Saul4

Question 1

We liked the beans.

Answer 1

Nos gustaron los frijoles.

NOT Nos gustamos / because it is a backwards verb / the beans (plural) liked us (plural).

Question 2

When I was young, I wanted to be a missionary in India.

Answer 2

Cuando era joven, quería ser misionera en la India.

Question 3

You have had a good experience, haven´t you?

Answer 3

Hayas tenido una buena experiencia, no? LC says this is wrong.
Has tenido una buena experiencia, ¿no? correct

Question 4

You would have had a good experience, if you hadn´t had to go to jail.

Answer 4

Hubieras tenido una buena experiencia, si no hubieras tenido que ir a la cárcel.
Habrías tenido una buena experiencia, si no hubieras tenido que ir a la cárcel. LC says this is better, but I think this is the Spain thing.

Question 5

For commodity-producing countries to earn more money, they have to add value to their products. This is called “value added”.

Answer 5

Para que los países productores de materias primas ganen más dinero, tienen que añadir valor a sus productos. Esto se llama “valor agregado”.

Question 6

¿Alguna vez has conocido a una persona avariciosa?

Answer 6

Have you ever met a greedy person?

Question 7

I have benefitted from the help of many people.

Answer 7

Me he beneficiado de la ayuda de muchas personas.

Question 8

He has benefitted from the help of many people.

Answer 8

Se ha beneficiado de la ayuda de mucha gente.

Question 9

to benefit from

to benefit

Answer 9

beneficiarse (de)

beneficiar

Question 10

He has benefitted from her help.

Answer 10

Se ha beneficiado de la ayuda de ella.

Question 11

(VS) I am a beneficiary.

(ÉL) is a beneficiary.

Answer 11

Soy una beneficiaria.

Es un beneficiaria.

Question 12

He is the beneficiary of a scholarship.

Answer 12

Es beneficiario de una beca.

Question 13

There was a leak from the hot wáter heater that ruined the floor, the rug and below the house.

Answer 13

Hubo una gotera del calentador de agua que arruinó el piso, la alfombra y debajo de la casa.

Question 14

He is not guilty. He doesn´t know what is politically correct.

Answer 14

No es culpable. No sabe lo que es políticamente correcto.

mente = ly usually - for adv

Question 15

We were having a good time until we had the accident.

Answer 15

estábamos pasando un buen rato hasta que tuvimos el accidente.

Question 16

we were having a good time.

Answer 16

la estábamos pasando bien lo o la???
Estábamos pasando un buen rato.

Question 17

Are you leaving Saturday?

Answer 17

¿Te vas el sábado?

Question 18

Why must you leave this coming Saturday?

Answer 18

¿Por qué tienes que irte este próximo sábado?

¿Por qué tiene que irse este próximo sábado?

Question 19

Let her be the boss because she knows a lot about engineering projects.

Answer 19

Que ella sea el jefe porque sabe mucho de los proyectos de ingeniería.

Question 20

Are Mennonites the same religion as Quakers? I think they are similar but they have their own differences.

Answer 20

¿Los menonitas tienen la misma religión que los cuáqueros? Creo que son similares, pero tienen sus propias diferencias.

Question 21

I hadn´t noticed that he wasn´t doing what I told him to do.

Answer 21

No me había dado cuenta de que no hacía lo que le dije que hiciera.

• Se usa “hacía” porque el imperfecto describe un periodo de tiempo continuo que se alarga en el tiempo. Decimos “hiciera” porque la estructura es “decirle a alguien que haga algo”. Cuando “decir” expresa obligación, va seguido del subjuntivo. Por ejemplo “Ella me dijo que apagara la luz” (She told me to turn off the light). also change of subject

Question 22

I had no choice but to do what I did.

Answer 22

No tuve más remedio que hacer lo que hice.

Question 23

Your experience hasn´t been good.

Answer 23

En este caso, sería “tu experiencia no ha sido buena” per LC

Question 24

I didn´t have any other choice but to do what I did.

Answer 24

No tenía otra opción que hacer lo que hice.

Question 25

Don´t pay any attention to them. She is a comedian and he is a comedian and both are making fun of you.

Answer 25

No les preste atención. Ella es una comediante y él es un comediante y ambos están burlándose de usted.

“no preste” es la forma del imperativo negativo. El imperativo negativo es idéntico al subjuntivo.
the comedy - la comedia
ante - usually inf to noun or ad, lover amante - from amar

Question 26

change adjectives into adverbs how?

Answer 26

add mente to an adj
elegante adj elegant
elegantemente adv elegantly
claro-clara clear to claramente clearly