SLL Unit 29 Flashcards
Tell Joe to come by my office.
Dígale a José que venga por my oficina.
Tell Joe to bring me one also.
Dígale A José que me traiga uno también.
Tell Joe to go to the principal (main) office.
Dígale a José que vaya a la oficina principal.
Request Joe to put it over here.
Pídale a José que lo ponga por acá.
Request Joe to bring it to me at 5:00.
Pídale a José que me lo traiga a las cinco.
Idea of requesting (nf)
Pedir
Idea of asking in the sense of needing information.
Preguntar.
Idea of asking in the sense of requesting.
Pedir
I asked for two.
Pedí dos.
I requested two.
Pedí dos
Ask Joe to make another one.
Pídale a José que me haga otro.
Ask Joe to leave early.
Pídale a José que salga temprano.
Ask for five.
Pida cinco.
Ask him for more money.
Pídale más dinero.
Tell Joe to leave them (ie books) in my office.
Pídale a José que los deje en mi oficina.
I’m going to ask Joe to make another one for me.
Voy a pedirle a José que me haga otro.
We’re going to ask Joe to bring us a big one.
Vamos a pedirle a José que nos traiga uno grande.
Let’s ask Joe to bring us another one.
Vamos a pedirle a José que nos traiga otro.
Pidámosle a José que nos traiga otro.
Let’s not ask Joe to do that!
¡No le pidamos a José que haga eso!
Let’s not ask Joe to bring us another one.
No le pidamos a José que nos traiga otro.
Let’s ask Joe not to bring us another one. (Use we form of let’s ask)
Pidámosle a José que no nos traiga otro.
Let’s ask Joe not to bring us a big one, but a small one.
Use we form
Pidámosle a José que no nos traiga uno grande sino uno pequeño.
Let’s not ask Joe to come by our office, but to pass by our house.
No le pidamos a José que venga por nuestra oficina sino que pase por nuestra casa.
Let’s not ask Joe to leave early, but to arrive early.
No le pidamos a José que salga temprano sino que llegue temprano.
Look. You say ‘in front’.
Mire. Se dice ‘enfrente’
Don’t forget.
No se olvide.
Whatever you say…
Lo que usted diga…
Don’t ever forget that.
No se olvide nunca de eso.
Before coming to Washington…
Antes de venir a Washington…
Where were you living?
¿Donde vivía usted?
I was living in Phoenix.
Vivía en Phoenix.
Is it located far or near?
¿Queda lejos o cerca?
Too far!
¡Demasiado lejos!
When I was a child, I would eat more than now.
Cuando yo era niño, comía más que ahora.
When I was a child, I went to the movies everyday.
Cuando yo era niño, iba al cine todos los días.
When I was a child, I would write everything.
Cuando yo era niño, escribía todo.
When I was a child, I danced everyday.
Cuando yo era niño, bailaba todos los días.
When I was a child, I would sleep more than now.
Cuando yo era niño, dormía más que ahora.
I was leaving the house when ‘you all’ called me.
Yo salía de la casa cuando ustedes me llamaron.
My wife and I were leaving the house when ‘you all’ called us.
Mi esposa y yo salíamos de la casa cuando ustedes nos llamaron.
I was going to the office when you saw the accident.
Yo iba a la oficina cuando usted vio el accidente.
I was coming from my office when the accident occurred.
Yo venía de mí oficina cuando el accidente ocurrió.
José was talking with me when Manuel called.
José hablaba conmigo cuando Manuel llamó.
We were studying our lessons when the professor entered.
Estudiábamos nuestras lecciones cuando el profesor entró.
We were going to take the child to the hospital when the emergency ambulance arrived.
Ibamos a llevar al niño al hospital cuando llegó la ambulancia de emergencia.
Where is the embassy located?
¿Dónde queda la embajada?
I stayed two hours.
Me quedé dos horas.
Your wife called you a moment ago.
Su esposa lo llamó hace un momento.
My name is Nancy.
Me llamo Nancy.
José raised the chair.
José levantó la silla.
Carlos got up from the chair.
Carlos se levantó de la silla.
Idea of going away, leaving, departing.
Irse.
I’m leaving!
¡Me voy!
I’m leaving tomorrow.
Me voy mañana.
I’m going tomorrow.
Voy mañana.
I’m leaving for California tomorrow.
Me voy a California mañana.
José went yesterday.
José fue ayer.
José left yesterday.
José se fue ayer.
I had gone twice.
Había ido dos veces.
I told him that.
Le dije eso.
I had already told him that.
Ya le había dicho eso.
I have already told him.
Ya le he dicho eso.
I’m going to tell him that.
Voy a decirle eso.
I was going to tell him that.
Iba a decirle eso.
I used to tell him that.
Le decía eso.
I was telling him that, when…
Le decía eso, cuando…
I ought to tell him that.
Debiera decirle eso.
I’d like to tell him that.
Quisiera decirle eso.
I lived there.
Viví ahí
I had already lived there.
Ya había vivido ahí
I have already lived there.
Ya he vivido ahí.
I’m going to live there.
Voy a vivir ahí.
I was going to live there.
Yo iba a vivir ahí.
I used to live there.
Vivía ahí.
I was living there, when…
Vivía ahí, cuando…
I should live there, but…
Debiera vivir ahí, pero…
I’d like to live there.
Quisiera vivir ahí.
We took it to José.
Se lo llevamos a José.
We had already taken it to José.
Ya se lo habíamos llevado a José.
We have already taken it to José.
Ya se lo hemos llevado a José
We’re going to take it to José.
Vamos a llevarselo a José
We were going to take it to José.
Íbamos a llevárselo a José
We used to take it to José.
Se lo llevábamos a José
We were taking it to José, when…
Se lo llevábamos a José, cuando…
We ought to take it to José.
Debiéramos llevárselo a José
We’d like to take it to José
Quisiéramos llevárselo a José
Nora wrote it for him.
Nora se lo escribió.
Nora had already written it for him.
Nora ya se lo había escrito
Nora has already written it for him.
Nora ya se lo ha escrito.
Nora is going to write it for him.
Nora va a escribírselo
Nora was going to write it for him.
Nora iba a escribírselo.
Nora used to write it for him.
Nora se lo escribía
Nora was writing it for him, when…
Nora se lo escribía, cuando…
Nora ought to write it for him.
Nora debiera escribírselo
Nora would like to write it for him.
Nora quisiera escribírselo
I put it on the table.
Lo puse en la mesa.
I had already put it on the table.
Ya lo había puesto en la mesa
I have already put it on the table.
Ya lo he puesto en la mesa
I’m going to put it on the table.
Voy a ponerlo en la mesa
I was going to put it on the table.
Iba a ponerlo en la mesa.
I used to put it on the table
Lo ponía en la mesa.
I was putting it on the table, when…
Lo ponía en la mesa, cuando…
I ought to put it on the table.
Debiera ponerlo en la mesa
I’d like to put it on the table.
Quisiera ponerlo en la mesa
José began to write it.
José empezó a escribirlo.
José had already begun writing it.
José ya había empezado a escribirlo.
José has already begun writing it.
José ya ha empezado a escribirlo.
José is going to begin writing it.
José va a empezar a escribirlo.
José was going to begin writing it.
José iba a empezar a escribirlo.
José used to begin writing it.
José empezaba a escribirlo
José was beginning to write it, when…
José empezaba a escribirlo, cuando…
José ought to begin writing it.
José debiera empezar a escribirlo.
José would like to begin writing it.
José quisiera empezar a escribirlo