Verbos: PONER/PONERSE

Question 1

What films are released to the cinemas?

Answer 1

¿Qué películas ponen en el cine?

Question 2

There is a very interesting documentary coming out on tv tonight.

Answer 2

Esta noche ponen (echan) un documental muy interesante en la televisión.

Question 3

It started raining just as we were arriving at the beach.

Answer 3

Justo cuando llegábamos a la playa, se puso a llover.

Question 4

In the end it started to rain and we couldn’t go out.

Answer 4

Al final se puso a llover y no pudimos salir.

Question 5

You are not thinking of getting down to cleaning right now, are you?

Answer 5

No estarás pensando en ponerte ahora mismo a limpiar la casa, ¿verdad?

Question 6

There’s no way to conceal your wrinkles, no matter how much makeup you use.

Answer 6

No hay forma de ocultar las arrugas, por mucho maquillaje que te pongas.

Question 7

TO PUT

Where dId you put the keys?

Answer 7

¿Dónde pusiste las llaves?

Question 8

TO ADD
If you add more weight, it will break.

Answer 8

Si pones más peso, se romperá.

Question 9

TO GRADE
My professor gave me a bad grade.

Answer 9

Mi profesor me puso mala nota.

Question 10

TURN ON /PUT ON
Put the television on to watch the news.

Answer 10

Pon la televisión para ver las noticias.

Question 11

TURN ON/PUT ON
Shall we turn the heating on?

Answer 11

¿Ponemos la calefacción?

Question 12

TO NAME
What name are you going to give your baby? - We don’t know yet.

Answer 12

¿Qué nombre os vais a poner a la niña? - Todavía no lo sabemos.

Question 13

TO NAME
If I have a boy, I’ll call him Manuel, which is my father’s name.

Answer 13

Si tengo un niño le pondré Manuel, que es el nombre de mi padre.

Question 14

TO GET EMOTIONAL
Don’t get impatient with me when you haven’t done anything to help.

Answer 14

No te pongas impaciente conmigo cuando no has hecho nada para ayudar.

Question 15

TO GET EMOTIONAL
Don’t be sad, sweetie. Everything will work out.

Answer 15

No te pongas triste, cariño. Todo se arreglará.

Question 16

TO GET EMOTIONAL
It makes me mad to think about it.

Answer 16

Me pongo furiosa con pensarlo.

Question 17

TO GET EMOTIONAL
The dog’s always happy to see you.

Answer 17

El perro siempre se pone feliz al verte.

Question 18

TO UPSET
Don’t put me in a bad mood!

Answer 18

¡No me pongas de mal humor!

Question 19

TO WEAR/TO PUT ON

Put your raincoat on. It’s raining.

Answer 19

Ponte la gabardina, está lloviendo.

Question 20

TO WEAR/TO PUT ON

I don’t wear that dress anymore because it’s very old-fashioned.

Answer 20

Ya nunca me pongo ese vestido porque se ha quedado muy anticuado.

Question 21

Move a little more to the right.

Answer 21

Ponte un poco más a la derecha.

Question 22

TO GO OFF
The bread has gone off, it’s mouldy. Don’t eat it!

Answer 22

El pan se puso malo, tiene moho. ¡No te lo comas!

Question 23

Start reading that. Let’s see, what you get out of it.

Answer 23

PONTE a leerlo. A ver qué sacas.

Question 24

START DOING…
You haven’t gotten out of bed all afternoon. For Christ’s sake, start doing something!

Answer 24

No te has parado de la cama en toda la tarde. Por Dios,
¡PONTE A hacer algo!

Question 25

You’d better get busy.

Answer 25

Mejor PONTE A hacer algo.

Question 26

Start working now or you won’t finish on time.

Answer 26

Ponte a trabajar ya o no acabarás a tiempo.

Question 27

Stop complaining and start cleaning your room now.

Answer 27

Deja de quejarte y ponte a limpiar tu habitación ya.

Question 28

Put on the coffee machine: we have a long day ahead.

Answer 28

Pon la cafetera, que tenemos un largo día por delante.

Question 29

Store the meat in the freezer or it will go bad.

Answer 29

Guarda la carne en el congelador o se pondrá mala.