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I used to study with John.

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Yo 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 [m.] used to write notes in class.

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Ellos escribían 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 windows in January.

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Abríais las ventanas en enero.

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I used to make my bed every morning.

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Yo hacía la cama cada mañana.

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Mickey Mantle used to play baseball for the Yankees.

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Mickey Mantle jugaba (al) béisbol para los Yankees.

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They [f.] used to call us every night.

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Ellas nos llamaban cada noche.

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Where did you used to work?

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¿Dónde trabajabas?

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Where did you all [formal] used to live?

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¿Dónde 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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Marcos era presidente de nuestro club.

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I used to go to Ravello, Italy every winter.

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Yo iba a Ravello, Italia cada invierno.

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We used to invite everybody to our parties.

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Invitábamos a todos a nuestras fi estas.

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My father was a farmer

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Mi padre era granjero.

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Mary had a little lamb

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María 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 embarrassed

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Yo estaba avergonzada.

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The store didn’t have the shirt that 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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You all were wearing silly hats.

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Llevabais sombreros ridículos.

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George was tall and handsome.

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Jorge era alto y guapo.

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The cat was in the attic

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El gato estaba en el desván.

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My pen didn’t work

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Mi pluma no funcionaba. or Mi bolígrafo no funcionaba.

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Where was the money?

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¿Dónde estaba el dinero?

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I had lots of friends at camp

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Yo tenía muchos amigos en el campamento.

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The cat was black and white.

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El gato era blanco y negro.

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The monster had two heads.

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El monstruo tenía dos cabezas.

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I was washing the dishes.

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Yo fregaba los platos.

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Nobody was listening while the politician was speaking.

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Nadie escuchaba mientras el político hablaba.

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He was walking and I was running.

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Él andaba y yo corría.

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They [m.] were listening to the radio while they were studying.

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Ellos escuchaban la radio mientras estudiaban.

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We were trying to sleep, but the baby was crying

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Intentábamos dormir pero el bebé lloraba.

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Why were you watching television while I was studying?

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¿Por qué mirabas la televisión mientras yo estudiaba?

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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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We were living in a glass house.

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Vivíamos en una casa de cristal.

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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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I was suff ering from a cold

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Yo sufría de un resfriado.

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The frogs were jumping near the lake.

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Las ranas saltaban cerca del lago.

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I was taking a shower while they [f.] were eating breakfast.

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Me duchaba mientras ellas se desayunaban.

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Carmen was preparing dinner.

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Carmen preparaba la cena.

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We were thinking about you a lot.

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Pensábamos mucho en ti.

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45
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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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46
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I knew the answer.

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Yo sabía la respuesta.

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47
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Jane hated the color red.

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Juana odiaba el color rojo.

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Did you know him?

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¿Lo conocías?

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They [m.] didn’t believe me.

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Ellos no me creían.

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My family loved me a lot.

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Mi familia me amaba mucho.

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We were very sad for a long time.

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Estábamos muy tristes por mucho tiempo.

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52
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He hated his new boss.

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Él odiaba a su nuevo jefe.

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I liked the photo of your family.

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Me gustaba la foto de tu familia.

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I liked the fl owers in their garden.

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Me gustaban las fl ores en su jardín.

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Even though he bothered me, I loved him.

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Aunque él me molestaba, lo amaba.

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She worried about you a lot.

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Ella se preocupaba mucho por ti.

57
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Were you thinking about me?

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¿Pensabas en mí?

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What were you thinking about?

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¿En qué pensabas?

59
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How did you feel during the trial?

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¿Cómo te sentías durante el juicio?

60
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He didn’t get along with his mother-in-law

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Él no se llevaba bien con su suegra.

61
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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 después de la escuela.

62
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When we lived in France, we would drink wine with every meal.

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Cuando vivíamos en Francia, tomábamos vino con cada comida.

63
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Last year they [m.] couldn’t speak Spanish.

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El año pasado ellos no podían hablar español.

64
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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?

65
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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 yo era joven, miraba debajo de la cama cada noche antes de apagar la luz.

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Lou Gehrig could play baseball better than Ty Cobb.

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Lou Gehrig podía jugar al béisbol mejor que Ty Cobb.

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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, tomaba quince tazas de café cada día.

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When you [formal] were younger, you could remember the capitals of every state.

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Cuando usted era menor, podía recordar las capitales de cada estado.

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When John Smith worked for the CIA, he would never tell anybody his real name.

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Cuando Juan Smith trabajaba para la CIA, nunca decía a nadie su nombre verdadero.

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They [m.] couldn’t vote because they didn’t have identifi cation.

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Ellos no podían votar porque no tenían identifi cación.

71
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You were never home. Where would you go those nights?

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Tú nunca estabas en casa. ¿Adónde ibas esas noches?

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We couldn’t call you because the telephone wouldn’t work.

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No podíamos llamarte porque el teléfono no funcionaba.

73
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For every party that we had, Lisa would bring french fries and I would bring ketchup.

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Para cada fi esta que teníamos, Lisa traía papas fritas y yo traía salsa de tomate.

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The bread was moldy. I couldn’t eat it.

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El pan estaba mohoso. No podía comerlo.

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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, Victoria tenía que hacer la cama cada mañana antes de salir para la escuela.

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I always studied before a test.

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Siempre estudiaba antes de un examen.

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He frequently called me after 10:00 P.M.

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Él frecuentemente me llamaba después de las diez de la noche.

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All my life I wanted to have a piano.

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Toda mi vida quería tener un piano.

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They [m.] always cheated us whenever we played cards.

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Ellos siempre nos engañaban cuando jugábamos a los naipes.

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You ate there frequently.

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Comías allí con frecuencia.

81
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You all often wrote long letters.

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A menudo escribíais cartas largas.

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From time to time we sent money to the organization.

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De vez en cuando enviábamos [or mandábamos] dinero a la organización.

83
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Sometimes he didn’t earn as much money as his wife.

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A veces él no ganaba tanto dinero como su esposa.

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

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Todo el tiempo que yo estaba allí, nunca decíais nada.

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He always sent a thank-you note after receiving a gift.

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Él siempre enviaba una nota de agradecimiento después de recibir un regalo.

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She never bought anything without a coupon

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Ella nunca compraba nada sin cupón.

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

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Él nos mentía con frecuencia, pero nunca le decíamos nada.

88
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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 qué ella se lavaba las manos tantas veces cada día.

89
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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.

90
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At times we read, and at times we wrote in our diaries.

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A veces leíamos y a veces escribíamos en nuestros diarios.

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It was two thirty when you called me.

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Eran las dos y media cuando me llamaste.

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Mary was twenty-two when she bought her fi rst car.

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María tenía veintidós años cuando compró su primer coche

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It was a quarter after four when I found the money.

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Eran las cuatro y cuarto cuando encontré el dinero.

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They [f.] were eighteen years old when they graduated (graduarse) from high school.

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Ellas tenían dieciocho años cuando se graduaron de la escuela secundaria.

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It was fi ve to fi ve when the tree fell down.

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Eran las cinco menos cinco cuando el árbol se cayó.

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We worked hard when we were fifteen.

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Trabajábamos duro cuando teníamos quince años.

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When I got up, it was six fi fteen.

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Cuando me levanté eran las seis y cuarto.

98
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I learned how to ride a bike when I was six years old.

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Aprendí a montar en bicicleta cuando tenía seis años.

99
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It was a quarter to four in the morning when the telephone rang.

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Eran las cuatro menos cuarto de la mañana cuando sonó el teléfono.

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She had her fi rst baby, a girl, when she was forty-one, and she had her second daughter when she was forty-four.

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Ella tuvo su primera bebé, una niña, cuando tenía cuarenta y un años, y tuvo su segunda hija cuando tenía cuarenta y cuatro (años).

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We didn’t know that it was twelve thirty.

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No sabíamos que eran las doce y media.

102
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It was three o’clock in the morning when they left.

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Eran las tres de la mañana cuando salieron.

103
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Where did you live when you were fourteen years old?

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¿Dónde vivías cuando tenías catorce años?

104
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What time was it when you fi nished the book?

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¿Qué hora era cuando terminaste el libro?

105
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How old was John when he got married?

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¿Cuántos años tenía Juan cuando se casó?

106
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There was a spider under my bed this morning.

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Había una araña debajo de mi cama esta mañana.

107
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There were twenty people at the party.

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Había veinte personas en la fiesta.

108
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There was a fl y in my soup.

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Había una mosca en mi sopa.

109
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There were one hundred questions on the test.

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Había cien preguntas en el examen.

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There was a lot of noise during the storm.

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Había mucho ruido durante la tormenta.

111
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There were fi ve hundred pages in the book.

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Había quinientas páginas en el libro.

112
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There wasn’t any gasoline in the tank.

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No había gasolina en el tanque.

113
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There weren’t any leaves on the trees.

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No había hojas en los árboles.

114
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There wasn’t enough time for questions.

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No había suficiente tiempo para preguntas.

115
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There were more women than men at the meeting.

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Había más mujeres que hombres en la reunión.

116
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There was garbage on the table.

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Había basura en la mesa.

117
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There was so much fog that I couldn’t drive.

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Había tanta niebla que no podía conducir [or manejar].

118
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In January, because it was so cold, there wasn’t anybody outside.

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En enero, porque hacía tanto frío, 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 weren’t any women in that restaurant.

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No había mujeres en ese restaurante.

121
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I was going to eat.

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Yo iba a comer.

122
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Were you going to tell me something?

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¿Ibas a decirme algo?

123
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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 sucia.

124
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We were going to shovel the snow.

A

Íbamos a quitar la nieve.

125
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They [m.] were going to spend the day in the country, but the weather was bad.

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Ellos iban a pasar el día en el campo pero hacía mal tiempo.

126
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When were you all [formal] going to sit down?

A

¿Cuándo iban (ustedes) a sentarse?

127
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I was going to go to bed at ten thirty, but there was a good program on television.

A

Yo iba a acostarme a las diez y media pero había un buen programa en la televisión.

128
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How were you going to do this?

A

¿Cómo ibas a hacer esto?

129
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Why was she going to build a house in the woods?

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¿Por qué iba ella a construir una casa en el bosque?

130
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Who was going to fix this faucet?

A

¿Quién iba a arreglar este grifo?

131
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We were going to brush our teeth, but there wasn’t any toothpaste.

A

Íbamos a cepillarnos los dientes pero no había pasta de dientes.

132
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I was going to give him money for his birthday.

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Yo iba a darle dinero para su cumpleaños.

133
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Where were you all going to send this package?

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¿Adónde ibais a enviar este paquete?

134
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When were you going to bring us the flowers?

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¿Cuándo ibas a traernos las flores?

135
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Why wasn’t he going to fill the glasses with water?

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

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