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Old September 24, 2013, 06:24 PM
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Hello. Please make an effort to insert Spanish characters. They are not gratuitous.

And please post your own attempt for the last one, and we'll help you to correct it if needed.

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Originally Posted by jellybabe View Post
¿Cómo se dice "past"?

Por ejemplo:

"She kept riding past (our house) on her bike"

"Muchas veces pasaba (This conjugation is correct if you are thinking of a habit she had in the past. But if this is something that happened only some times and never again, you should better use the simple past) por delante de la casa *** (Insert a comma here or it will be the house the one that is riding the bicycle) montada en bici" ?

"As he walked past the box, it fell on him/over"

"Cuando pasó al lado de la caja, se la cayó /se cayó" ?

"You're in my way, can you move over?"
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