You learned to use the preterite to talk about things that happened in the past. The preterite is used to talk about past actions that happened within a concrete block of time, actions that may be viewed as having a fixed beginning and end.
El domingo pasado preparé una paella.- ¿Ya comiste en el nuevo restaurante peruano en la Plaza Mayor?
| Linda | ¿Qué hicisteis anoche? |
| Soledad | Fuimos de tapas y luego vimos la nueva película de Almodóvar. |
