Comments on: How do I say these three sentences in Spanish using the preterite? http://talk-spanish.info/how-do-i-say-these-three-sentences-in-spanish-using-the-preterite.php Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: claire611 http://talk-spanish.info/how-do-i-say-these-three-sentences-in-spanish-using-the-preterite.php/comment-page-1#comment-6739 claire611 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:17:15 +0000 http://talk-spanish.info/how-do-i-say-these-three-sentences-in-spanish-using-the-preterite.php#comment-6739 1. Dos chicos/muchachos corrieron en una competencia en la pista. 2. El chico/muchacho de uniforme rojo, Pablo, es muy veloz porque tomó un desayuno saludable y practicó mucho. 3. El chico/muchacho de uniforme amarillo, Alejandro, es lento, y Pablo ganó. I translated the sentences respected the tences you used in your English text, but I must tell you the sequence of tenses you used is not correct. Everything would have been in the past tense. So there is one verb form ("is") used twice in your text, which should have been "was". Hope this helps. BTW, was it you who posted the same question a couple of days ago? The answers for you are still there. EDITED to add: Mike, Thanks for you interest, but I'm not just "almost" correct in my answer. Below, I'll post the link to the dictionary of the Real Academia de la Lengua Española so that you can check the meaning of "competencia". It is safe to use words like "competencia", "carrera" and "competición" here. I make mistakes just like other people and I welcome corrections when I am wrong, but this is not one of those cases. I wouldn't post an incorrect answer here; I take this as seriously as I take my job. And I do exactly this for a living; I'm not an amateur. If I made a mistake in such a simple translation, I should consider looking for a different line of work. Thanks. http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/ C. 1. Dos chicos/muchachos corrieron en una competencia en la pista.
2. El chico/muchacho de uniforme rojo, Pablo, es muy veloz porque tomó un desayuno saludable y practicó mucho.
3. El chico/muchacho de uniforme amarillo, Alejandro, es lento, y Pablo ganó.

I translated the sentences respected the tences you used in your English text, but I must tell you the sequence of tenses you used is not correct. Everything would have been in the past tense. So there is one verb form ("is") used twice in your text, which should have been "was".

Hope this helps.

BTW, was it you who posted the same question a couple of days ago? The answers for you are still there.

EDITED to add:
Mike,
Thanks for you interest, but I’m not just "almost" correct in my answer. Below, I’ll post the link to the dictionary of the Real Academia de la Lengua Española so that you can check the meaning of "competencia". It is safe to use words like "competencia", "carrera" and "competición" here.
I make mistakes just like other people and I welcome corrections when I am wrong, but this is not one of those cases. I wouldn’t post an incorrect answer here; I take this as seriously as I take my job. And I do exactly this for a living; I’m not an amateur. If I made a mistake in such a simple translation, I should consider looking for a different line of work.
Thanks.

http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/

C.

]]> By: Mike http://talk-spanish.info/how-do-i-say-these-three-sentences-in-spanish-using-the-preterite.php/comment-page-1#comment-6740 Mike Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:17:15 +0000 http://talk-spanish.info/how-do-i-say-these-three-sentences-in-spanish-using-the-preterite.php#comment-6740 Claire61 is almost correct. The word you want is "la competición" or "el concurso", for "competition" or "contest", respectively. You cannot run in a "competencia". For example... The competition between the boys was so fierce that they decided to resolve it with a competition. The first competition is "competencia" and the second, the race itself, is the "competición". Edited: The ref you cited lists competencia as the 6th and dead last definition for a competitive match. Plus it pertains only to Latin America. Competencia is not the word here... it should be competición, whose primary field of meaning lies in sports. Claire61 is almost correct. The word you want is "la competición" or "el concurso", for "competition" or "contest", respectively.

You cannot run in a "competencia". For example…

The competition between the boys was so fierce that they decided to resolve it with a competition. The first competition is "competencia" and the second, the race itself, is the "competición".

Edited:
The ref you cited lists competencia as the 6th and dead last definition for a competitive match. Plus it pertains only to Latin America. Competencia is not the word here… it should be competición, whose primary field of meaning lies in sports.

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