Capítulo 15 Flashcards
I was speaking when my professor interrupted
Yo hablaba cuando mi profesor me interrumpió
She was looking for her keys when the telephone rang
Buscaba sus llaves cuando el teléfono sonó
I didn’t find out about it today
No lo supe hoy
We want to send letters from Madrid. We want to send them to you tonight.
Queremos mandar cartas desde Madrid.
Queremos mandártelas esta noche.
She has two secrets.
She didn’t want to tell them to me.
Tiene dos secretos.
No me los quería decir. / No quería decírmelos.
He tried to explain the new lessons.
He tried to explain them to me.
Trató de explicar las nuevas lecciones.
Trató de explicármelas.
Last night she slept until 8:00
Anoche, durmió hasta las ocho
Edward did his homework
Eduardo hizo su tarea
His friends were from Chile
Sus amigos eran de Chile
Why didn’t you tell me the truth?
I told it to you, but you didn’t listen to me.
¿Por que no me dijiste la verdad?
Te la dije, pero no me escuchaste.
José had to read two stories last night.
He had to read them to you before nine.
José tuvo que leer dos cuentos anoche.
Tuvo que leértelos antes de las nueve.
It was 9:00 at night and the children were sleeping
Eran las nueve de la noche y los niños dormían
I was going to the store when I saw Joe
Yo iba a la tienda cuando vi a Jose
Last week I read a good book
La semana pasada, leí un buen libro
What were you telling me when the dog barked?
¿Qué me decías cuando el perro ladró?
Beatriz came to see me
Beatriz vino a verme
She knew that he was going to be well
Ella sabía que él iba a estar bien
What did you tell me two minutes ago?
¿Qué me dijiste hace dos minutos?
The woman brought us a flower. She brought it to us.
La mujer nos trajo una flor. Nos la trajo.
Why did you refuse to go with me?
¿Por qué no quisiste ir conmigo?
It didn’t occur to me to work yesterday
No se me ocurrió trabajar ayer
Each night before going to sleep, the old man put his teeth in a glass of water
Cada noche, antes de dormirse, el viejo ponía sus dientes en un vaso de agua
I failed to do my homework
No pude hacer mi tarea
Our neighbor was old, but he had black hair
Nuestro vecino era viejo, pero tenía el pelo negro
Every day, Pauline and I used to have lunch at 1:00 in the afternoon
Todos los días, Paulina y yo almorzábamos a la una de la tarde
We brush our teeth every night. We brush them in the morning, too.
Nos cepillamos los dientes cada noche. Nos los cepillamos en la mañana también.
I got up at 6:00 this morning
Me levanté a las seis esta mañana
Fine arts
Las bellas artes
He told me that Beatriz was coming to see me
Él me dijo que Beatriz venía a verme
The meal was good
La comida estaba buena
The cat died (either I was responsible or the cat was in my care)
El gato se me murió
The teacher explained the new lessons.
He explained them to me.
El maestro explicó las nuevas lecciones.
Me las explicó.
To check out, to verify
Averiguar
She was 20 years old when she graduated from the university
Tenía veinte años cuando se graduó de la universidad
What time was it? It was two in the afternoon
¿Qué hora era? Eran las dos de la tarde
The child fell (either it was unintentionally our fault or we also took care of the child and were affected)
El Niño se nos cayó
She arrived at 5:00 everyday
Llegaba a las cinco todos los días
She found out that he had an accident
Ella supo que él tuvo un accidente
We didn’t know her for very long
No la conocíamos por mucho tiempo
You couldn’t make the sandwiches; you ran out of bread. (It wasn’t your fault.)
No pudiste hacer los sándwiches; se te acabó el pan
They combed their hair. They combed it.
Se peinaron el pelo. Se lo peinaron.
You used to bring us cakes on Sundays. Now you never bring them to us.
Nos traías tortas los domingos. Ahora nunca nos las traes.
I put on a coat in the winter. I take it off in the apartment.
Me pongo un abrigo en el invierno. Me lo quito en el apartamento.
Why didn’t you want to go with me?
¿Por qué no querías ir conmigo?
I wasn’t able to (couldn’t) do my homework yesterday
No podía hacer mi tarea ayer
The moon lit up the river and the fishermen were throwing out their nets
La luna alumbraba el río y los pescadores lanzaban sus redes
He is going to return the sweater to us. He is going to return it to us.
Va a devolvernos el suéter. Va a devolvérnoslo.
Every summer, I used to play tennis with my friends
Todos los veranos, yo jugaba al tenis con mis amigos
I broke the glass (accidentally)
Se me rompió el vaso
I used to get up late
Me levantaba tarde
The man was from Peru
El hombre era de Perú
What were you (form.) buying when I called you?
¿Qué compraba Ud. cuando le llamé?
I lost my glasses by accident
Se me perdieron mis gafas
The glass broke (accidentally)
Se rompió el vaso
There was a profound silence in the forest; night was already falling
Había un silencio profundo en el bosque; ya caía la noche
I’ll give you my coat because it’s cold.
I’ll give it to you tonight.
Te doy mi abrigo porque hace frío.
Te lo doy esta noche.
Every day, she slept until late
Todos los días, dormía hasta tarde
Edward did his homework every Monday
Eduardo hacía su tarea todos los lunes
Eduardo was dancing and his girlfriend was singing
Eduardo bailaba y su novia cantaba
Did you wash your face today? Did you wash it today?
¿Te lavaste la cara hoy? ¿Te la lavaste hoy?
He put on his shoes. He put them on.
Se puso los zapatos. Se los puso.
Before, I used to read a lot
Antes, yo leía mucho
I need your car tonight.
Will you lend it to me?
Necesito tu coche esta noche.
¿Me lo prestas? / ¿Puedes prestármelo?
It was 5:00 and Federico was going to the store for the last time
Eran las cinco y Federico iba a la tienda por última vez
To run out of
Acabarse
We used to go to the beach every summer
Íbamos a la playa todos los veranos
He has an interesting magazine.
He is going to give it to me.
Tiene una revista interesante.
Me la va a dar. / Va a dármela.
The sun was shining and the birds were singing
El sol brillaba y los pájaros cantaban
I didn’t know that he was sick
No sabía que él estaba enfermo
The house was white
La casa era blanca
He forgot the date of your birthday by accident
Se le olvidó la fecha de tu cumpleaños
She arrived yesterday
Ella llegó ayer
Our friends give us gifts every year. They give them to us.
Nuestros amigos nos dan regalos cada año. Nos los dan.
Skillful, capable
Hábil
The president was 55 years old when we elected him
El presidente tenía cincuenta y cinco años cuando lo elegimos
She was going to answer, but she heard a sound at the door
Iba a contestar, pero escuchó un sonido en la puerta
Marisol was taking care of her garden while her grandchildren were playing
Marisol cuidaba su jardín mientras sus nietos jugaban
We met Sylvia in Colombia
Conocimos a Silvia en Colombia
To get the idea of, to occur to
Ocurrirse
My grandfather was 95 years old when he died
Mi abuelo tenía noventa y cinco años cuando se murió
There was no one in the house. The thieves were waiting outside
No había nadie en la casa. Los ladrones esperaban afuera
