1.5 Lesson

Question 1

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Where are you?

Answer 1

¿(En) Dónde estás?

Where are you? - ¿(En) Dónde estás?

Question 2

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Where are you going with a suitcase?

Answer 2

¿Adónde vas con una maleta?

(to) where? - ¿adónde? Note that adónde literally means “to where” and must be used whenever you pair dónde with a direction or destination

Question 3

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I am here

Answer 3

Estoy aquí

here - aquí

Question 4

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Juan and I are on the street

Answer 4

Juan y yo estamos en la calle

street - la calle

Question 5

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Adriana and Jimena are over here

Answer 5

Adriana y Jimena están acá

over here - acá. The distinction between aquí and acá varies by region. In some countries the words are used interchangeably

Question 6

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We are in Mexico

Answer 6

Estamos en México

Mexico - México

Question 7

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Are they in Spain?

Answer 7

¿Están en España?

Spain - España

Question 8

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The math books are downstairs

Answer 8

Los libros de matemáticas están abajo

downstairs - abajo. In general, abajo means “below” or “down”

Question 9

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They are upstairs

Answer 9

Ellos están arriba

upstairs - arriba. In general, arriba means “above” or “up”

Question 10

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The building is in front of (i.e. across the street from) the university

Answer 10

El edificio está enfrente de la universidad

in front of - enfrente de. In some countries, people use the alternative frente a. Both enfrente de and frente a can be used to mean “across the street from”

Question 11

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I am behind the door

Answer 11

Estoy detrás de la puerta

behind - detrás de

Question 12

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The War never ends

Answer 12

La guerra nunca termina

war - la guerra

Question 13

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Paloma is against the war

Answer 13

Paloma está en contra de la guerra

against - contra, en contra de

Question 14

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Andrés is next to the pretty girl

Answer 14

Andrés está al lado de la niña bonita

next to - al lado de. Lado literally means “side”, so al lado de can be translated as “to the side of”

Question 15

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The chair is behind the table

Answer 15

La silla está detrás de la mesa

table - la mesa

Question 16

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The books are on top of the table

Answer 16

Los libros están encima de la mesa

on top of - encima de

Question 17

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María is there

Answer 17

María está allí

there - allí

Question 18

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The building is not here, it is over there

Answer 18

El edificio no está aquí, está allá

over there - allá. Note that allá connotates a more distant location than allí, although both translate to “there” in English

Question 19

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The school is far from the house

Answer 19

La escuela está lejos de la casa

far from - lejos de

Question 20

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I am with my teacher

Answer 20

Estoy con mi maestra

my - mi

Question 21

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I am with my parents

Answer 21

Estoy con mis padres

parents - los padres. Note that mi matches nouns in number

Question 22

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a very big foot

Answer 22

un pie muy grande

foot - el pie

Question 23

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We are standing

Answer 23

Estamos de pie

standing - de pie. Note that we can also say “standing” by using the adjective parado, derived from the verb pararse (“to stand up”)

Question 24

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We go to school on foot

Answer 24

Vamos al colegio a pie

on foot - a pie

Question 25

# Translate to Spanish. The teachers are on _vacation_

Answer 25

Los maestros están de _vacaciones_ ## Footnote vacation - *las vacaciones*. Note that *vacaciones* is always plural in Spanish, and that "on vacation" is *de vacaciones*

Question 26

# Translate to Spanish. You are _among_ friends

Answer 26

Estás _entre_ amigos ## Footnote among - *entre*

Question 27

# Translate to Spanish. The number four is _between_ numbers three and five

Answer 27

El número cuatro está _entre_ los números tres y cinco ## Footnote between - *entre*. Note that *entre* means both "between" and "among."

Question 28

# Translate to Spanish. José sells _this_ chair and _this_ pen

Answer 28

José vende _esta_ silla y _este_ bolígrafo ## Footnote this - *este, esta*

Question 29

# Translate to Spanish. Alicia is _studying_ art at the university.

Answer 29

Alicia está _estudiando_ arte en la universidad. ## Footnote studying- estudiando. Note that the spanish equivalent of "-ing" is *ando* or *iendo* depending on whether the infinitive ends in *-ar* or *-er and* *-ir*. This Present Progressive tense is always used with *estar*, not with *ser*

Question 30

# Translate to Spanish. Juan and Marcos are _working_ at the library next to my university

Answer 30

Juan y Marcos están _trabajando_ en la biblioteca al lado de mi universidad ## Footnote working - *trabajando*

Question 31

# Translate to Spanish. The teacher is annoyed because the students are _talking_ in front of her

Answer 31

La maestra está molesta porque los estudiantes están _hablando_ en frente de ella ## Footnote talking - *hablando*

Question 32

# Translate to Spanish. You (uds) are _teaching_ class today

Answer 32

Ustedes están _enseñando_ la clase hoy ## Footnote teaching - *enseñando*

Question 33

# Translate to Spanish. My parents and I are _walking_ in between the two buildings

Answer 33

Mis padres y yo estamos _caminando_ entre los dos edificios ## Footnote walking - *caminando*

Question 34

# Translate to Spanish. We are _taking_ photos of the building here

Answer 34

Estamos _tomando_ fotos del edificio aquí ## Footnote taking - *tomando*. Note that it is also acceptable to say *sacando fotos*.

Question 35

# Translate to Spanish. Mariana and I are not _eating_ because we are dizzy and sick

Answer 35

Mariana y yo no estamos _comiendo_ porque estamos mareadas y enfermas ## Footnote eating - *comiendo*

Question 36

# Translate to Spanish. I am not _learning_ a lot because my teachers are not good

Answer 36

Yo no estoy _aprendiendo_ mucho porque mis maestros no son buenos ## Footnote learning - *aprendiendo*

Question 37

# Translate to Spanish. José is _running_ behind the girl because he thinks that she is pretty

Answer 37

José está _corriendo_ detrás de la niña porque cree que ella es bonita ## Footnote running - *corriendo*

Question 38

# Translate to Spanish. I am _selling_ my chairs because I am not happy with them

Answer 38

Estoy _vendiendo_ mis sillas porque no estoy contento con ellas ## Footnote selling - *vendiendo*. Note that *ellas* or *ellos* can be used to refer to inanimate objects as well as humans, although this use is rare

Question 39

# Translate to Spanish. I think that they are _reading_ over there

Answer 39

Creo que están _leyendo_ allá ## Footnote reading - *leyendo*. Note that *leer* ("to read") is irregular in its present progressive form. Most other *-er* verbs take the *-iendo* ending in the progressive

Question 40

# Translate to Spanish. My friends are _opening_ the library's big door

Answer 40

Mis amigos están _abriendo_ la puerta grande de la biblioteca ## Footnote opening - *abriendo*

Question 41

# Translate to Spanish. Maite is busy because she is _writing_ an essay for her art class

Answer 41

Maite está ocupada porque está _escribiendo_ un ensayo para su clase de arte ## Footnote writing - *escribiendo*

Question 42

# Translate to Spanish. My parents are _living_ near my university, so I am annoyed

Answer 42

Mis padres están _viviendo_ cerca de mi universidad, entonces estoy molesto ## Footnote living - *viviendo*

Question 43

# Translate to Spanish. Jaime is _receiving_ many letters from his friends who are studying in Spain

Answer 43

Jaime está _recibiendo_ muchas cartas de sus amigos que están estudiando en España ## Footnote receiving - *recibiendo*

Question 44

# Translate to Spanish. You (uds) are _going_ to the classroom that is upstairs, right?

Answer 44

Ustedes están _yendo_ a la clase que está arriba, ¿verdad? ## Footnote going - *yendo (from* *ir*). Note that *yendo*, like *leyendo*, is irregular in the present progressive

Question 45

What are the present progressive (-ing) verb endings?

Answer 45

Present Progressive endings * -ar = -**ando** * -er = -**iendo** * -ir = -**iendo**

Question 46

# Translate to Spanish. Carolina is _figuring out_ where Memo is

Answer 46

Carolina está _averiguando_ (en) dónde está Memo ## Footnote to find out, to figure out - *averiguar*. To express "finding out" something by chance, without effort, we often use the verb *enterarse* instead