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How to Say "before last" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “before last” is “antepasado” — B1 level.

English → SpanishB1
adjectiveB1
referring to time periods
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Examples

Fui a Madrid el año antepasado.

I went to Madrid the year before last.

El mes antepasado hizo mucho frío.

The month before last was very cold.

Lo conocí en el siglo antepasado.

I met him (it) in the century before last.

Position Matters

When used as an adjective for time, this word always comes AFTER the noun (like 'el año antepasado').

Matching the Noun

The word changes its ending to 'antepasada' if the time word is feminine, like 'la semana antepasada' (the week before last).

Confusing with 'pasado'

Mistake: “El año pasado (meaning 2 years ago).”

Correction: El año antepasado.

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