the end of the past action:
	La convencin termin el viernes.  
	The convention ended on Friday.


To express an action which occurred over a specific period of time:
	La convencin dur cuatro das.  
	The convention lasted for four days.