CD3

Question 1

estar

Answer 1

to be

Question 2

I’m not going to do it now because I’m going to be very busy today

Answer 2

no voy a hacerlo ahora porque voy a estar muy ocupado hoy

Question 3

to call

Answer 3

llamar

Question 4

I’m going to call you later

Answer 4

voy a llamarle más tarde

Question 5

at what time can you call me?

Answer 5

a qué hora puede llamarme?

Question 6

at what time are you going to call me?

Answer 6

¿a qué hora va a llamarme?

Question 7

at what time are you going to be here tonight

Answer 7

¿a qué hora va a estar aquí esta noche?

Question 8

where are you going to be later?

Answer 8

¿dónde va a estar más tarde?

Question 9

what do you want?
what does he want?
what does she want?
what do you have?
what does he have?
what does she have?
what do you have?

Answer 9

¿qué quiere (usted)?
¿qué quiere (él)?
¿qué quiere (ella)?
¿qué tiene (usted)?
¿qué tiene (él)?
¿qué tiene (ella)?
¿qué tiene (usted)?

Question 10

at what time are you going to be ready?

Answer 10

¿a qué hora va a estar listo?

Question 11

I want to know at what time it is going to be ready because I need it and I have to have it today if it is possible

Answer 11

quiero saber a qué hora va a estar listo porque lo necesito y tengo que tenerlo hoy si es posible

Question 12

I have to, I must

Answer 12

tengo que

Question 13

I have to leave soon

Answer 13

tengo que salir pronto

Question 14

will you tell me when it is going to be ready

Answer 14

puede decirme cuando va a estar listo

Question 15

everything is going to be ready for you today

Answer 15

todo va a estar listo para usted hoy

Question 16

nothing is going to be ready for you today but everything is going to be ready tomorrow

Answer 16

nada va a estar listo para usted hoy pero todo va a estar listo mañana

Question 17

(in Spanish there are two verbs for “to be”, estar and ser.

Answer 17

estar means “a state of being” and it expresses “to be” as how one is, where one is. ser expresses the characteristic of who one is and what one is)

Question 18

I am

Answer 18

estoy, soy

Question 19

you are, he is, she is, it is

Answer 19

está, es

Question 20

how is he?

Answer 20

¿cómo está (él)?

Question 21

sick

Answer 21

enfermo

Question 22

I don’t know where it is

Answer 22

no sé dónde está

Question 23

Pablo is sick today
Pablo is a sick person

Answer 23

Pablo está enfermo hoy
Pablo es enfermo

Question 24

Pablo is drunk
Pablo is a drunkard

Answer 24

Pablo está borracho
Pablo es borracho

Question 25

vestido (2 uses)
Pablo is well-dressed today
Pablo is a good dresser

Answer 25

Pablo está bien vestido hoy
Pablo es bien vestido

Question 26

listo (2 uses)
I am ready
I am clever

Answer 26

estoy listo
soy listo

Question 27

will you confirm the reservation for me

Answer 27

puede confirmar la reservación para mí

Question 28

I want very much to accept the condition but I’m sorry, I cannot accept it because it is not acceptable for me that way

Answer 28

quiero mucho aceptar la condición pero lo siento, no puedo aceptarlo porque no es aceptable para mí así

Question 29

will you speak Spanish with me

Answer 29

puede hablar español conmigo

Question 30

can you come and see it with me tonight?

Answer 30

¿puede venir a verlo conmigo esta noche?

Question 31

I’m sorry but I cannot see you today because I am going to be very busy

Answer 31

lo siento pero no puedo verle hoy porque voy a estar muy ocupado

Question 32

but I cannot buy it because it is very expensive

Answer 32

pero no puedo comprarlo porque es muy caro