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1
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The woman brought us a flower. She brought it to us.

A

La mujer nos trajo una flor. Ella nos la trajo.

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what time was it? It was two in the afternoon.

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Qué hora era? Eran las dos de la tarde

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The child tried to put on his socks. He tried to put them on.

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El niño trató de ponerse los calcetines. Él trató de ponérselos.

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he didn’t have time to see her

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él no tenía tiempo para verla.

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imp of hay

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había

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6
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what verbs generally involve both reflexive and direct object pronouns

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verbs of putting on or taking off clothes, verbs that are used with parts of the body.

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skillful

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hábil

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Ana didn’t send you (pl inf) souvenirs. She should send them to you.

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Ana no os mandó recuerdos. Ella debe mandároslos.

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Imp accompany

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acompañar

yo acompañaba.
tú acompañabas.
él acompañaba.
nosotros acompañábamos.
vosotros acompañabais.
ellos acompañaban

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She has two secrets. She didn’t want to tell them to me.

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Ella tiene dos secretos. Ella no quería decírmelos

Both attach to infinitive, accent is added.

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each night before going to sleep, the old man put his teeth in a glass of water

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cada noche, antes dormirse, el viejo ponía sus dientes en un vaso de agua.

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imp of to say

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decir

yo decía.
tú decías.
él decía.
nosotros decíamos.
vosotros decíais.
ellos decían

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imp of to work

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trabajar

yo trabajaba.
tú trabajabas.
él trabajaba.
nosotros trabajábamos.
vosotros trabajabais.
ellos trabajaban

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The teacher expained the new lessons. He explained them to me.

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El maestro explicó las nuevas lecciones. Él me las explicó.

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15
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to lose

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perderse

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last week, I read a good book

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La semana pasada, leí un buen libro.

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17
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imp to come

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venir

yo venía.
tú venías.
él venía.
nosotros veníamos.
vosotros veníais.
ellos venían.

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18
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Why didn’t you tell me the truth? I told it to you, but you didn’t listen to me.

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Por qué no me dijiste la verdad? Te la dije, pero no me esuchaste.

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19
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to run out of

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acabarse

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imp to want

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querer

yo quería.
tú querías.
él quería.
nosotros queríamos.
vosotros queríais.
ellos querían

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21
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we used to receive checks every week

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recibíamos cheques cada semana.

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22
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Did you wash your face today. Did you wash it today?

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Te lavaste la cara hoy? Te la lavaste hoy?

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23
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He put on his shoes. He put them on.

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Él se puso los zapatos. Él se los puso.

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24
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the president was 55 when we elected him

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El presidente tenía cincuenta y cinco años cuando lo elegimos.

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25
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how to form the imperfect, -ar verbs

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drop the ending

-aba
-abas
-aba
-ábamos
-abais
-aban

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26
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every day, she slept until late

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todos los días, ella dormía hasta tarde

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27
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we met sylvia in colombia

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conocimos a Silvia en Colombia

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I didn’t know that he was sick

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yo no sabía que él estaba enfermo.

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29
Q

what were you (form sing) buying when I called you?

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qué compaba usted cuando le llamé?

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30
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Why did you (sing form) take off your jacket? Why did you take it off?

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por qué se quitó usted la chaqueta? Por qué se la quitó usted?

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31
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imp celebrate

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divertirse

me divertía.
te divertías.
se divertía.
nos divertíamos.
os divertíais.
se divertían.

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32
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imp to understand

A

entender

yo entendía.
tú entendías.
él entendía.
nosotros entendíamos.
vosotros entendíais.
ellos entendían

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33
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I give the newspaper to Henry. I give it to him.

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Le doy a Enrique el periódico. Se lo doy.

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34
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what happens to the indirect object pronouns when they are followed by a direct object pronoun

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se replaces le and les

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35
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imp to be (description, origin, occupation)

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ser

yo era.
tú eras.
él era.
nosotros éramos.
vosotros erais.
ellos eran

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36
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I lost my glasses by accident

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se me perdieron mis gafas

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37
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there was a profound silence in the forest; night was already falling

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había un silencio profundo en el bosque; ya caía la noche

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38
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I bring it to you (form sing)

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se lo traigo a usted

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39
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why did you refuse to go out with me?

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Por qué no quiso usted ir conmigo?

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40
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I didn’t find it out today.

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No lo supe hoy.

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41
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it was nine at night and the children were sleeping

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eran las nueve de la noche y los niños dormían

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42
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I didn’t want to cut my hair. I didn’t want to cut it.

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Yo no quería cortarme el pelo. No quería cortármelo.

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43
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imp to be able to

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poder

yo podía.
tú podías.
él podía.
nosotros podíamos.
vosotros podíais.
ellos podían

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44
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Your (plur inf) aunt reads a book to you at night. She reads it to you

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Vuestra tía os lee un libro en la noche. Ella os lo lee.

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45
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I need your car tonight. Can you lend it to me?

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Necesito tu carro esta noche. Puedes prestármelo?

Both attach to infinitive, accent is added.

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46
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we were able to understand the lesson (cont. relevance)

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podíamos entender la lección

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47
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He told me that Beatric was coming to see me

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Él me dijo que Beatriz venía a verme

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48
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I want to write you (form plur) three letters. I want to write them to you.

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Yo les quiero escribir a ustedes tres cartas. Yo quiero escribírselas.

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49
Q

imp to go

A

ir

yo iba.
tú ibas.
él iba.
nosotros íbamos.
vosotros ibais.
ellos iban

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50
Q

They combed their hair. They combed it.

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Ellos se peinaron el pelo. Ellos se lo peinaron.

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51
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imp of to be (location, mood)

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estar

yo estaba.
tú estabas.
él estaba.
nosotros estábamos.
vosotros estabais.
ellos estaban

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52
Q

I ate up all the fish. I ate it all up.

A

Me comí todo el pescado. Me lo comí.

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53
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The child fell, no one is responsible
The child fell, we are responsible/affected

A

El niño se cayó.
El niño se nos cayó

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54
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I used to get up late

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Me leventaba tarde

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55
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he forgot the date of your birthday by accident

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se le olvidó la fecha de tu cumpleaños

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56
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she found out that he had an accident

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Ella supo que él tuvo un accidente

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57
Q

to verify

A

averiguar

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58
Q

you (sing form) used to bring us cakes on Sundays. Now you never bring them to us.

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Usted nos traía tortas los domingos. Ahora usted nunca nos las trae.

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59
Q

Our friends give us gifts every year. Our friends give them to us.

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Nuestros amigos nos dan regalos cada año. Nuestros amigos nos los dan.

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60
Q

I broke the glass.
The glass broke.
I broke the glass by accident

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yo rompí el vaso.
se rompió el vaso.
se me rompió el vaso.

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61
Q

we were able to understand the lesson (and that’s over)

A

Pudimos entender la lección

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62
Q

the arte

A

el arte

63
Q

I wasn’t able to do my homework yesterday

A

Yo no podía hacer mi tarea ayer

64
Q

to value

A

valer

65
Q

she arrived at 5 every day

A

Ella llegaba a la cinco todos los días.

66
Q

he tried to explain the new lessons. He tried to explain them to me.

A

Él trató de explicar las nuevas lecciones. Él trató de explicármelas.
Both attach to infinitive, accent is added.

67
Q

imp of to give

A

dar

yo daba.
tú dabas.
él daba.
nosotros dábamos.
vosotros dabais.
ellos daban

68
Q

Martha ate early this morning

A

Marta comió temprano esta mañana

69
Q

she had an operation last night

A

ella tuvo una operación anoche

70
Q

My father paid the bill yesterday

A

Mi papá pagó la cuenta ayer

71
Q

there was no one in the house. The thieves were waiting outside.

A

no había nadie en la casa. Los ladrones esperaban afuera.

72
Q

we were going to buy a new car

A

nosotros íbamos a comprar un carro nueveo

73
Q

our neighbour was old but he had black hair

A

nuestro vecino era viejo, pero tenía el pelo negro

74
Q

She wants to buy a shirt. We’ll sell it to her.

A

Ella quiere comprar una camisa. Nosotros se la vendemos.

75
Q

I got up at 6 this morning

A

Me levanté a las seis esta mañana

76
Q

Beatrice came to see me

A

Beatriz vino a verme

77
Q

I wanted to go to the circus (then but not of relevenace now)

A

Yo quería ir al circo

78
Q

I was going to speak

A

yo iba a hablar

79
Q

she couldn’t wash her hands last night. She couldn’t wash them.

A

Ella no pudo lavarse las manos anoche. Ella no pudo lavárselas.

80
Q

I was speaking when my professor interrupted me

A

yo hablaba cuando mi profesor me interrumpió

81
Q

imp to feel

A

sentirse

me sentía.
te sentías.
se sentía.
nos sentíamos.
os sentíais.
se sentían.

82
Q

what did you (form sing) buy yesterday

A

qué compró usted ayer

83
Q

she was looking for her keys when the telephone rang

A

ella buscaba sus llaves cuando el teléfono sonó

84
Q

we received a check this afternoon

A

recibimos un cheque esta tarde

85
Q

last night she slept until 8

A

anoche, ella durmió hasta las ocho

86
Q

own adj

A

propio

87
Q

Joe had to read two stories last night. He had to read them to you before nine.

A

José tuvo que leer dos cuentos anoche. Él tuvo que leértelos antes de las nueve.

88
Q

I was going to the store when I saw Joe

A

Yo iba a la tienda cuando vi a José

89
Q

Edward did his homework

A

Eduardo hizo su tarea

90
Q

his friends were from Chile

A

sus amigos eran de Chile

91
Q

When is the imperfect tense used

A

To express narration, a situation, background
habitual action
description in the past
point of origin in the past
express time in the past
express one’s age in the past

92
Q

He has an interesting magazine. He is going to give it to me

A

él tiene una revista interesante. Él me la va a dar.

93
Q

I bring it to them

A

se lo traigo a ellas

94
Q

She has two secrets. She didn’t want to tell them to me.

A

Ella tiene dos secretos.
Ella no me los quería decir

95
Q

what were you saying to me when the dog barked?

A

qué me decías cuando el perro ladró?

96
Q

we used to walk to the park every day

A

caminábamos al parque todos los días.

97
Q

to forget

A

olvidarse

98
Q

the moon lit up the river and the fishermen were throwing out their nets

A

la luna alumbraba el río y los pescadores lanzaban sus redes

99
Q

every summer I used to play tennis with my friends

A

todos los veranos, yo jugaba al tenis con mis amigos

100
Q

You couldn’t make the sandwiches; you ran out of bread (not your fault)

A

no pudiste hacer los sándwiches; se te acabó el pan

101
Q

I wanted to go to the circus (implication you still do)

A

yo quise ir al circo

102
Q

why didn’t you (form sing) want to go out with me?

A

por qué no quería usted ir conmigo?

103
Q

we didn’t know her for very long

A

no la conocíamos por mucho tiempo

104
Q

We went to the beach today

A

fuimos a la playa hoy

105
Q

I put on a coat in the winter. I take it off in the apartment.

A

Me pongo un abrigo en el invierno. Me lo quito en el apartamento.

106
Q

Marisol was taking care of her garden while her grandchildren were playing

A

Marisol cuidaba su jardín mientras sus nietos jugaban.

107
Q

imp make, do

A

hacer

yo hacía.
tú hacías.
él hacía.
nosotros hacíamos.
vosotros hacíais.
ellos hacían

108
Q

Martha always ate early

A

Marta siempre comía temprano

109
Q

Before, I used to read a lot

A

antes, yo leía mucho

110
Q

she knew that he was going to be well

A

ella sabía que él iba a estar bien

111
Q

imp of see

A

ver

yo veía.
tú veías.
él veía.
nosotros veíamos.
vosotros veíais.
ellos veían

112
Q

Edward did his homework every Monday

A

Eduardo hacía su tarea todos los lunes

113
Q

She took off her hat. She took it off.

A

Ella se quitó la gorra. Ella se la quitó.

114
Q

I’ll give you my coat because it is cold. I’ll give it to you tonight

A

te doy mi abrigo porque hace frío. Te lo doy esta noche.

115
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it didn’t occur to me to work yesterday

A

no se me ocurrió trabajar ayer.

116
Q

imp of to remember

A

recordar

yo recordaba.
tú recordabas.
él recordaba.
nosotros recordábamos.
vosotros recordabais.
ellos recordaban

117
Q

the house was white

A

la casa era blanca

118
Q

every day, Pauline and I used to have lunch at 1 in the afternoon

A

todos los días, Paulina y yo almorzábamos a la una de la tarde

119
Q

I need your car tonight. Will you lend it me?

A

Necesito tu carro esta noche. Me lo prestas?

120
Q

He has an interesting magazine. He is going to give it to me.

A

Él tiene una revista interesante. Él va a dármela.

Both attach to infinitive, accent is added.

121
Q

we used to go to the beach every summer

A

Íbamos a la playa todos los veranos

122
Q

He shows the photos to John and Ana. He tries to show them to them.

A

Él les muestra las fotos a Juan y a Ana. Él trata de mostrárselas.

123
Q

to get the idea of, to occur to

A

ocurrirse

124
Q

she was going to answer but she heard a sound at the door

A

ella iba a contestar pero escuchó un sonido en la puerta

125
Q

the meal was good

A

la comida estaba buena

126
Q

imp of to speak

A

hablar

yo hablaba.
tú hablabas.
él hablaba.
nosotros hablábamos.
vosotros hablabais.
ellos hablaban

127
Q

what did you tell me two minutes ago?

A

Qué me dijiste hace dos minutos?

128
Q

I failed to do my homework

A

No pude hacer mi tarea

129
Q

to go away to leave quickly

A

irse

130
Q

How does one express that an occurance is unplanned with a specific pronomial construction?

A

se + indirect object pronoun (responsible) + verb

131
Q

We want to send letters from Madrid. We want to send them to you tonight.

A

Queremos mandar cartas desde Madrid. Queremos mandártelas esta noche.

132
Q

we walked to the park today

A

caminamos al parque hoy

133
Q

We send money to the students. We send it to them.

A

Les enviamos dinero a los estudiantes. Se lo enviamos.

134
Q

My father always paid the bill

A

Mi papá siempre pagaba la cuenta

135
Q

Ed was dancing and his girlfriend was singing

A

Eduardo bailaba y su novia cantaba

136
Q

she arrived yday

A

Ella llegó ayer.

137
Q

how to form imperfect for -er and -ir verbs

A

drop the ending

-ía
-ías
-ía
-íamos
-ías
-ían

138
Q

I went to the store

A

fui a la tienda

139
Q

He doesn’t want to write a letter to you (pl inf). He doesn’t want to write it to you.

A

Él no quiere escribiros una carta. Él no quiere escribírosla.

140
Q

she was 20 years old when she graduated from the university

A

Ella tienía viente años cuando se graduó de la universidad

141
Q

to realise

A

darse cuenta de

142
Q

imp to know (facts)

A

saber

yo sabía.
tú sabías.
él sabía.
nosotros sabíamos.
vosotros sabíais.
ellos sabían

143
Q

imp to have

A

tener

yo tenía.
tú tenías.
él tenía.
nosotros teníamos.
vosotros teníais.
ellos tenían

144
Q

the red flowers were from Bolivia

A

las flores rojas eran de Bolivia

145
Q

my grandfather was 95 when he died

A

Mi abuelo tenía noventa y cinco años cuando se murió

146
Q

the man was from Peru

A

el hombre era de Perú

147
Q

We brush our teeth every night. We brush them in the morning too.

A

Nos cepillamos los dientes cada noche. Nos los cepillamos en la mañana también.

148
Q

I bring it to him, her, you (sing), them, you (pl)

A

se lo traigo

149
Q

It was five and Fred was going to the store for the last time

A

eran las cinco y Federico iba a la tienda por última vez.

150
Q

The doctor didn’t give you (pl inf) the pills. The pharmacist sold them to you.

A

El doctor no os dio las pastillas. El farmacista os las vendió.

151
Q

He is going to return the sweater to us. He is going to return it to us.

A

Él va a devolvernos el suéter. Él va a devolvérnoslo.

152
Q

Ana brings two pastries to her friends. Ana brings them to them.

A

Ana les trae dos pasteles a sus amigas. Ana se los trae.

153
Q

the sun was shining and the birds were singing

A

el sol brillaba y los pájaros cantaban

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