Answer:
Hola amigo,
¿Como estás? Espero que todo esté muy bien. Ahora estoy en Costa Rica, llegué hace 2 semanas. El fin de semana pasado fuí al bosque tropical donde ví todo tipo de animales y plantas, fue increible. Salimos desde San Juan muy temprano en la mañana con un guía local que nos llevó hasta la reserva natural Monteverde. Fueron casi 3 horas de viaje hasta la entrada de la reserva. Empezamos la caminata como a las 10 de la mañana. Vi monos que saltaban de un árbol a otro, y bajaban a comer las frutas que nosotros les dábamos. También vi un oso perezoso colgado de una rama. Se movía muy lentamente por la rama. Vi muchas aves de todos los colores, tucanes que cantaban y volaban por encima de los árboles, y pericos verdes que volaban en grupos grandes y se posaban en las ramas más altas de los árboles. En el suelo del bosque vi ranas pequeñas y de colores muy brillantes, que saltaban de un lado a otro. Tomé muchas fotografías de los animales y las plantas, y caminamos por varias horas. Luego fuimos al refugio y comimos un almuerzo típico, estaba delicioso, y finalmente nos regresamos por la tarde en la camioneta para San Juan. Costa Rica es un país hermoso, y te recomiendo que vengas. Un fuerte abrazo, y espero que nos veamos pronto,
Tu amigo Juan.
Explanation:
In Spanish we use the preterite tense to describe actions completed at a point in the past, things that have a beginning and end, things that took place on specific days or dates, at specific times or during specific time periods, and events in sequence.
The Imperfect tense is used to describe past habitual actions or to talk about actions or events that were in progress at a point in the past.
The letter in english is the following:
Hello friend,
How are you? I hope everything is going well. Right now I´m in Costa Rica, I arrived 2 weeks ago. Last weekend I went to the tropical forest where I saw all kinds of animals and plants, it was incredible. We left from San Juan very early in the morning with a local guide who took us to the Monteverde natural park. It was almost a 3 hour trip until the entrance of the park. We started hiking at around 10 in the morning. I saw monkeys jumping from one tree to the other and came down from the trees to eat the fruits that we gave them. I also saw a sloth hanging from a branch, It moved very slowly along the branch. I saw many birds of all colors, tucanos that sang and flew above the trees, and green parakeets that flew in large groups and then layed on the highest branches of the trees. On the floor I saw small frogs with shiny colors, that jumped from one side to the other. I took many photos of the animals and plants, and we walked for several hours. Then we went to the refuge and had a typical lunch, it was delicious, and finally we came back on the truck to San Juan in the afternoon. Costa Rica is a beautiful country, and I recommend you to come. I send you a big hug, and I hope we´ll see each other soon.
Your friend, Juan
