Note 7.2 — Front matter

amuró, has tacked. This use of the preterite as equivalent to a perfect in speaking of recent events is not sufficiently noted by the grammars. It is used when the result of the action rather than the action itself is to be emphasized. Cf. ¿Ya se levantó V.? "Have you risen already?" i.e. "Are you already up?" Todo se acabó, "It's all over."