Maida F07 - vbs followed by inf or subj

Question 1

1. Me encantaría que ARREGLASEN la lavadora.

2. Encantar + que + PAST subj = WHEN encantar in conditional

Answer 1

1. I would love them to fix the washing machine.

2. Why is TO FIX in the tense it is?

Question 2

1. Sara se encargó de reservar las entradas.
2. Encagarse de + INF = WHEN referring to the same person (Sara)
3. Note that still use inf even when encargarse de was in the past.

Answer 2

1. Sara took care of booking the tickets.
2. Why is BOOKING in the tense it is?
3. Note re grammar

Question 3

1. Un pedazo de pan de pita UNTADO de tzatziqui. (untar)

2. Un jerarca

Answer 3

1. A piece of pita bread BUTTERED/SPREAD/SMEARED with tzatziki.
2. A high ranking person

Question 4

1. Espero que se levanten temprano.

2. ESPERAR + que + PRESENT subj = WHEN refer to diff people + future

Answer 4

1. I hope that THEY WAKE early.

2. Why is THEY WAKE in the tense it is?

Question 5

1. Mis amigos insistieron en que fuera a un concurso de televisión.
2. Insistir + que + PAST subj = WHEN referring to the past.
3. Note the en B4 que cos´ belongs to insistir

Answer 5

1. My friends insisted that I GO IN a game show.
2. Why is I GO IN in the tense it is?
3. Note re grammar.

Question 6

1. Por cierto, DE QUÉ VA el libro.
2. • de la batalla de Salamina
3. • ¿de qué?

Answer 6

1. By the way, WHAT´S the book ABOUT/OF.
2. About the battle of Salamina.2.
3. About what?

Question 7

1. ¿Adónde perferís ir el domingo?
2. Preferir + INF = WHEN referring to the same person (you pl)
3. Don´t need to add an extra word for ON re SUNDAY. Just el domingo.

Answer 7

1. Where would you prefer (pl) to go ON Sunday?
2. Why is TO GO in the tense it is?
3. Not re grammar.

Question 8

1. La profesora quiere que vengamos mañana a las 8:00.

2. querer + que + PRESENT subj = WHEN refer to diff people + future

Answer 8

1. The lecturer wants us TO COME tomorrow at 8:00.

2. Why is TO COME in the tense it is?

Question 9

1. Le recriminé EN UN SUSURRO. (recriminar)

2. susurrar

Answer 9

1. I reproached him in a whisper.

2. to whisper.

Question 10

1. El director no deje comer en las aulas.
   1a. El director no deja que comamos en las aulas
2. Dejar can be followed by either inf or subj WHEN referring to other people.
3. invitar, permitir, prohibir, recomendar

Answer 10

1. The director doesn’t let us EAT in the classrooms/lecture theatre.
2. Why is EAT in the tense it is?
3. What other verbs like that?

Question 11

1. No te olvides de que vamos al teatro mañana.
2. olvidarse de + que + SIMPLE PRESENT = WHEN referring to different people.
3. acordarse de, recordar, olvidar

Answer 11

1. Don´t forget that we are GOING to the theatre tomorrow.
2. Why is GOING in the tense it is?
3. What other verbs like that_

Question 12

1. Mientras espiaba DE REOJO las mesas DE AL LADO
2. de reojo
3. de al lado
4. espiar

Answer 12

1. Whilst KEEPING A WATCH ON the tables next door OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE.
2. sideways, out of the corner of one’s eye
3. next door
4. to keep a watch on

Question 13

1. Recordad que mis padres llegan esta noche.
2. recordar + que + simple present = WHEN referring to different people
3. adcordarse de, olvidarse de, olvidar

Answer 13

1. Remember (pl) that my parents ARE COMING tonight.
2. Why is ARE COMING in the tense it is?
3. What other verbs like that?

Question 14

1. El director prohibió llamar a móviles desde la oficina.
   1a. El director prohibió que llamáramos a móviles desde la oficina.
2. Prohibir can be followed by either inf OR subj WHEN referring to other people.
3. dejar, invitar, permitir, recomendar

Answer 14

1. The director prohibited us from CALLING mobiles from the office.
2. Why is CALLING in the tense it is?
3. What other verbs like that?

Question 15

1. ¡Menuda CARROZA estás hecho!
2. No carroza for both m + f
3. ¡En menudo lío nos has metido!
4. insignificant, small

Answer 15

1. You look like such an OLD-FOGEY!
2. Does old-fogey word change with sex?
3. This is a fine mess you’ve got us into!
4. What does menudo mean as an adj?

Question 16

1. Acordaos de apagar las luces.
2. acordarse + inf cos’ refer same person (ONLY acordarse + que + simple present IF referring to different people)
3. acordaos = you pl imperative + d dropped as reflexive verb.

Answer 16

1. Remember (you pl) TO TURN OUT the lights.
2. Why is TO TURN OUT in the tense it is?
3. Note grammar point.

Question 17

1. Cada uno de sus ENTRESIJOS.
2. LOS ENTRESIJOS de porqué Kavita y yo nos separamos.
3. rareza, peculiaridad
4. Un capricho del destino.

Answer 17

1. Every one of her QUIRKS.
2. The INS AND OUTS of why Kavita and I separated. (More usual meaning of Quirks word)
3. More usual word for quirk.
4. A quirk of fate

Question 18

Escalinatas con pasamanos de madera

Answer 18

Staircases with wooden BANNISTERS/HANDRAILS

Question 19

Deja a Karim fuero de esto.

Answer 19

Leave Karim out of this. (S+P)