Sentences - Verbos regulares Presente 1

Question 1

I take 20 minutes from my house to my work

Answer 1

Yo me tardo veinte minutos de mi casa a mi trabajo

Remember that ‘me’, only has the function of emphasis for the beginning of an action. In this case it would also be correct to say: Yo tardo veinte minutos de mi casa al trabajo.

Question 2

You start working at 8:00 AM

Answer 2

Tú entras a trabajar a las 8:00 AM

Question 3

You enter the house

Answer 3

Tú entras a la casa

Question 4

He needs food

Answer 4

Él necesita comida

Question 5

She loves her mom

Answer 5

Ella ama a su mamá

Question 6

We send money

Answer 6

Nosotros enviamos dinero

Question 7

You guys forget our names

Answer 7

Ustedes olvidan nuestros nombres

Question 8

They listen to music

Answer 8

Ellos escuchan música

Question 9

I pay the rent the first day of the month

Answer 9

Yo pago la renta el primer día del mes

Question 10

You help the poor

Answer 10

Tú ayudas a los pobres

Question 11

He waits for the bus

Answer 11

Él espera el bus

Remember that ‘esperar’ means ‘wait for’ all together, you don’t need to add a preposition such as ‘por’ or ‘para’ after ‘esperar’

Question 12

I practice my happy face before seeing my mother-in-law.

Answer 12

Yo practico mi cara feliz antes de ver a mi suegra.

Question 13

You dance like Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing.

Answer 13

Tú bailas como Patrick Swayze en Dirty Dancing.

Question 14

He studies Spanish with a Mexican, poor guy.

Answer 14

Él estudia español con un mexicano, pobrecito.

Question 15

She looks for a job as a project manager.

Answer 15

Ella busca trabajo de directora de proyecto.

Question 16

We sign a contract with a big company

Answer 16

Nosotros firmamos un contrato con una compañía grande

Question 17

You guys prepare dinner together before watching Netflix

Answer 17

Ustedes preparan cena juntos antes de ver Netflix

Question 18

They walk holding hands but he is in the friendzone

Answer 18

Ellos caminan de la mano pero él está en la friendzone

Question 19

I make a lot of money but I also spend a lot

Answer 19

Yo gano mucho dinero pero también gasto mucho

Question 20

You come back late from work

Answer 20

Tú regresas tarde del trabajo

Question 21

He spends a lot of money on Justin Bieber’s products

Answer 21

Él gasta mucho dinero en productos de Justin Bieber

Question 22

Everytime I greet my neighbor I get nervous

Answer 22

Cada vez que saludo a mi vecino, me pongo nerviosa

Question 23

You cook very well for being so young

Answer 23

Tú cocinas muy bien para ser tan joven

Question 24

She speaks five languages, that’s incredible

Answer 24

Ella habla cinco idiomas, eso es increíble

Question 25

He plays the guitar every evening

Answer 25

Él toca la guitarra cada noche

Question 26

We buy clothes together

Answer 26

Nosotras compramos ropa juntas

Question 27

You guys wash your clothes in your house

Answer 27

Ustedes lavan la ropa en su casa

Question 28

They drink a lot of beer

Answer 28

Ellos toman mucha cerveza

Question 29

I never answer the phone

Answer 29

Yo nunca contesto el teléfono

Question 30

He arrives at work at eight in the morning

Answer 30

Él llega al trabajo a las ocho de la mañana

Question 31

She works a lot

Answer 31

Ella trabaja mucho

Question 32

You need to pay the rent tomorrow

Answer 32

Tú necesitas pagar la renta mañana

Question 33

She is going to practice guitar at her boyfriend’s house all night long, she is a very responsible girl

Answer 33

Ella va a practicar guitarra en la casa de su novio toda la noche, es una chica muy responsable

Question 34

You guys have to sign a contract in order to live there

Answer 34

Tienen que firmar un contrato para vivir ahí

Question 35

We don’t need to prepare popcorn before watching Netflix, we’re going to be busy… watching the movie

Answer 35

No necesitamos preparar palomitas antes de ver Netflix, vamos a estar ocupados… viendo la película -’Palomitas’ is one name for popcorn, it can also be, rosetas or crispetas depending on the country

Question 36

They can watch T.V. in the living room if they’re bored

Answer 36

Pueden ver televisión en la sala si están aburridos

Question 37

The world is crazier every time, I can offend anybody without trying

Answer 37

El mundo está más loco cada vez, puedo ofender a cualquiera sin intentarlo

Question 38

You don’t learn because you don’t want to study

Answer 38

No aprendes porque no quieres estudiar

Question 39

I don't care who his dad is. He must meet the requirements to work here

Answer 39

No me importa quien sea su papá. Debe cumplir con los requisitos para trabajar aquí

Question 40

We should argue more quietly

Answer 40

Deberíamos discutir más bajito

Question 41

I can’t go out, I have to write an essay for Monday

Answer 41

No puedo salir, tengo que escribir un ensayo para el lunes

Question 42

When I go to a friend’s house, I always leave my coat on the sofa

Answer 42

Cuando voy a la casa de un amigo, siempre dejo mi abrigo en el sofá

Question 43

Every time you stop eating sugar it’s obvious you want to lose weight

Answer 43

Cada vez que dejas de comer azúcar es obvio que quieres perder peso -Notice how the verb ‘dejar’ by itself means to leave something or someone but ‘dejar de’ means stop doing something

Question 44

She travels a lot, I believe she has a really good job

Answer 44

Ella viaja mucho, creo que tiene un trabajo muy bueno

Question 45

We teach Spanish online, it’s really fun and interesting

Answer 45

Nosotros enseñamos español en línea, es muy divertido e interesante

Question 46

You guys go down the stairs very quickly, you are going to fall

Answer 46

Ustedes bajan las escaleras muy rápido, se van a caer. In this sentence we use the verb ‘caerse’ instead of ‘caer’ that’s a pronominal verb and adding the pronoun ‘se’ denotes the beginning of the action. We will cover those more thoroughly in the future but feel free to ask in the Q&A

Question 47

Those chairs are always in the way

Answer 47

Esas sillas siempre estorban The verb ‘estorbar’ means ‘to be in the way’ all together.

Question 48

I don’t even fix the toilet in my bathroom. I need to learn more about my house.

Answer 48

Yo ni siquiera arreglo el inodoro en mi baño. Necesito aprender más sobre mi casa. The expresión ‘ni siquiera’ means ‘not even’

Question 49

Your support me a lot, you’re a real bro

Answer 49

Tú me apoyas mucho, eres un verdadero amigo Bro: Parcero, carnal, pana

Question 50

Mark visits his boyfriend only on the weekends because he is really busy

Answer 50

Mark visita a su novio solo los fines de semana porque está muy ocupado

Question 51

We don’t turn off the light because we are afraid of the dark

Answer 51

Nosotros no apagamos la luz porque le tenemos miedo a la oscuridad Tenerle miedo a algo: to be afraid of something