Download or read book Perfecting the Past in Spanish written by Gordon Smith-Duran and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear student: Thank you for taking an interest in this book. We are sure that you will be very glad you did, why? Simply because once you have worked through the straightforward systems, the easy explanations and the practical exercises found here, you will be able to do the following with confidence:* Use Ser and Estar accurately.* Choose intelligently between the Preterite and Imperfect Past.* Know how to say WAS and WERE correctly in Spanish.* Understand and utilise the Perfect Past tenses....and so much more. Talking in the Past is a challenge you can overcome!This book has been designed and written for every passionate student of the Spanish language who currently struggles to talk in the past. We have created some simple-to-follow systems that clear up the mystery of when and how to choose each tense correctly. Just work through the book in the order that we have presented it to you and we promise you that the mists will clear and any confusion you may have had in the past, about the past, will disappear forever. un saludo, Gordon y Cynthia.