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Question 1

‘Writing well’ is an art.

Answer 1

‘Escribir bien’ es un arte.

Question 2

Spanish-American literature had emerged in the 19th century; it is a lie that Spanish-American literature had emerged in the 19th century.

Answer 2

La literatura hispanoamericana había surgido en el siglo XIX.Es mentira que la literatura hispanoamericana hubiera surgido en el siglo XIX.

Question 3

I don’t think Don Quixote was invented by Cervantes.

Answer 3

No creo que el Quijote fuera inventado por Cervantes.

Question 4

I do not think that Cervantes has been the highest representative of Spanish literature.

Answer 4

Yo no pienso que Cervantes haya sido el máximo representante de la literatura española.

Question 5

It does not seem to me that the texts from before had greater beauty in the words.

Answer 5

No me parece que los textos de antes tuvieran mayor belleza en las palabras.

Question 6

Borges is likely to have been the highest representative of Argentine literature.

Answer 6

Es probable que Borges haya sido el máximo representante de la literatura argentina.

Question 7

That people read less books is because it is easier to read anything on the internet.

Answer 7

Que la gente lea menos libros, es porque es más fácil leer cualquier cosa en internet.

Question 8

I don’t think ‘writing well’ is an art.

Answer 8

No creo que ‘escribir bien’ sea un arte.

Question 9

To understand literature it is necessary that you learn to identify metaphors.

Answer 9

Para entender literatura es necesario que aprendais a identificar las metáforas.

Question 10

It seems to me that even though so many books are published, people read less.

Answer 10

A mi me parece que aunque se publiquen tantos libros, la gente lee menos.

Question 11

Mario had already been to that conference> I don’t think Mario had already been to that conference.

Answer 11

Mario ya había ido a esa conferencia > No pienso que Mario ya hubiera ido a esa conferencia.

Question 12

It is a lie that Spanish American literature had emerged in the nineteenth century.

Answer 12

Es mentira que la literatura hispanoamericana hubiera surgido en el siglo XIX.

Question 13

It is not true that the writers were immediately successful.

Answer 13

No es verdad que los escritores hubieran tenido éxito de forma inmediata.

Question 14

If ‘writing well’ were an art, there would be many artists.

Answer 14

Si ‘escribir bien’ fuera un arte, habría muchos artistas.

Question 15

I doubt very much that Joseph had read the entire Odyssey and Iliad.

Answer 15

Dudo mucho que José hubiera leído la Odisea y la Ilíada completas.

Question 16

Mario went to the conference> Mario probably went to the conference.

Answer 16

Mario fue a la conferencia > Es probable que Mario fuera a la conferencia.

Question 17

If it weren’t because I have little time to read, I would have read the entire national library by now.

Answer 17

Si no fuera porque tengo poco tiempo para leer, ya hubiera leído toda la biblioteca nacional.

Question 18

If I were a writer, I would have written about politics and society.

Answer 18

Si yo fuera escritora, habría escrito sobre política y la sociedad .

Question 19

That Pablo Neruda was considered a great figure in Chilean poetry is not strange.

Answer 19

Que Pablo Neruda estuviera considerado como una gran figura de la poesía chilena no es raro .

Question 20

It seems to me that even though so many books are published, people read less.

Answer 20

A mi me parece que aunque se publiquen tantos libros, la gente lee menos.

Question 21

Mario has gone to the conference> Hopefully Mario has gone to the conference.

Answer 21

Mario ha ido a la conferencia > Ojalá Mario haya ido a la conferencia.

Question 22

I doubt very much that Don Quixote was a fictional character.

Answer 22

Dudo mucho que Don Quijote haya sido un personaje ficticio .

Question 23

Hopefully Mario had time to go to the conference.

Answer 23

Ojalá Mario haya tenido tiempo para ir a la conferencia.

Question 24

I don’t think Gloria and Gustavo have won the Nobel Prize for literature.

Answer 24

No creo que Gloria y Gustavo hayan ganado el premio nobel de literatura .

Question 25

I think Mario is going to the conference> I don’t think Mario is going to the conference.

Answer 25

Creo que Mario va a la conferencia > No creo que Mario vaya a la conferencia.

Question 26

It’s not that Maria prefers Spanish-American literature, but she likes Borges a lot.

Answer 26

No es que María prefiera la literatura hispanoamericana, pero le gusta mucho Borges.

Question 27

I do not believe that Cervantes is the highest representative of Spanish literature.

Answer 27

No creo que Cervantes sea el máximo representante de la literatura española.

Question 28

That people read fewer books is thanks to the fact that it is easier to read anything else on the internet.

Answer 28

Que la gente lea menos libros es gracias a que es más fácil leer cualquier otra cosa en internet.

Question 29

To understand literature it is necessary that you learn to identify metaphors.

Answer 29

Para entender literatura es necesario que aprendáis a identificar las metáforas.

Question 30

I like to write poems, it is one of my hobbies.

Answer 30

Me gusta escribir poemas, es uno de mis pasatiempos.