Imperfect Subjunctive 2 Flashcards

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He told me that you and I were (were) lazy, and that we were not meeting the recording deadlines. She made me cry!

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Me dijo que tú y yo éramos (were) unas perezosas, y que no estábamos cumpliendo con los plazos de grabación. ¡Me hizo llorar!

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Paulina, Miguel is a very unstable person. He wanted us to record (record) more songs and faster in recent weeks. That’s impossible!

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Paulina, Miguel es una persona muy inestable. Él quiso que grabáramos (grabar) más canciones y más rápidamente en las últimas semanas. ¡Eso es imposible!

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Yesterday, it is obvious that he lost his nerves. But don’t worry anymore. Your contract with the record company is safe!

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Ayer, es obvio que perdió (he lost) los nervios. Pero no te preocupes más. ¡Tu contrato con la discográfica está a salvo!

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It didn’t seem like he wanted me at the record company, Micaela. He threatened to terminate my contract!

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No pareció que él me quisiera (querer) en la discográfica, Micaela. ¡Me amenazó con terminar mi contrato!

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Of course not! Ignore him, Paulina. He asked me to finish (finish) recording your album in a month and a half, that’s it!

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¡Claro que no! Ignóralo, Paulina. Él me pidió que acabáramos (acabar) de grabar tu disco en un mes y medio, ¡eso es todo!

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One month and a half?! How stressful that deadline is for me! I wish we had more time. A month and a half seems like an impossible deadline.

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¡¿Un mes y medio?! ¡Cómo me estresa ese plazo! Ojalá tuviéramos (tener) más tiempo. Un mes y medio me parece un plazo imposible.

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I’m just saying that yesterday Miguel repeated several times that he was (feeling) bad. You know what that means, right?

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Solo digo que ayer Miguel repitió varias veces que estaba (was) mal. Sabes lo que eso significa, ¿no?

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I noticed that he was absent from the study for several hours. I think he is having a difficult time because the record company is losing money.

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Noté que se ausentó varias horas del estudio. Creo que está pasando por un momento difícil porque la discográfica está perdiendo dinero.

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It is good that you will you let me go home soon. I can’t stand Miguel when he’s in a bad mood; He pays it with the others!

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Es bueno que me dejaras irme pronto a casa. No soporto a Miguel cuando está de mal humor; ¡lo paga con los demás!

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I was angry that he did not dialogue (dialogue) in a rational way. He seems like a different person when it comes to the record company’s financial woes.

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Me enojó que no dialogara (dialogar) de forma racional. Parece otra persona cuando se trata de los problemas económicos de la discográfica.

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Clearly yesterday was a horrible day. How about we go to a restaurant for dinner tonight?

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Es evidente que ayer fue un día horrible. ¿Qué te parece si vamos a un restaurante a cenar esta noche?

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Hmm! Good idea! I need to disconnect. My friend recommended that we go to Bocadito Lindo, the new trendy bar-restaurant.

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¡Mmm! ¡Buena idea! Necesito desconectar. Mi amigo me recomendó que fuéramos a Bocadito Lindo, el nuevo bar-restaurante de moda.

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Cute Little Snack !? My roommate came the other day and she told me that the food was spectacular. Also, I need to make friends; I’m new to town and i feel so lonely!

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¿¡Bocadito Lindo!? Mi compañera de departamento fue el otro día y me dijo que la comida estuvo espectacular. Además, necesito hacer amigos; ¡soy nueva en la ciudad y me siento tan sola!

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So let’s finish today’s recording! It would be advisable for both of us to disconnect (disconnect) from work for a few hours.
Alenka
Yeah come on!!

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¡Vamos entonces al acabar la grabación de hoy! Sería recomendable que las dos desconectáramos (desconectar) del trabajo por unas horas.
Alenka
¡¡Sí, vamos!!

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Micaela! Can we take a break? It’s clear that yesterday’s fight had (had) a devastating effect on me.

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¡Micaela! ¿Podemos tomar un descanso? Está claro que la pelea de ayer tuvo (tener) un efecto devastador en mí.

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Another break, Paulina? Don’t think about the fight anymore. The truth is, I was glad that yesterday we finished (finished) the recording soon, after Miguel’s nervous breakdown.

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¿Otro descanso, Paulina? No pienses más en la pelea. La verdad, me alegró que ayer termináramos (terminar) la grabación pronto, después del ataque de nervios de Miguel.

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It will be long enough, I assure you. Also, I felt that he was not telling the whole truth.

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Será tiempo suficiente, te lo aseguro. Además, sentí que no decía toda la verdad.

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Do you think he lied to us?

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¿Crees que nos mintió?

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Do you think the response of the label’s investors was not taken in stride?

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¿Piensas que no se tomó con calma la respuesta de los inversores de la discográfica?