Hi
I am having terrible trouble trying to understand why, the following sentences are in these orders (this is in Spanish, Mexican, level 4, section 4), I am hoping somebody can shed some light on this for me in order that I may understand:
The following sentences, the time/date/day is at the end of the sentence in english but at the beginning in spanish
ayer ayudé a mi padre en la cocina - I helped my father in the kitchen yesterday
la última vez tomamos un taxi - we took a taxi last time
el año pasado te hicieron un gran pastel - they made a big cake for you last year
Now I am all good about this, no problem, that is until I then see the following sentences, where this does not apply, ie the times/years etc are now at the ends of the sentences:
lo conociste en el club hace dos semanas - you met him in the club two weeks ago
vinimos a este país hace muchos años - we came to this country many years ago
mi abuelo siempre iba a correr por la mañana - my grandpa always went for a run in the morning
When forming the sentence, how would I know whether to put the date/year/day etc at the beginning or end of the sentence, or, does it not matter?