Narrative Structures

Question 0

I found it [tiring] having [to do my homework]

Answer 0

Me resultó pesado/a tener que hacer mis deberes

Question 1

There was a problem/ delay

Answer 1

Hubo un problema / retraso

Question 2

Finally we could

Answer 2

Por fin pudimos

Question 3

I would have liked to have been able to [+inf]

Answer 3

Me hubiera gustado haber podido [+inf]

Question 4

It was a great pity that we weren’t able to [+inf]

Answer 4

Fue de verdad una lástima que no pudiéramos [+inf]

Question 5

To pass the time

Answer 5

Para hacer pasar el tiempo

Question 6

The good/bad thing was that

Answer 6

Lo bueno/malo fue que

Question 7

We finally arrived at our destination

Answer 7

Por fin llegamos a nuestro destino

Question 8

Although the truth is that

Answer 8

Aunque la verdad es que

Question 9

We spent more than an hour [+present participle]

Answer 9

Pasamos más de una hora [bailando]

Question 10

Perhaps it would have been better if we’d been able [+inf]

Answer 10

Quizás hubiera sido mejor si hubiéramos podido ir a la playa

Question 11

There was a moment when

Answer 11

Hubo un momento en el que

Question 12

But in the end

Answer 12

Pero a fin de cuentras

Question 13

We’d got our hopes up

Answer 13

Nos habíamos hecho ilusiones

Question 14

In reality it was quite the opposite

Answer 14

En realidad fue todo lo contrario

Question 15

Who would have thought that…?

Answer 15

¿Quién hubiera pensado que…?

Question 16

I’m thinking of [pres participle]

Answer 16

Tengo pensado viajando

Question 17

I found it

We found them

Answer 17

Me resultó

Nos resultaron

Question 18

I was surprised (by)

Answer 18

Me quedé sorprendido/a (de)

Question 19

It appeared to me

Answer 19

Me pareció [+adj]

Question 20

We decided to make a visit to the castle

Answer 20

Decidimos hacer una visita al castillo

Question 21

Both the house and the school

Answer 21

Tanto la casa como la acedemia

Question 22

A little after 11

Answer 22

Poco después de las 11

Question 23

A city in which [+vrb]

A museum in which [+vrb]

Answer 23

Una ciudad en la que hay muchas playas

Un museo en el que hay una cantina

Question 24

In spite of the heavy rain

Answer 24

A pesar de la lluvia torrencial

Question 25

Throughout the week

Answer 25

A lo largo de la semana

Question 26

Instead of staying in the hotel, we decided to

Answer 26

En vez de quedarnos en el hotel, nos decidimos ir a la playa

Question 27

At the end of the day, its the experience that counts

Answer 27

Al fin y al cabo, lo que importa es la experiencia

Question 28

On top of that, we had to put up with

Answer 28

Encima tuvimos que soportar mi hermana

Question 29

I would have liked to have seen

Answer 29

Me habría gustado ver

Question 30

I had the oppertunity to

Answer 30

Tuve la oportunidad de [+inf]

Question 31

We didn’t have enough time to

Answer 31

No nos quedó tiempo suficiente para [+inf]

Question 32

The journey seemed like an eternity

Answer 32

El viaje se me hizo eterno

Question 33

If there’s one thing i’ve learnt its that

Answer 33

Si hay algo que me ha quedado claro es que

Question 34

It was one of those days which are worth remembering for ever

Answer 34

Fue un día de los que merece la pena recordar toda la vida

Question 35

I am writing to tell you how much i liked spain

Answer 35

Te escribo para decirte cuánto me ha gustado España

Question 36

My father made us visit the museum

Answer 36

Mi padre insistió en que visitáramos el museo

Question 37

Maybe he found it interesting, but i didnt

Answer 37

Puede ser que a él le interesara pero a mí no

Question 38

Its incredible that we spent so much time…

Answer 38

Es increíble que estuviéramos tanto tiempo…

Question 39

What a pity we couldnt

Answer 39

Qué lástima que no pudiéramos…

Question 40

If i had time/money i’d go to…

Answer 40

Si tuviera dinero/tiempo iría a

Question 41

As soon as i finish my exams

Answer 41

En cuanto termine mis exámenes