File 12-Useful words and phrases

Question 1

compré, compraba

Answer 1

bought
v
/bɔːt/
I bought two coffees at the station café.

Question 2

anoche

Answer 2

last night
/lɑːst ˈnaɪt/
What did you do last night?

Question 3

la semana pasada

Answer 3

last week
/lɑːst ˈwiːk/
What did you do last week?

Question 4

salir, partir, marcharse, irse

Answer 4

leave
v
/liːv/
Turn left when you leave the station.

Question 5

dije, decía

Answer 5

said
v
/sed/
‘My name’s Olivia,’ she said.

Question 6

senté, sentaba

Answer 6

sat
v
/sæt/
She sat down next to me.

Question 7

vi, veía

Answer 7

saw
v
/sɔː/
‘Where did he see her?’ ‘He saw her on the train.’

Question 8

envié, enviaba

Answer 8

sent
v
/sent/
I sent her a text: Where r u?

Question 9

desconocido/a, extraño/a, forastero/a

Answer 9

stranger
n
/ˈstreɪndʒə(r)/
I had an interesting talk with a stranger on the train to London.

Question 10

esta mañana

Answer 10

this morning
/ðɪs ˈmɔːnɪŋ/
‘What did you do this morning?’ ‘I went shopping.’

Question 11

pensé, pensaba

Answer 11

thought
v
/θɔːt/
People first thought of building a tunnel between England and France in 1802.

Question 12

conté a, contaba a, dije a, decía a

Answer 12

told
v
/təʊld/
I told her my address.

Question 13

¿Cuándo vas?

Answer 13

When are you going?
/wen ə ju ˈɡəʊɪŋ/
‘When are you going?’ ‘On Friday morning.’

Question 14

¿Dónde vas?

Answer 14

Where are you going?
/weər ə ju ˈɡəʊɪŋ/
‘Where are you going?’ ‘To Venice.’

Question 15

escribí, escribía

Answer 15

wrote
v
/rəʊt/
She wrote her phone number on a piece of paper.