Podemos usar el préterito en lugar del pasado perfecto?

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Podemos usar el préterito en lugar del pasado perfecto?

Este verano mis circunstancias personales me han impedido viajar fuera. Porque no podemos usar el préterito aquí ? El marco de tiempos es el verano que es más largo de un mes.

Kevin

This question relates to:Spanish writing exercise "A tourist in my own city"

Freeform Writing Exercise B2

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Kevin

When we use time markers using "este..., esta...", e.g. esta tarde, este verano, estos últimos días..., etc we feel as if we are still inside that timeframe, and that makes us use the perfect tense instead of the preterite, in Peninsular Spanish. This is why we use it here in this exercise using "este verano".

Here is a Kwiziq lesson that will help you with this usage.

I hope it helps.

Saludos

Inma

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