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32 Cards in this Set
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When I was in Panama, I spoke Spanish.
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Cuando yo estaba en Panamá, hablaba español.
NO TIME SPECIFIED |
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Yesterday I spoke Spanish with Diego.
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Ayer hablé español con Diego.
TIME SPECFIED |
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There was a knock at the door.
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Llamaron a la puerta.
ONE TIME ACTION |
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Suddenly, the door opened.
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De repente, se abrió la puerta.
ONE TIME ACTION |
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The plane arrived late.
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El avión llegó tarde.
ONE TIME ACTION |
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The bomb exploded.
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Estalló la bomba.
ONE TIME ACTION |
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The neighborhood was getting noisier and noisier.
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El barrio se hacía cada vez más ruidoso.
REPEATED ACTION |
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The kids used to study in the library.
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Los chicos estudiaban en la biblioteca.
REPEATED ACTION |
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You always went to bed early.
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Tú siempre te acostabas temprano.
REPEATED ACTION |
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It was six in the morning. People were asleep. In the streets, few cars were going by. Some pedestrians were walking to the bus stop and were waiting. The sun was coming out. It was a day like any other. Suddenly the loud noise of an explosion was heard.
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Eran las seis de la mañana. La gente dormía. En la calle pasaban pocos coches. Algunos transeúntes caminaban hacia la parada de autobús y esperaban. El sol salía. Era un día como cualquiera. De repente se oyó el ruido fuerte de una explosión.
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Paula was reading when her friends arrived.
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Paula leía cuando llegaron sus amigos.
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When I came in, everyone was working.
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Cuando yo entré, todos trabajaban.
BACKGROUND |
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I closed the windows because it was raining.
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Cerré las ventanas porque llovía.
BACKGROUND |
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When I was a child, I went to the seashore every summer.
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Cuando yo era niño, iba al mar todos los veranos.
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Until the age of twelve, I went to the seashore every summer.
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Hasta la edad de doce años, fui al mar todos los veranos.
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She had a lot of ideas. (They were in her head.)
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Ella tenía muchas ideas.
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She had a good idea. (It popped into her head.)
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Ella tuvo una buena idea.
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I knew his name.
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Sabía su nombre.
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I found out his name.
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Supe su nombre.
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We knew Raquel.
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Conocíamos a Raquel.
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We met Raquel.
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Conocimos a Raquel.
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We couldn´t go out because of the snow. (still may have gone out.)
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No podíamos salir por la nieve.
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We couldn´t go out because of the snow. (And we didn´t go out.)
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No pudimos salir por la nieve.
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Jaime didn´t want to go by cab. (Still may have went by cab)
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Jamie no quería ir en taxi.
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Jamie didn´t want to go by cab. (And he didn´t go.)
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Jamie no quiso ir en taxi.
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The painting cost so much that I didn´t buy it.
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El cuadro costaba tanto que no lo compré.
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The painting cost us 30,000 dollars.
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El cuadro nos costó 30 mil dólares.
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I thought that he was Colombian. (At that moment something made me think that he was Colombian.)
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Pensé que él era colombiano.
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I thought that he was Colombian. (I used to think that he was Colombian.)
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Pensaba que él era colombiano.
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I thought that they were not understanding me. (Something happened that made me think that.)
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Creí que no me entendían.
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I thought that they were not understanding me. (It was my ongoing impression.)
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Creía que no me entendían.
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Where were you when I called?
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¿Dónde estabas cuando llamé?
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