Phrases that Trigger the Preterite in Spanish

una vez

• one time
• at times
• once time
• me time

el otro día

• the other day
• another day
• live to die another day
• yesterday

ayer

• yesterday

• tomorrow

• day before yesterday

• day before today

entonces

• then
• one time
• century
• noon

anteayer

• the day before yesterday
• the day after yesterday
• the hour before yesterday
• to tomorrow before today

anteanoche

• the night before last
• the night after last
• the knight before last
• the night of the nacho table

ayer por la mañana

• yesterday morning
• tomorrow morning
• today´s morning
• yesterday afternoon

ayer al mediodía

• yesterday at noon
• today at noon
• yesterday afternoon
• yesterday NOT noon

anoche

• last night
• tonight
• at night
• last millenium

esta mañana

• this morning
• this tomorrow
• in the morning
• this mourning