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1
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The troops were just outside Paris.

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Las tropas estaban a las puertas de Paris.

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It’s the beginning of summer.

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Estamos a las puertas de verano.

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A real deluge on the coast

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un auténtico diluvia sobre la costa

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They bought a house on the coast.

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Compraron una casa en la costa. (sobre is not possible)

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The bank is on the right.

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El banco está a la derecha.

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Turn to the right.

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Gira a la derecha.

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The shirts are on the top right hand side.

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Las camisas están en la parte superior derecha.(a is not possible)

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She was sitting on the other side.

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Ella estaba sentada en la otra parte.

Ella estaba sentada en al otro lado.

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on the other end of the phone

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al otro lado del teléfono

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She was going to/toward the upper part.

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Ella se dirigía a la parte superior.

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Pedro went to the other side.

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Pedro fue al otro lado.

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The submarine is at the bottom.

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El submarino está en el fondo.

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They are at the end of the corridor.

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Ellos están al fondo del pasillo.

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I’m very romantic, actually.

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En el fondo soy romántico.

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I’m going to study this closely (fondo)

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Voy a estudiar esto a fondo.

closely= a fondo

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máximum speed

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a fondo

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17
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step on it!

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¡Pisa a fondo!

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‘a’ is often used to represent proximity.

She was sitting at the table.

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Ella sentaba sentado a la mesa.

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19
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at the doctor’s

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en el médico/ en la consulta del médico

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at the dentist’s

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en el dentista/ en la consulta del dentista

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21
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at the pharmacy

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en la farmacia

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22
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at the bakery

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en la panadería

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at the butcher’s

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en la carnicería

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24
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on televisión

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en la televisión

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25
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I heard it on the radio.

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Lo oí en la radio.

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26
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I published it in the newspaper.

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Lo publiqué en el periódico.

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27
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at work

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en el trabajo

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at a meeting

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en una reunión

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29
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I hate Monday’s

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Odio los lunes

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She never comes on Tuesdays.

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Ella nunca viene los martes.

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31
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Juan was here last Wednesday!

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Juan estuvo aquí el miércoles.

el= last

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We will be back next Sunday.

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Volveremos el domingo.

el= next

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We won’t play next Monday. (venir)

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No jugaremos el lunes que viene.

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34
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It happened last Tuesday.

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Ocurrió el lunes pasado.

Ocurrió el lunes.

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I don’t work on Saturdays.

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No trabajo en sábado.

More often, no trabajo los sábados.

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En is rarely used when demonstratives or articles precede (este, ese, un, etc.)

I’m not working this Saturday.

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No trabajo este sábado.

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37
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en usually requires a singular noun when demonstratives aren’t used. ‘En sábados’ is highly unusual.

The pharmacy is open on holidays.

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La farmacia está abierta en (o: los) días festivos.

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38
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With the verb estar, a is needed to refer to a specific day of the week.

What day is it?
It’s Friday.

A

¿A qué día estamos?

Estamos a viernes.

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39
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They will be with us on May 6th.

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Estarán con nosotros el seis de mayo.

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The exams are on June 25th.

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Los exámenes son el veinticinco de junio.

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‘en’ is used with words that refer to periods of time.

I’ll do it in a second.

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Lo haré en un segundo.

42
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It happened at Christmas.

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Ocurrió en Navidad.

43
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It’s Friday. It’s January.

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Estamos a viernes. Estamos en enero.

44
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We will finish this month.

A

Terminaremos este mes.

45
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I’ll do it one of these days.

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Lo haré un día de estos.

46
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I had a lot of problems that week.

A

Aquella semana tuve muchos problemas.

47
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The preposition ‘__’ is always omitted:

el mes que viene; la semana pasada.

A

en

48
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I was sick the following day.

A

Al día siguiente estuve enfermo.

49
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She got married the next week.

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A la siguiente semana ella se casó. (siguiente can also follow the time word)

50
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With the relative pronoun que, en is optional:

the year I was born

A

El año que nací

El año en el que nací

El año en que nací

51
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The week that I came.

A

La semana que vine.

La semana en que vine.

La semana en la que vine.

52
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In/during the week I was here. . . (en is possible at the beginning)

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En la semana que estuve aquí . . .

53
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The week that I was here was full of surprises.

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La semana que estuve aquí estuvo llena de sorpresas.

54
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In the week that I was here I had two accidents.

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En la semana que estuve aquí tuve dos accidentes.

55
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I’ll be with you in a minute.

A

Estaré contigo en un minuto.

56
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I only saw her for a minute.

A

Sólo la vi un minuto.

57
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We were there for a moment.

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Estamos allí un momento/instante.

58
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I’ll finish it in 2 hours’ time.

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Lo terminaré en dos horas.

59
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I had to prepare it in 3 months.

A

Tuve que prepararlo en tres meses.

60
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I need it for 2 hours.

A

Lo necesito dos horas.

61
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I had to stay there for 3 months.

A

Tuve que quedarme allí tres meses.

62
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We’ll meet at about 1 o’clock.

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Nos veremos sobre la una.

63
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in the morning

A

a la mañana

64
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at dawn

A

al alba

65
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at sunrise

A

al amanecer

66
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at sunset

A

al anochecer

67
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She never comes in the afternoon.

A

Ella nunca viene por la tarde.

68
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We’ll see them in the afternoon.

A

Los veremos por/a la tarde.

69
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I never study at night.

A

Nunca estudio de noche. (o: por la noche)

70
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We will arrive tomorrow night.

A

Llegaremos mañana de noche. (o: por la noche)

71
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at 11 oclock in the morning (por is not used/ de is used since there is another time expression)

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a las once de la mañana.

72
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She woke me up in the middle of the night.

A

Ella me despertó en mitad de la noche.

73
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the time before midnight and sunrise:

A

la madrugada

74
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I never work late at night.

A

Nunca trabajo de madrugada.

Nunca trabajo por la madrugada.

75
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When a specific event is narrated you can use en + article:

On the morning of april 8th, we got important news.

A

En la mañana del ocho de abril recibimos importantes noticias.

76
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demonstrative adjectives can be used for emphasis:

On that morning of April 8th I received . . .

A

Esa mañana del ocho de abril recibí

77
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We’ll see each other tomorrow morning.

A

Nos veremos mañana por la mañana.

78
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on Monday morning

A

el lunes por la mañana

79
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on Friday evening

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el viernes por la noche

80
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Tomorrow’s class has been put off.

A

La clase de mañana ha sido aplazada.

81
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Today’s paper doesn’t say anything.

A

El periódico de hoy no dice nada.

82
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They are coming at 8.

A

Ellos vienen a las ocho.

83
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The shops open at 10.

A

Las tiendas abren a las 10.

84
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The time at which she came was very strange.

A

La hora a la que vino era muy extraño.

85
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At the time she came we were having dinner.

A

A la hora que vino estábamos comiendo la cena.

86
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at breakfast, at dinner

A

en el desayuno, en la cena

87
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Reference to level, points on a scale, measures, figures, and words that can be represented by figures (i.e. midday, twelve oclock), usually require the preposition:

A

a

88
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at noon

A

a mediodía

89
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at/in the beginning

A

al principio

90
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at the end

A

al final

91
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How high is that mountain?

A

¿Qué altura tiene esa montaña?

92
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How deep is that lake?

A

¿Qué profundidad tiene ese lago?

93
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How high is the plane flying?

A

¿A qué altura está volando el avión?

94
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How far is your school?

A

¿Qué distancia está tu colegio?

95
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How deep is the submarine?

A

¿A qué profundidad está el submarino?

96
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The distance at which we are is huge.

A

La distancia a la que estamos es enorme.

97
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At this distance we can’t see.

A

A la distancia que estamos no vemos.

98
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She is very good at English.

A

Ella es muy buena en inglés.

99
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She is very good at driving.

A

Ella es muy buena manejando.

100
Q

I have a book on economics.

A

Tengo un libro sobre/de economía.

101
Q

Upon arriving I saw them.

A

Al llegar los vi.

102
Q

I’ll come back in two days time.

A

Vendré dentro de dos días.

Advanced Spanish Grammer (13 decks)

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