Modern Spanish Syntax: Chapter 4 Flashcards
Whom are you looking for?
A quien buscas?
The child is already walking
El nino camina ya
The child was already walking
El nino caminaba ya
What are you complaining about now?
De que te estas quejando ahora?
She was hiding something from him.
Ella le estaba ocultando algo
He is about to give in
Ya cede
He is giving in
Esta cediendo
She was seeing him every Monday
Lo veia cada lunes
He is calling her every so often
La llama cada tanto
He was losing all of his fortune
Iba perdiendo toda su fortuna
She has been improving slowly
Ha ido mejorando de a poco
He is spending the mornings writing
Se pasa las mananas escribiendo
Wherever he was going at that time, he was well received.
A donde iba en aquel entonces, era bien recibido.
Whenever he was writing, she was naging.
Siempre que el escribia, ella lo molestaba
He was slowly curtailing her freedom
Poco a poco iba limitando su independencia
She is feeling better as the days go by
Va sintiendose mejor a medida que pasan los dias
I am writing, do not interrupt me.
Estoy escribiendo, no me interrumpas
When I went to see him, they were having dinner
Cuando lo fui a ver, estaban cenando
I am enclosing the materials you have requested
Adjunto los materiales que Ud. ha solicitado
We are sending you the application form and all pertinent information
Le enviamos la solicitud y toda la informacion pertinente
He is arriving this afternoon
Llega esta tarde
She is speaking tomorrow
Habla manana.
We are sending her flowers for her birthday
Le enviaremos flores para su cumpleanos
I was told he would be returning soon
Me dijeron que volveria pronto