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Spanish past tense vocabulary

Essential Spanish vocabulary for past tense — 60 words with English translations, audio playback and a flashcard quiz.

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This guide turns a SPEAKZY lesson topic into a focused vocabulary article. The words are grouped for quick study, with English meanings, pronunciation hints where available, tap-to-hear audio, flashcards and a short quiz. Use the first key words as your warm-up, then work through the full list in chunks. Say each word out loud before checking the translation. If a word is useful for travel, family, food, work or daily conversation, save it mentally as a phrase starter rather than an isolated word. When you finish, jump into the related SPEAKZY course topic. The app uses the same vocabulary inside structured lessons, sentence practice and review, so the article becomes a natural bridge from browsing to proper speaking practice.

What this lesson covers

Core Spanish words for past tense.

English meanings, pronunciation hints, and tap-to-hear audio.

A quick flashcard flow and quiz to make the words stick.

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Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • ayer
    ah-YEHR
    yesterday
  • comí
    koh-MEE
    I ate
  • bebí
    beh-BEE
    I drank
  • fui
    FWEE
    I went
  • pan
    PAHN
    bread
  • agua
    AH-gwah
    water
  • casa
    KAH-sah
    house
  • hoy
    OY
    today
  • pero
    PEH-roh
    but
  • muy
    MWEE
    very
  • noche
    NOH-cheh
    night
  • miré
    mee-REH
    I watched
  • libro
    LEE-broh
    book
  • leí
    leh-EE
    I read
  • dormí
    dor-MEE
    I slept
  • tarde
    TAR-deh
    late
  • bien
    BYEHN
    well
  • tele
    TEH-leh
    TV
  • poco
    POH-koh
    little
  • con
    KOHN
    with
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