Phrase · 📜 Narrating past events
Ya conocía Quito, pero esta vez fui con mis hijos.
I already knew Quito, but this time I went with my kids.
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Why every word is where it is
Yaadverbalreadyconocía1verbI knew (had been to)conocer · imperfect · 1st sing.Quito1nounQuito,peroconjunctionbutestadeterminerthiseste · fem. · sing.veznountimefem. · sing.fui2verbI wentir · past · 1st sing.conprepositionwithmisdeterminermymi · 1st pl.hijosnounchildren, kidshijo · masc. · pl..
- conocía → Quito: conocer + place (no a)
- esta → vez: f. sg.
- mis → hijos: pl.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1conocía: imperfect = already knew (had been to) the city; places take no a. Narrative past system: pluperfect, past progressive, iba a →
- 2fui: preterite of ir for the trip itself (same form as ser). Preterite I: regular verbs, ser/ir, dar, ver →
Variations
- Ya conocía Quito, pero nunca había ido con mis hijos.