Capítulo 15 Flashcards

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1
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I was speaking when my professor interrupted

A

Yo hablaba cuando mi profesor me interrumpió

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2
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She was looking for her keys when the telephone rang

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Buscaba sus llaves cuando el teléfono sonó

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3
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I didn’t find out about it today

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No lo supe hoy

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4
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We want to send letters from Madrid. We want to send them to you tonight.

A

Queremos mandar cartas desde Madrid.

Queremos mandártelas esta noche.

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5
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She has two secrets.

She didn’t want to tell them to me.

A

Tiene dos secretos.

No me los quería decir. / No quería decírmelos.

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6
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He tried to explain the new lessons.

He tried to explain them to me.

A

Trató de explicar las nuevas lecciones.

Trató de explicármelas.

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7
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Last night she slept until 8:00

A

Anoche, durmió hasta las ocho

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8
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Edward did his homework

A

Eduardo hizo su tarea

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9
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His friends were from Chile

A

Sus amigos eran de Chile

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10
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Why didn’t you tell me the truth?

I told it to you, but you didn’t listen to me.

A

¿Por que no me dijiste la verdad?

Te la dije, pero no me escuchaste.

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11
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José had to read two stories last night.

He had to read them to you before nine.

A

José tuvo que leer dos cuentos anoche.

Tuvo que leértelos antes de las nueve.

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12
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It was 9:00 at night and the children were sleeping

A

Eran las nueve de la noche y los niños dormían

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13
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I was going to the store when I saw Joe

A

Yo iba a la tienda cuando vi a Jose

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14
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Last week I read a good book

A

La semana pasada, leí un buen libro

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15
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What were you telling me when the dog barked?

A

¿Qué me decías cuando el perro ladró?

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16
Q

Beatriz came to see me

A

Beatriz vino a verme

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17
Q

She knew that he was going to be well

A

Ella sabía que él iba a estar bien

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18
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What did you tell me two minutes ago?

A

¿Qué me dijiste hace dos minutos?

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19
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The woman brought us a flower. She brought it to us.

A

La mujer nos trajo una flor. Nos la trajo.

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20
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Why did you refuse to go with me?

A

¿Por qué no quisiste ir conmigo?

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21
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It didn’t occur to me to work yesterday

A

No se me ocurrió trabajar ayer

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22
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Each night before going to sleep, the old man put his teeth in a glass of water

A

Cada noche, antes de dormirse, el viejo ponía sus dientes en un vaso de agua

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23
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I failed to do my homework

A

No pude hacer mi tarea

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24
Q

Our neighbor was old, but he had black hair

A

Nuestro vecino era viejo, pero tenía el pelo negro

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25
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Every day, Pauline and I used to have lunch at 1:00 in the afternoon

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Todos los días, Paulina y yo almorzábamos a la una de la tarde

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26
Q

We brush our teeth every night. We brush them in the morning, too.

A

Nos cepillamos los dientes cada noche. Nos los cepillamos en la mañana también.

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27
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I got up at 6:00 this morning

A

Me levanté a las seis esta mañana

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28
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Fine arts

A

Las bellas artes

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29
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He told me that Beatriz was coming to see me

A

Él me dijo que Beatriz venía a verme

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30
Q

The meal was good

A

La comida estaba buena

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31
Q

The cat died (either I was responsible or the cat was in my care)

A

El gato se me murió

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32
Q

The teacher explained the new lessons.

He explained them to me.

A

El maestro explicó las nuevas lecciones.

Me las explicó.

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33
Q

To check out, to verify

A

Averiguar

34
Q

She was 20 years old when she graduated from the university

A

Tenía veinte años cuando se graduó de la universidad

35
Q

What time was it? It was two in the afternoon

A

¿Qué hora era? Eran las dos de la tarde

36
Q

The child fell (either it was unintentionally our fault or we also took care of the child and were affected)

A

El Niño se nos cayó

37
Q

She arrived at 5:00 everyday

A

Llegaba a las cinco todos los días

38
Q

She found out that he had an accident

A

Ella supo que él tuvo un accidente

39
Q

We didn’t know her for very long

A

No la conocíamos por mucho tiempo

40
Q

You couldn’t make the sandwiches; you ran out of bread. (It wasn’t your fault.)

A

No pudiste hacer los sándwiches; se te acabó el pan

41
Q

They combed their hair. They combed it.

A

Se peinaron el pelo. Se lo peinaron.

42
Q

You used to bring us cakes on Sundays. Now you never bring them to us.

A

Nos traías tortas los domingos. Ahora nunca nos las traes.

43
Q

I put on a coat in the winter. I take it off in the apartment.

A

Me pongo un abrigo en el invierno. Me lo quito en el apartamento.

44
Q

Why didn’t you want to go with me?

A

¿Por qué no querías ir conmigo?

45
Q

I wasn’t able to (couldn’t) do my homework yesterday

A

No podía hacer mi tarea ayer

46
Q

The moon lit up the river and the fishermen were throwing out their nets

A

La luna alumbraba el río y los pescadores lanzaban sus redes

47
Q

He is going to return the sweater to us. He is going to return it to us.

A

Va a devolvernos el suéter. Va a devolvérnoslo.

48
Q

Every summer, I used to play tennis with my friends

A

Todos los veranos, yo jugaba al tenis con mis amigos

49
Q

I broke the glass (accidentally)

A

Se me rompió el vaso

50
Q

I used to get up late

A

Me levantaba tarde

51
Q

The man was from Peru

A

El hombre era de Perú

52
Q

What were you (form.) buying when I called you?

A

¿Qué compraba Ud. cuando le llamé?

53
Q

I lost my glasses by accident

A

Se me perdieron mis gafas

54
Q

The glass broke (accidentally)

A

Se rompió el vaso

55
Q

There was a profound silence in the forest; night was already falling

A

Había un silencio profundo en el bosque; ya caía la noche

56
Q

I’ll give you my coat because it’s cold.

I’ll give it to you tonight.

A

Te doy mi abrigo porque hace frío.

Te lo doy esta noche.

57
Q

Every day, she slept until late

A

Todos los días, dormía hasta tarde

58
Q

Edward did his homework every Monday

A

Eduardo hacía su tarea todos los lunes

59
Q

Eduardo was dancing and his girlfriend was singing

A

Eduardo bailaba y su novia cantaba

60
Q

Did you wash your face today? Did you wash it today?

A

¿Te lavaste la cara hoy? ¿Te la lavaste hoy?

61
Q

He put on his shoes. He put them on.

A

Se puso los zapatos. Se los puso.

62
Q

Before, I used to read a lot

A

Antes, yo leía mucho

63
Q

I need your car tonight.

Will you lend it to me?

A

Necesito tu coche esta noche.

¿Me lo prestas? / ¿Puedes prestármelo?

64
Q

It was 5:00 and Federico was going to the store for the last time

A

Eran las cinco y Federico iba a la tienda por última vez

65
Q

To run out of

A

Acabarse

66
Q

We used to go to the beach every summer

A

Íbamos a la playa todos los veranos

67
Q

He has an interesting magazine.

He is going to give it to me.

A

Tiene una revista interesante.

Me la va a dar. / Va a dármela.

68
Q

The sun was shining and the birds were singing

A

El sol brillaba y los pájaros cantaban

69
Q

I didn’t know that he was sick

A

No sabía que él estaba enfermo

70
Q

The house was white

A

La casa era blanca

71
Q

He forgot the date of your birthday by accident

A

Se le olvidó la fecha de tu cumpleaños

72
Q

She arrived yesterday

A

Ella llegó ayer

73
Q

Our friends give us gifts every year. They give them to us.

A

Nuestros amigos nos dan regalos cada año. Nos los dan.

74
Q

Skillful, capable

A

Hábil

75
Q

The president was 55 years old when we elected him

A

El presidente tenía cincuenta y cinco años cuando lo elegimos

76
Q

She was going to answer, but she heard a sound at the door

A

Iba a contestar, pero escuchó un sonido en la puerta

77
Q

Marisol was taking care of her garden while her grandchildren were playing

A

Marisol cuidaba su jardín mientras sus nietos jugaban

78
Q

We met Sylvia in Colombia

A

Conocimos a Silvia en Colombia

79
Q

To get the idea of, to occur to

A

Ocurrirse

80
Q

My grandfather was 95 years old when he died

A

Mi abuelo tenía noventa y cinco años cuando se murió

81
Q

There was no one in the house. The thieves were waiting outside

A

No había nadie en la casa. Los ladrones esperaban afuera