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I used to study with John

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Estudiaba con Juan

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He used to work in a bank

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Él trabajaba en un banco

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We used to live in an apartment

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Vivíamos en un apartamento

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They used to write notes in class

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Ellos escrbían notas en clase

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You used to read lots of magazines

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Leías muchas revistas

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You all used to open the window in January

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Abrías las ventanas en Enero

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I used to make my bed every morning

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Hacía la cama cada mañana

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Mickey Mantle used to play basebol for the Yankees

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MM jugaba al beísbol para los Yankees

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They used to call us every night

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Ellas nos llamaban cada noche

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Where did you use to work

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¿Dondé trabajabas?

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Where did you all (uds) use to live

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¿Dondé vivían ustedes?

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He used to swim in our pool

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Él nadaba en nuestra piscina

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Mark used to be president of our club

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Mark era el presidente de nuestro club

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I used to go to Ravello, Italy, every winter

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Iba a Ravello, Italia, cada invierno

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We used to invite everybody to our paties

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Invitábamos a todos a nuestras fiestas

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My father was a farmer

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Mi padre era un granjero

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Mary had a little lamb

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Maria tenía un corderito

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We wore uniforms to school

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Llevábamos uniformes a la escuela

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I was embarassed

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Estaba avergonzado

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The store didn´t have the shirt which I wanted

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La tienda no tenía la camisa que quería

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The windows were open but the door was closed

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Las ventanas estaban abiertas, pero la puerta estaba cerrada

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Susana was pregnant

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Susana estaba embarazada

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23
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You all were wearing silly hats

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Llevabais sombreros tontos

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24
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George was handsome and tall

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G era alto y guapo

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25
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The cat was in the attic

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El gato estaba en el desván

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26
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My pen didn´t work

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My bolígrafo no funcionaba

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27
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Where was the money

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¿Dónde estaba el dinero?

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I had lots of friend at camp

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Tenía muchos amigos en el campamento

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The cat was black and white

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El gato era negro y blanco

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30
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The monster had two heads

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El monstruo tenía dos cabezas

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31
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When I was younger, I liked school a lot

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Cuando era menor, me gustaba la escuela mucho

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My favourite class was science, and I always dreamed of being a doctor

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Mi clase favorita era la ciencia, y siempre soñana con ser doctor

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Whenever I did this, my mother was angry

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Cuando hacía esto, mi madre estaba enfadado

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34
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She liked the house as it was

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A ella le gustaba la casa como era

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35
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My friends and I pretended that we were mad scientists

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Mis amigos y yo finigíamos que eramos científicos locos

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36
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I was washing the dishes

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Fregaba los platos

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37
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Nobody was listening while the politician was speaking

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Nadie escuchaba mientras el político decía

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38
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He was walking and I was running

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Él andaba y yo corría

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39
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They were listening to the radio while they were studying

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Ellos escuchaban la radio mientras estudían

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We were trying to sleep, but the baby was crying

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Tratabamos de dormir, pero el bébe lloraba

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41
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Why were you watching television while I was studying

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¿Por qué miraba la televisión mientras yo estudiaba?

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42
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The children were playing in the garden

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Los niños jugaban en el jardín

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43
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We were living in a glass house

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Vivíamos en una casa de cristal

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44
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You all were selling t’shirts on the corner

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Vendíais camisetas en la esquina

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45
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I was suffering from a cold

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Sufría de un resfriado

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46
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The frogs were jumping near the lake

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Los ranas saltaban cerca del lago

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47
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I was taking a shower while they were eating breakfast

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Me duchaba mientras ellas se desayunaban

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48
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Carmen was preparing dinner

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Carmen preparaba la cena

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49
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We were thinking about you a lot

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Pensabamos en tí mucho

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50
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While she was explaining the theory, everybody was leaving

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Mientras ella explicaba la teoría, todos se iban

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51
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I knew the answer

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Sabía la respuesta

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52
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Jane hated the color red

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Juana odiaba el color rojo

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53
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Did you know him

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¿Lo conocías?

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54
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They didn´t believe me

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Ellos no me creían

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55
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My family loved me a lot

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Mi familia me amaba mucho

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56
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We were very sad for a long time

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Estabamos muy tristes por mucho tiempo

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57
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He hated his new boss

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Él odiaba su nuevo jefe

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58
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I liked the photo of your family

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Me gustaba la foto de su familia

59
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I liked the flowers in their garden

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Me gustaban las flores en su jardín

60
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Even though he bothered me I loved him

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Aunque él me molestaba lo amaba

61
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She worried about you a lot

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Ella se preocupaba mucho por ti

62
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Were you thinking about me

A

¿Pensabas en mi?

63
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What were you thinking about

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¿En qué pensabas?

64
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How did you feel during the trial

A

¿Cómo te sentías durante el juicio?

65
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He didn´t get along with his mother in law

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Él no se llavaba bien con su suegra

66
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Yesterday when I was walking to school I saw a butterfly. It was enormous

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Ayer, cuando andaba a la escuela, miré una mariposa. Era enorme

67
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At first I was afraid for a while, but only for a while, because I knew that butterflies are not monsters.

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Al principio tenía miedo, pero solo por un rato, porque sabía que las mariposas no son monstruos

68
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It was red and orange and had yellow stripes

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Era rojo y naranja y tenía rayas amarillas

69
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It was beautiful and had big eyes that seemed purple to me

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Era hermosa y tenía ojos grandes que me parecían morado

70
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This experience was very strange.

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Esta experiencia fue muy extraño

71
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As a child John would watch TV every day after school

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De niño, Juan miraba la televisión cada día despues de la escuela

72
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When we lived in France, we would drink wine withe very meal

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Cuando vivíamos en France, bebíamos (o tomábamos) vino con cada comida

73
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Last year they couldn´t speak spanish

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El año pasado ellos no podían hablar español

74
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Why couldn´t you go to the movies with me

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¿Por qué no podías ir al cine conmigo?

75
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When I was young, I would look under the bed every night before turning out the light

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Cuando era joven, miraba debajo de la cama cada noche antes de apagar la luz

76
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Lou Gehrig could play baseball better than Ty Cobb

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LG podía jugar al beísbol mejor que TC

77
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When Jane used to work at the bank, she would drink fifteen cups of coffee every day

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Cuando Juana trabajaba en el banco, bebía quince tazas de café cada día

78
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When you (ud) were younger, you could remember the capitals of every state

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Cuando era menor, podía recordar las capitales de cada estado

79
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When John worked for the CIA, he would never tell anyone his real name

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Cuando J trabajaba por el CIA, nunca decía a nadie su nombre verdadero

80
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Whey couldn´t vote because they didn´t have identification

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Ellos no podían votar porque no tenían identificación

81
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You were never home. Where would you go those nights

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Nunca estabas en casa. ¿Adónde ibas esas noches?

82
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We couldn´t call you because the telephone couldn´t work

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No podíamos llamarte porque el teléfono no funcionaba

83
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Lisa would bring french fries and I would bring ketchip

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Lisa traía papas fritas y yo traía salsa de tomate

84
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The bread was moldy. I couldn´t eat it

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El pan era mohoso. No podía comerlo

85
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As a girl, Vicky would have to make her bed every morning before leaving for school.

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De niña, V tenía que hacer su cama cada mañana antes de salir para la escuela.

86
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I always studied before a test

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Siempre estudiaba antes de un examen

87
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He frequently called me after 10 pm

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Él me llamaba con frecuencia despues de las diez de la noche

88
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All my life I wanted to have a piano

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Toda mi vida quería tener un piano

89
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They always cheated us whenever we played cards

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Ellos siempre nos engañaba cuando jugábamos a los naipes

90
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You ate there frequently

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Comías allí frecuentamente

91
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You all often wrote long letters

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Escribíais a menudo cartas largas

92
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From time to time we sent money to the organization

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Mandábamos dinero a la organización de vez en cuando

93
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Sometimes he didn´t earn as much money as his wife

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A veces no ganaba tanto dinero como su esposa

94
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All the time that I was there, you all never said anything

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Todo el tiempo que estaba allí, nunca decíais nada

95
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He always sent a thank you note after receiving a gift

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Siempre enviaba una nota de agradecimiento despues de recibir un regalo

96
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She never bought anything without a coupon

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Ella nunca compraba nada sin cupón

97
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He frequently lied to us, but we never said anything to him

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Él nos mentía frecuentamente, pero nunca le decíamos nada

98
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I always wondered why she washed her hands so many times every day

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Siempre me preguntaba por que ella se llevaba sus manos tantas veces cada día

99
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She was never happy. She complained every day, all day long

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Ella nunca estaba feliz. Se quejaba cada día, todo el día

100
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At time we read, and at times we wrote in our diaries

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A veces leíamos, y a veces escribíamos en nuestros diarios

101
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I brushed my teeth two or three times every day

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Cada día me cepillaba los dientes dos o tres veces

102
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It was 2:30 when you called me

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Eran las dos y media cuando me llamaste

103
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Mary was 22 when she bought her first car

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Maria tenía veintidos años cuando compró su primer coche

104
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It was a quarter after 4 when I found the money

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Eran las cuatro y cuarto cuando encontré el dinero

105
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They (f) were 18 years old when they graduated from high school

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Ellas tenían dieciocho años cuando se graduaron de la escuela secundaria

106
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It was 5 to 5 when the tree fell down

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Eran las cinco menos cinco cuando el arbol se cayó

107
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We worked hard when we were fifteen

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Trabajabamos duro cuando teníamos quince años

108
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When I got up it was 6:15

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Cuando me llevé, eran las seis y cuarto

109
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I learned how to ride a bike when I was six years old

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Aprendé como montar una bicicleta cuando tenía seis años

110
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It was a quarter to four in the morning when the telephone rang

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Eran las cuartro menos cuarto de la mañana cuando sonó el teléfono

111
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She had her first baby, a girl, when she was 40 and she had her second daughter when she was 44

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Ella tuvo su primera bebé, una niña, cuando ella tenía cuarenta años, y tuvo su segunda hija cuando ella tenía quarenta y cuatro años

112
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We didn´t know that it was twelve thrity

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No sabíamos que eran las doce y media

113
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It was 3 in the morning when they left

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Eran las tres de la mañana cuando ellos salieron

114
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Where did you live when you were 14 years old

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¿Dónde vivías cuando tenías catorce años?

115
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What time was it when you finished the book

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¿Qué hora era cuando terminaste el libro?

116
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How old was John when he got married

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¿Cuánto años tenían Juan cuando se casó?

117
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There was so much fog that I couldn´t drive

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Había tan niebla que no podía conducir

118
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In January, because it was so cold, there wasn´t anyone outside

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En Enero, porque hacía tan frio, no había nadie afuera

119
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In the summer, there were lots of people in the streets

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En el verano, había mucha gente por las calles

120
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There was garbage on the table

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Había basura en la mesa

121
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When I was young, there was an exhibit of insects at the zoo every summer. My family and I always went

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Cuando yo era joven, había una exposición de los insectors en el zoológico cada verano. Mi familia y yo siempre ibamos

122
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There was a building just for butterflies and there were ten kinds of butterflies flying around

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Había un edifico sólo para mariposas, y había diez tipos de mariposas volando de un lado a otro

123
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I never knew that there were so many insects

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Nunca sabía que había tantos insectos

124
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I was going to eat

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Yo iba a comer

125
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Were you going to tell me something

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¿Ibas a decirme algo?

126
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He was going to wear his white shirt but it was dirty

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Él iba a llevar su camisa blanca, pero estaba sucio

127
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We were going to shovel the snow

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Ibamos a quitar la nieve

128
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They were going to spend the day in the country but the weather was bad

A

Iban a pasar un día en el campo, pero hacía mal tiempo

129
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When were you all (uds) going to sit down

A

¿Cuándo iban a sentarse?

130
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I was going to go to bed at 1030 but there was a good program on televeision

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Iba a acostare a las diez y media, pero había un buen programa en el telévision

131
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We were going to brush our teeth but there wasn´t any toothpaste

A

Ibamos a cepillarnos los dientes, pero no había nada pasta de dientes

132
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Where were you all going to send this package

A

¿Adónde ibais a enviar este paquete?

133
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When were you going to bring us the flowers

A

¿Cuándo ibas a traernos los flores?

134
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Why wasn´t he going to fill the glasses with water

A

¿Por qué no iba él a llenar los vasos con agua?

135
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I was eating

A

Estaba comiendo

136
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You were studying

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Estabas estudiando

137
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She was eating lunch

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Ella estaba almorzando

138
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We were drinking milk

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Nosotros estabamos bebiendo leche

139
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They were going to bed

A

Estaban acostandose

140
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You all (ud) were brushing your hair

A

Ustedes estaban cepillandose el pelo

141
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I was taking a bath

A

Estaba duchandome

142
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John was shaving

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Juan estaba afeitandose

143
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Sophia was playing the piano

A

S estaba tocando el piano

144
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Sophia was playing tennis

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S estaba jugando al tenís