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Foundation Course 8 Flashcards

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1
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to wait / to await

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esperar

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I want to find out

(I want to inform myself)

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quiero informarme

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I want to find out where it is

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quiero informarme dónde está

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I’m waiting

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espero

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he’s waiting

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espera

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wait!

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¡espere!

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why is she waiting?

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¿por qué espera?

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why doesn’t he wait?

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¿por qué no espera?

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I’m waiting for you

(I’m awaiting you)

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le espero

(never use para usted)

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I’m waiting for you

(to a friend)

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te espero

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he’s waiting for you

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le espera

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he’s waiting for you

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él le espera

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they’re waiting for me

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me esperan

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why are they waiting?

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¿por qué esperan?

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why are you waiting for me?

(to a friend)

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¿por qué me esperas?

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16
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we’re waiting

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esperamos

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why isn’t he waiting for me?

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¿por qué no me espera?

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18
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wait a second!

(a moment)

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espere momentito

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19
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wait for me here

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espéreme aquí

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we’re waiting for you

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le esperamos

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shall we wait for you?

(just use inflection)

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¿le esperamos?

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we’re waiting

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esperamos

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let’s wait here

(switch tracks to the imperative)

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esperemos aquí

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we’re buying it

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lo compramos

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we’re not buying it

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no lo compramos

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let’s not buy it

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no lo compremos

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we’re selling it

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lo vendemos

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let’s sell the house

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vendamos la casa

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29
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don’t wait for me

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no me espere

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30
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wait for me!

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¡espéreme!

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I have waited

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he esperado

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32
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I have left

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he salido

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33
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I’m waiting

(right now)

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estoy esperando

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I’m waiting for you

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le espero

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I’m waiting for you

(right now)

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le estoy esperando

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36
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I’m doing it

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lo hago

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I’m doing it

(right now)

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lo estoy haciendo

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38
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I was waiting

(wing-tense; imperfect past tense)

{can also mean a broken line: I used to wait / I waited all the time}

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esperaba

(for ar verbs, add aba; applies for I/he/she/you)

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I was speaking

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hablaba

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40
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I was buying it

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lo compraba

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I was preparing it

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lo preparaba

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I was leaving

(wing-tense; imperfect past tense)

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salía

(for er / ir verbs, add ía; applies for I/he/she/you)

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I was eating

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comía

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44
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I was doing it

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lo hacía

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I was selling it

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lo vendía

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he was preparing it

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lo preparaba

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47
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you were preparing it

(to a friend)

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lo preparabas

48
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they were preparing it

A

lo preparaban

49
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she was doing it

A

lo hacía

50
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you were doing it

(to a friend)

A

lo hacías

51
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they were doing it

A

lo hacían

52
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he was telling me

A

me decía

53
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I have not understood what you were saying

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no he entendido lo que decía

54
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he used to do it every day

(broken line)

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lo hacía todos los días

55
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it is done

(past participle can also be used after the transitional form of ‘to be’)

A

está hecho

56
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I have done it

A

lo he hecho

57
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I have prepared it

A

lo he preparado

58
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the dinner is prepared

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la cena está preparada

(remember to match past participle to the preceding noun)

59
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I have accepted the condition

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he aceptado la condición

60
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I have told you

A

le he dicho

61
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you haven’t told me

A

no me ha dicho

62
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why haven’t you told me?

A

¿por qué no me ha dicho?

63
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seen

(an exception)

A

visto

64
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view

A

vista

65
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I have seen it

A

lo he visto

66
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I still haven’t seen it

A

todavía no lo he visto

67
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put

(an exception)

A

puesto

68
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we have put it here

A

lo hemos puesto aquí

69
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to forget

A

olvidar

70
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I won’t forget it

A

no lo olvidaré

71
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sure / secure

A

seguro

72
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I’m sure

A

estoy seguro

73
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we won’t forget it

A

no lo olvidaremos

74
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I haven’t forgotten it

A

no lo he olvidado

75
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to leave something behind

(a message, a key on a table etc.)

A

dejar

76
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message

A

recado

77
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I have left a message for you

A

he dejado un recado para usted

78
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to spend / to pass (for time)

A

pasar

79
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to pass the time

A

pasar el tiempo

80
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we have spent much time

A

hemos pasado mucho tiempo

81
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we haven’t spent much time

A

no hemos pasado mucho tiempo

82
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that is

A

eso es

83
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it’s not a bad idea

A

no es una mala idea

84
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it’s an excellent idea

A

es una excelente idea

85
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how much time have you spent…?

(to a friend)

A

¿cuánto tiempo has pasado…?

86
Q

to prefer

A

preferir

87
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I prefer

A

prefiero

88
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I prefer staying here

A

prefiero quedarme aquí

89
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to feel like

(to have the desires)

A

tener ganas

90
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I feel like

(I have the gains to)

A

tengo ganas de

91
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I feel like being with you all

A

tengo ganas de estar con ustedes

92
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I would like to see it

A

me gustaría verlo

93
Q

I would like to make a reservation

A

me gustaría hacer una reservación

94
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I may want to make a reservation

A

quisiera hacer una reservación

95
Q

how long are you planning on staying?

A

¿cuánto tiempo piensa quedarse?

96
Q

to ask

A

preguntar

97
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I would like to ask you

A

me gustaría preguntarle

98
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I would ask you

A

le preguntaría

99
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I would ask you later

A

le preguntaría más tarde

100
Q

I’m going to ask you later

A

voy a preguntarle más tarde

101
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I’m going to call you later

A

voy a llamarle más tarde

102
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I will call you later

A

le llamaré más tarde

103
Q

for / to

(placed in front of a verb, implying ‘in order to’)

A

para

104
Q

with us

A

con nosotros

105
Q

I will call you later to ask you if you can come (and) see it with us

A

le llamaré más tarde para preguntarle si puede venir a verlo con nosotros

106
Q

at what time do we arrive tomorrow?

A

¿a qué hora llegamos mañana?

107
Q

I’ve just

A

acabo de

108
Q

I’ve just left

A

acabo de salir

(acabo de is always followed by the infinitive)

109
Q

(he / she / it) has just

A

acaba de

110
Q

he’s just left

A

acaba de salir

111
Q

ten minutes ago

(it makes ten minutes)

A

hace diez minutos

112
Q

she just left ten minutes ago

A

acaba de salir hace diez minutos

113
Q

I’ve just seen it

A

acabo de verlo

114
Q

I just arrived here two days ago

A

acabo de llegar aquí hace dos días

115
Q

two weeks ago

A

hace dos semanas

116
Q

I just arrived here two weeks ago

A

acabo de llegar aquí hace dos semanas

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