101. Adjectives and adverbs 2

Question 1

Su Inglés es bueno.

Answer 1

Your English is good.

Question 2

Hablas bien inglés

Answer 2

You speak English well.

Question 3

Susan es buena pianista.

Answer 3

Susan is a good pianist.

Question 4

Susan toca bien el piano.

Answer 4

Susan plays the piano well.

Question 5

El padre de Gary es un conocido escritor.

Answer 5

Gary’s father is a well-known writer.

Question 6

¿Cómo estás hoy?’ ‘Estoy muy bien, gracias.’

Answer 6

‘How are you today?’ ‘I’m very weLL, thanks.’

Question 7

Darren es un corredor muy rápido.

Answer 7

Darren is a very fast runner.

Question 8

Darren puede correr muy rápido.

Answer 8

Darren can run very fast.

Question 9

Kate es un gran trabajador.

Answer 9

Kate is a hard worker.

Question 10

Kate trabaja duro.

Answer 10

Kate works hard.

Question 11

Llegué tarde.

Answer 11

I was Late.

Question 12

Me levanté tarde esta mañana.

Answer 12

I got up Late this morning.

Question 13

has visto a Tom últimamente?

Answer 13

Have you seen Tom Lately?

Question 14

Sarah no era muy amable en la fiesta. Casi no me habló.

Answer 14

Sarah wasn’t very friendly at the party. She hardly spoke to me.

Question 15

Ella me habló muy poco, casi nada.

Answer 15

She spoke to me very little, almost not at all.

Question 16

Sólo hemos quedado una o dos veces. Casi no nos conocemos el uno al otro.

Answer 16

We’ve only met once or twice. We hardly know each other.

Question 17

Él se esforzó por encontrar un trabajo, pero no tuvo suerte.

Answer 17

He tried hard to find a job, but he had no luck.

Question 18

No me sorprende que no encontrara trabajo. Apenas lo intentó.

Answer 18

I’m not surprised he didn’t find a job. He hardly tried.

Question 19

Su escritura es terrible. Casi no puedo leerlo.

Answer 19

Your writing is terrible. I can hardly read it.

Question 20

La pierna le dolía. Apenas podía caminar.

Answer 20

My leg was hurting. I could hardly walk.

Question 21

A: ¿Cuánto dinero tenemos?
R: Poco.

Answer 21

A: How much money have we got?
a: Hardly any. (=very little, almost none)

Question 22

Estas dos cámaras son muy similares. No hay casi

diferencia entre ellos.

Answer 22

These two cameras are very similar. There’s hardly

any difference between them.

Question 23

Los resultados de los exámenes fueron muy malos. Casi nadie en nuestra clase aprobó.

Answer 23

The exam results were very bad. Hardly anybody in
our class passed. (=very few students passed).

Question 24

Ella apenas dijo nada.

Answer 24

She said hardly anything.

Question 25

Casi no tenemos dinero.

Answer 25

We've hardly got any money.

Question 26

Apenas dijo nada.

Answer 26

She hardly said anything.

Question 27

Tenemos poco dinero

Answer 27

We've got hardly any money.

Question 28

Estoy casi siempre en casa por las noches. Casi nunca salgo.

Answer 28

I'm nearly always at home in the evenings. I hardly ever go out.

Question 29

Es de extrañar que estás cansado. No ha dormido durante tres días.

Answer 29

lt's hardly surprising that you're tired. You haven't slept for three days.(= it's certainly not surprising)y walk.

Question 30

La situación es grave, pero es apenas una crisis

Answer 30

The situation is serious, but it's hardly a crisis.(= it's certainly not a crisis)