THE IMPERFECT TENSE Flashcards

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1
Q

libra

A

a pound

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2
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poder

A

to be able to/
power
use as can/to be able to

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3
Q

mi novia puede bailar salsa

A

my girlfriend can dance salsa

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4
Q

necesito mis gafas para poder ver

A

I need my glasses to be able to see

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5
Q

puede usar el bano

A

may I use the bathroom

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6
Q

PODEMOS traer alcohol al concierto

A

are we ALLOWED to bring alcohol to the concert?

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7
Q

fumar

A

to smoke

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8
Q

la sala

A

the theatre

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9
Q

rechazar

A

to turn away (as in turn a person away)

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10
Q

quedaría

A

she is going to stay

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11
Q

podrías pedir

A

you can get

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12
Q

bufanda

A

scarf

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13
Q

no PUEDO MÁS con mi jefe

A

I can not stand my boss (power used as to tolerate )

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14
Q

volviendo

A

driving (driving me crazy)

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15
Q

me estás volviendo loca

A

you are driving me crazy

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16
Q

él no PUEDO tan tanto trabajo

A

he can’t manage so much work (puedo used as to manage)

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17
Q

me PUDO MUCHO lo que me dijiste

A

what you said really upset me (power used as to upset someone)

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18
Q

puede que no venga a la fiesta

A

he may not come to the party

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19
Q

mi hermanita cree que tiene poderes mágicos

A

my little sister think that she has magic powers (power used as power)

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20
Q

saber

A

to know/ to taste

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21
Q

venir

A

to come

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22
Q

era

A

imperfect tense of her- to be

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23
Q

Lazar

A

to lasso
to throw out (to throw out a net)

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24
Q

redes

A

net(fisherman net/network)

25
Q

bosque

A

forest

26
Q

caer

A

to fall

27
Q

caía

A

I was falling

28
Q

ya

A

already/
whether

29
Q

los Ladrones

A

the thieves

30
Q

era

A

I was being
it was
ser/ to be

31
Q

encontrar

A

to find

32
Q

encontraba

A

I was finding

33
Q

terminando de empacar

A

finished packing.

34
Q

camioneta

A

van

35
Q

esperaba

A

he/I was waiting for

36
Q

hecha

A

made

37
Q

platillos

A

dishes

38
Q

tratar

A

to treat (don’t treat people bad)

39
Q

trataba

A

I was treating

40
Q

antes de dormirse

A

before going to sleep

41
Q

ponía

A

I was putting /he was putting

42
Q

nietos

A

grandchildren

43
Q

cuídar

A

to take care of

44
Q

Marisol cuidaba su jardín mientras sus nietos jugaban

A

Marisol was taking care of her garden while her grandchildren played

45
Q

sonó

A

it was ringing

46
Q

cuerdas

A

ropes

47
Q

embarazada

A

pregnant

48
Q

bochornosa/o

A

something embarrassing

49
Q

de acuerdo , de acuerdo

A

okay, okay

50
Q

La casa era blanca

A

the house was white rather than the house is white, la Casa es blanca

51
Q

tenía

A

he had

52
Q

El hombre era de Peru

A

the man was from Peru

53
Q

dormían

A

sleeping

54
Q

morir

A

to die

55
Q

morío

A

she died

56
Q

mi abuela tenía noventa años cuando se murío

A

my grandmother was ninty years old when she died

57
Q

que pintaba con la crema

A

the he painted with the cream

58
Q

En algunos casos, el producto es robado de las farmacias.

A

in some cases the product is stolen from pharmacies

59
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