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1
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Maria spoke with Juan.

(the preterite is the past tense used to express an action completed at a definite time in the past)

A

María habló con Juan.

(the preterite of regular -ar verbs is formed by dropping the ending and adding the appropriate personal endings)

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We swam in the ocean.

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Nosotros nadamos en el mar.

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Carlos played the guitar.

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Carlos tocó la guitarra.

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They bought the house.

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Ellos compraron la casa.

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I ate dinner very late.

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Yo cené muy tarde.

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I don’t know what time you finished.

(to several people)

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Yo no sé a qué hora terminaron Uds.

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The girl skied very well.

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La niña esquió muy bien.

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You screamed; you didn’t speak.

(to a friend)

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Tú gritaste; no hablaste.

gritar → to shout; to call (out); to scream

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You bought too much.

(to a friend)

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Tú compraste demasiado.

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Miguel didn’t speak in a loud voice.

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Miguel no habló en voz alta.

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I didn’t prepare anything.

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Yo no preparé nada.

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They didn’t dance much.

A

Ellos no bailaron mucho.

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You finished early.

(to a friend)

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Tú terminaste pronto.

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You sang very well.

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Ud. cantó muy bien.

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We cleaned the house.

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Nosotros limpiamos la casa.

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I washed the car.

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Lavé el carro.

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They swam in the swimming pool.

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Ellos nadaron en la piscina.

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I played football in the stadium.

A

Yo jugué al fútbol en el estadio.

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He talked with his friends at the café.

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Él habló con sus amigos en el café.

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20
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You danced and sang well last night.

(to a friend)

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Tú bailaste y cantaste bien anoche.

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21
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We looked for a house in that neighbourhood over there.

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Nosotros buscamos una casa en aquel barrio.

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You travelled a lot last year.

A

Ud. viajó mucho el año pasado.

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They defended your opinion.

A

Ellos defendieron su opinión.

(the preterite of regular -er and -ir verbs is formed by dropping the ending and adding the appropriate personal endings)

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I sold the house last year.

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Yo vendí la casa el año pasado.

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25
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My cousins lived in the capital.

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Mis primos vivieron en la capital.

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26
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You received it the other day.

(to a friend)

A

Tú lo recibiste el otro día.

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27
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At what time did you leave?

(to several people)

A

¿A qué hora salieron Uds.?

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28
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We learnt a lot in that subject.

A

Nosotros aprendimos mucho en aquel curso.

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29
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Your team lost the game.

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Su equipo perdió el juego.

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30
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I didn’t eat much.

A

Yo no comí mucho.

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31
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Did you write that article?

(to a friend)

A

¿Escribiste tú aquel artículo?

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32
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We got back at eight o’clock.

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Nosotros volvimos a las ocho.

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Carmen and Maria left at eight o’clock.

A

Carmen y María salieron a las ocho.

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34
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We drank wine.

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Nosotros bebimos vino.

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He sold the car.

A

Él vendió el carro.

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36
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I lived in the very centre.

A

Yo viví en el centro mismo.

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37
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Nobody lost.

A

Nadie perdió.

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38
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You wrote good articles.

(to a friend)

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Tú escribiste buenos artículos.

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39
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Gladys left last night with her friend Tadeo.

A

Gladys salió anoche con su amigo Tadeo.

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40
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They attended a Julio Iglesias concert, the Spanish singer that enjoys so much popularity.

A

Ellos asistieron a un concierto de Julio Iglesias, el cantante español que goza de tanta popularidad.

gozar de → to enjoy; to possess; to have

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41
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Gladys liked the concert a lot.

A

A Gladys le gustó mucho el concierto.

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42
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She says that Julio sang very well and that he chose precious songs.

A

Dice que Julio cantó muy bien y que escogió canciones preciosas.

escoger → to choose; to pick

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43
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The concert started and finished on time.

A

El concierto empezó y terminó a tiempo.

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44
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Teresa came home at about eleven.

A

Teresa volvió a casa a eso de las once.

volver a casa → to come home; to go home

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45
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Before going home, the two friends drank a beverage in the Metropol coffee shop in the Main Street.

A

Antes de volver a casa los dos amigos tomaron un refresco en la cefetería Metropol en la Gran Vía.

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46
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What a coincidence!

A

¿Qué coincidencia!

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47
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Last night I went out too.

A

Anoche yo salí también.

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48
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I went out with my friend Sarita.

A

Yo salí con mi amiga Sarita.

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Sarita and I saw a very good film at the Colón Cinema.

A

Sarita y yo vimos una película muy buena en el cine Colón.

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50
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When we came out from the cinema, we decided to go to the Metropol cafeteria to drink a refreshment.

A

Cuando nosotros salimos del cine decidimos ir a la cafetería Metropol a tomar un refresco.

salir de → to come out from (of)

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51
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Unfortunately we didn’t see Gladys and Tadeo because they left from the coffee shop at about ten thirty and we arrived at just over eleven.

A

Desgraciadamente no vimos a Gladys y a Tadeo porque ellos salieron de la cafetería a eso de las diez y media y nosotros llegamos a las once y pico.

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52
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I gave a donation to the poor.

A

Yo le di una limosna al pobre.

(dar is irregular and follows the same pattern as an -er/-ir verb)

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53
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Carlos gave the tip to the waiter.

A

Carlos le dio la propina al camerero.

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54
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We gave the papers to the professor.

A

Nosotros le dimos los papeles al profesor.

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55
Q

You gave me good advice.

(to a friend)

A

Tú me diste buenos consejos.

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56
Q

I didn’t give you anything.

(to a friend)

A

Yo no te di nada.

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57
Q

Who gave you the news?

(to a friend)

A

¿Quién te dio las noticias?

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58
Q

That scared me.

A

Eso me dio miedo.

dar miedo → to scare; to be afraid

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59
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They gave a present to their mother.

A

Ellos le dieron un regalo a su madre.

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60
Q

He didn’t lie to me.

A

Él no me mintió.

(e changes to i for él and ellos)

mentir → to lie

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61
Q

You suggested the plan.

(to a friend)

A

Tú sugeriste el plan.

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62
Q

I was very sorry.

A

Yo lo sentí mucho.

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63
Q

You slept well last night.

(to a friend)

A

Tú dormiste bien anoche.

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64
Q

Why did they prefer to go by train?

A

¿Por qué prefirieron ellos ir en tren?

preferir → to prefer

65
Q

We didn’t lie.

A

Nosotros no mentimos.

66
Q

He preferred to go by plane.

A

Él prefirió ir en avión.

67
Q

They didn’t lie.

A

Ellos no mintieron.

mentir → to lie

68
Q

She didn’t sleep well.

A

Ella no durmió muy bien.

(o is replaced with u for él and ellos)

dormir → to sleep

69
Q

They had a fit of laughter.

A

Ellos se murieron de risa.

morirse de → to have a fit of

70
Q

He didn’t suggest anything.

A

Él no sugirió nada.

sugerir → to suggest

71
Q

They were sorry to hear the bad news.

A

Ellos sintieron oír las malas noticias.

sentir → to feel; to be sorry

72
Q

The cook fried the chicken.

A

El cocinero frió el pollo.

freír → to fry

73
Q

Why did you laugh?

(to a friend)

A

¿Por qué reíste tú?

reír → to laugh

74
Q

They didn’t ask me for anything.

A

Ellos no me pidieron nada.

(e changes to i for él and ellos)

pedir → to ask for

75
Q

I served the meal.

A

Yo serví la comida.

76
Q

The boy smiled at us.

A

El niño nos sonrió.

sonreír → to smile

77
Q

Why did we argue with him?

A

¿Por qué reñimos nosotros con él?

reñir con → to argue with

78
Q

Last Friday I ate at the Luna Restaurant.

A

El viernes pasado yo comí en el restaurante Luna.

79
Q

I ordered seafood in green sauce and my companions ordered a combination of steak and lobster.

A

Yo pedí mariscos en salsa verde y mis compañeros pidieron una combinación de biftec y langosta.

80
Q

The waiter served them the steak and the lobster accompanied by roast suckling pig, beans and rice.

A

El mesero les sirvió el biftec y la langosta acompañados de tostones y frijoles y arroz.

81
Q

And after eating all that, they ordered a dessert.

A

Y después de comer todo eso ellos pidieron un postre.

82
Q

But not me.

A

Pero yo no.

83
Q

I didn’t order anything.

A

Yo no pedí nada.

84
Q

The only thing that I asked of the waiter was the bill.

A

La única cosa que yo le pedí al mesero fue la cuenta.

pedir a → to ask of

85
Q

He laughed a little.

A

Él rió un poco.

86
Q

But to me I didn’t care because I followed my diet.

A

Pero a mí no me importa porque yo seguí mi régimen.

87
Q

I ate the seafood, but I didn’t eat the rice that was accompanying it.

A

Yo comí los mariscos pero no comí el arroz que los acompañaba.

88
Q

They walked through the park.

A

Ellos anduvieron por el parque.

(certain irregular verbs have uv in the preterite stem)

andar → to walk

89
Q

His father was sick last year.

A

Su padre estuvo enfermo el año pasado.

90
Q

We didn’t have enough money.

A

Nosotros no tuvimos suficiente dinero.

91
Q

I wasn’t there.

A

Yo no estuve allí.

92
Q

You walked along that region?

(to a friend)

A

¿Tú anduviste por aquella región?

andar por → to walk along; to walk by

93
Q

The Arabs were in Spain eight centuries.

A

Los árabes estuvieron ocho siglos en España.

estar en → to be in

94
Q

Who had it?

A

¿Quién lo tuvo?

95
Q

Did you walk through the interior of the country?

(to several people)

A

¿Anduvieron Uds. por el interior del país?

96
Q

I didn’t have such an opportunity.

A

Yo no tuve tal oportunidad.

tal → such (an)

97
Q

Why were you there?

(to a friend)

A

¿Por qué estuviste tú allí?

98
Q

I had bad luck.

A

Yo tuve mala suerte.

99
Q

I walked through the park.

A

Yo anduve por el parque.

100
Q

I was at the market.

A

Yo estuve en el mercado.

estar en → to be at; to be in

101
Q

We had to send the letter.

A

Nosotros tuvimos que mandar la carta.

102
Q

We walked through the centre of the city.

A

Nosotros anduvimos por el centro de la ciudad.

103
Q

We were in Argentina.

A

Nosotros estuvimos en Argentina.

104
Q

They refused to leave.

A

Ellos no quisieron salir.

(special meaning in the preterite; contains an i)

querer → to want to

105
Q

I did all the work.

A

Yo hice todo el trabajo.

(contains an i in all forms of the preterite)

hacer → to do

106
Q

He came early.

A

Él vino temprano.

(contains an i in all forms of the preterite)

venir → to come

107
Q

The Gomez’s made a trip to Mexico.

A

Los Gómez hicieron un viaje a México.

108
Q

Did you come by train or by car?

(to a friend)

A

¿Viniste tú en tren o en coche?

109
Q

Why didn’t Robert want to do it?

A

¿Por qué no lo quiso hacer Roberto?

110
Q

He came on foot, didn’t he?

A

Él vino a pie, ¿no?

111
Q

I didn’t want to talk about the issue.

A

Yo no quise hablar del asunto.

112
Q

He translated the letter from English to Spanish.

A

Él tradujo la carta del inglés al español.

(contains a j in the preterite)

traducir → to translate

113
Q

I didn’t bring anything.

A

Yo no traje nada.

(contains a j in the preterite)

traer → to bring

114
Q

Who said that?

(referring to several people)

A

¿Quiénes dijeron eso?

(contains an ij in the preterite)

decir → to say; to tell

115
Q

We didn’t say anything to Enrique.

A

Nosotros no le dijimos nada a Enrique.

116
Q

The country produced a lot of sugar cane.

A

El país produjo mucha caña de azúcar.

(contains a j in the preterite)

producir → to produce

117
Q

The poets translated the poems.

A

Los poetas tradujeron las poesías.

118
Q

Yes, I went to the market.

A

Sí, fui al mercado.

(ir and ser are the same in the preterite)

ir → to go

119
Q

Yes, I was a poet once.

A

Sí, fui poeta una vez.

ser → to be

120
Q

Yes, Juan went to the mountains.

A

Sí, Juan fue a las montañas.

121
Q

Yes, Mr. Gonzalez was a member.

A

Sí, el señor González fue miembro.

122
Q

Yes, we went to the Lopez’s house.

A

Sí, nosotros fuimos a casa de los López.

123
Q

Yes, it was Juan and Carlos who said it.

A

Sí, fueron Juan y Carlos quienes lo dijeron.

124
Q

They went to the market.

A

Ellos fueron al mercado.

125
Q

I was unique.

A

Yo fui el único.

126
Q

We all went together.

A

Fuimos todos juntos.

127
Q

That gentleman was the president.

A

Aquel señor fue el presidente.

128
Q

Enrique went too.

A

Enrique fue tambien.

129
Q

I went to Maria’s party.

A

Fui a la fiesta de Maria.

130
Q

They watched television last night.

They used to watch television each night.

A

Ellos miraron la televisión anoche.

Ellos miraban la televisión cada noche.

131
Q

Juan was here yesterday.

Juan was here the other day too.

A

Juan estuvo aquí ayer.

Juan estuvo aquí el otro día tambien.

132
Q

We went over there last year.

We used to go over there very often.

A

Fuimos allá el año pasado.

Ibamos allá muy a menudo.

133
Q

They used to eat at that restaurant every Saturday.

They ate at that restaurant last Saturday.

A

Comían en aquel restaurante todos los sábados.

Comieron en aquel restaurante el sábado pasado.

134
Q

I used to see it once in a while.

I used to see it with frequency.

A

Yo lo veía de vez en cuando.

Yo lo veía con frecuencia.

135
Q

Last night we discussed the same problem.

We always used to discuss the same problem.

A

Anoche discutimos el mismo problema.

Siempre discutíamos el mismo problema.

136
Q

The professor used to repeat it many times.

The professor repeated it once.

A

El profesor lo repetía muchas veces.

El profesor lo repitió una vez.

137
Q

The director disappeared in 1940.

The director used to disappear once in a while.

A

El director desapareció en 1940.

El director desapareciá de vez en cuando.

138
Q

Her father always used to be sick.

Her father was sick for three years.

A

Su padre siempre estaba enfermo.

Su padre estuvo enfermo por tres años.

139
Q

During the last trip, he paid with traveller’s cheques.

During all his trips, he used to pay with traveller’s cheques.

A

Durante el último viaje, él pagó con cheques de viajero.

Durante todos sus viajes, él pagaba con cheques de viajero.

140
Q

Yes, he used to discuss the problem with frequency.

A

Sí, discutía el problema con frecuencia.

141
Q

Yes, he went to the countryside last summer.

A

Sí, fue al campo el verano pasado.

142
Q

Yes, he lived in Zaragoza two years ago.

A

Sí, vivió en Zaragoza hace dos años.

143
Q

Yes, she used to attend the concerts every Friday.

A

Sí, asistía a los conciertos todos los viernes.

144
Q

Yes, she danced a lot last night.

A

Sí, bailó mucho anoche.

145
Q

Yes, he always used to drive the car.

A

Sí, siempre conducía el coche.

146
Q

Some friends swam while others basked in the sun.

A

Unos amigos nadaban mientras los otros tomaban el sol.

(anything that is scenery or is described in the background is expressed by the imperfect)

tomar el sol → to sunbathe; to bask in the sun

147
Q

Maria was talking with her mother when I entered.

A

María hablaba con su madre cuando yo entré.

148
Q

They were discussing it when we interrupted.

A

Ellos lo discutían cuando nosotros interrumpimos.

149
Q

My mother was preparing the food while my father was setting the table.

A

Mi madre preparaba la comida mientras mi padre ponía la mesa.

150
Q

I was sleeping when the telephone rang.

A

Yo dormía cuando sonó el teléfono.

151
Q

They were eating when I called on the phone.

A

Ellos comían cuando yo llamé por teléfono.

152
Q

My parents were watching the television while I was studying.

A

Mis padres miraban la televisión mientras yo estudiaba.

153
Q

They were talking about the election when I announced the results.

A

Ellos hablaban de las elecciones cuando yo anuncié los resultados.

154
Q

One gentleman ate and the other drank.

A

Un señor comió y el otro bebió.

155
Q

Maria watched over the suitcases and her friend took out the tickets.

A

María guardó las maletas y su amiga sacó los billetes.

guardar → to keep; to guard; to watch over

156
Q

The policeman entered and the thief left.

A

El policía entró y el ladrón salió.

157
Q

The boy cried and the dog barked.

A

El niño lloró y el perro ladró.

ladrar → to bark

158
Q

The bullfighter flapped the cape and the bull charged.

A

El torero agitó el capote y el toro embestió.

agitar → to flap; to shake up

embestir → to charge at; to attack

Schaum's Spanish Grammar (10 decks)

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