THE IMPERFECT TENSE Flashcards
libra
a pound
poder
to be able to/
power
use as can/to be able to
mi novia puede bailar salsa
my girlfriend can dance salsa
necesito mis gafas para poder ver
I need my glasses to be able to see
puede usar el bano
may I use the bathroom
PODEMOS traer alcohol al concierto
are we ALLOWED to bring alcohol to the concert?
fumar
to smoke
la sala
the theatre
rechazar
to turn away (as in turn a person away)
quedaría
she is going to stay
podrías pedir
you can get
bufanda
scarf
no PUEDO MÁS con mi jefe
I can not stand my boss (power used as to tolerate )
volviendo
driving (driving me crazy)
me estás volviendo loca
you are driving me crazy
él no PUEDO tan tanto trabajo
he can’t manage so much work (puedo used as to manage)
me PUDO MUCHO lo que me dijiste
what you said really upset me (power used as to upset someone)
puede que no venga a la fiesta
he may not come to the party
mi hermanita cree que tiene poderes mágicos
my little sister think that she has magic powers (power used as power)
saber
to know/ to taste
venir
to come
era
imperfect tense of her- to be
Lazar
to lasso
to throw out (to throw out a net)
redes
net(fisherman net/network)
bosque
forest
caer
to fall
caía
I was falling
ya
already/
whether
los Ladrones
the thieves
era
I was being
it was
ser/ to be
encontrar
to find
encontraba
I was finding
terminando de empacar
finished packing.
camioneta
van
esperaba
he/I was waiting for
hecha
made
platillos
dishes
tratar
to treat (don’t treat people bad)
trataba
I was treating
antes de dormirse
before going to sleep
ponía
I was putting /he was putting
nietos
grandchildren
cuídar
to take care of
Marisol cuidaba su jardín mientras sus nietos jugaban
Marisol was taking care of her garden while her grandchildren played
sonó
it was ringing
cuerdas
ropes
embarazada
pregnant
bochornosa/o
something embarrassing
de acuerdo , de acuerdo
okay, okay
La casa era blanca
the house was white rather than the house is white, la Casa es blanca
tenía
he had
El hombre era de Peru
the man was from Peru
dormían
sleeping
morir
to die
morío
she died
mi abuela tenía noventa años cuando se murío
my grandmother was ninty years old when she died
que pintaba con la crema
the he painted with the cream
En algunos casos, el producto es robado de las farmacias.
in some cases the product is stolen from pharmacies
