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How long have you been living in this house? |
¿Cuánto (tiempo) hace que viven en esta casa? |
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We've been living here for eight years. |
Hace ocho años que vivimos aquí. |
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How long have you been looking for a job? |
¿Desde cuándo buscas trabajo? |
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I've been looking for a job for month. |
Busco trabajo desde hace un mes. |
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The work was done by him. |
El trabajo fue hecho por él. |
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Lola is thin. (Lola is a thin person.) |
Lola es delgada. |
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Lola is thin. (Lola has gotten thin./ Lola looks thin to me.) |
Lola está delgada. |
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Mario is nervous. (He is a nervous person.) |
Mario es nervioso. |
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Mario is feeling nervous. |
Mario está nervioso. |
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Those professors are boring. |
Esos profesores son aburridos. |
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Those professors are bored. |
Esos profesores están aburridos. |
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Fernando is clever. |
Fernando es listo. |
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Fernando is ready. |
Fernando está listo. |
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The actress is old. |
La actriz es vieja. |
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The actress looks old. |
La actriz está vieja. |
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The men are sharp/quick. |
Los hombres son vivos. |
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The men are alive. |
Los hombres están vivos. |
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Beatriz is pale-complexioned. |
Beatriz es pálida. |
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Beatriz is pale. |
Beatriz está pálida. |
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It's safe. |
Es seguro. |
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He's sure. |
Está seguro. |
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Paquito is good (a good boy). |
Paquito es bueno. |
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The cake is (tastes) good. |
La torta está buena. |
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Meat is delicious (in general). |
La carne es rica. |
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The meat is/tastes delicious (specific dish). |
La carne está buena. |
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What's today's date? |
Cuál es la fecha de hoy? |
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What is your nationality? |
Cuál es su nacionalidad? |
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De qué color es ...? |
What color is ...? |
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to be about to |
estar para + infinitive |
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to be in favor of |
estar por |
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to be inclined to |
estar por + infinitive |
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to intend to |
pensar + infinitve |
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Hacer: Irregular Preterite |
hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron. |
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Hay: Preterit conj |
Hubo |
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Ver: Irregular Preterit |
vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron. |
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Ser/Ir: Irregular Preterit |
fui, fuiste, fue fuimos, fuisteis, fueron. |
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I found out the date today. |
Supe la fecha hoy. |
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We met Carmen yesterday. |
Conocimos a Carmen ayer. |
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He got an idea. |
Tuvo una idea. |
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They didn't manage to go out. |
No pudieron salir. |
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You refused to jog. |
No quisiste trotar. |
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to find out: Preterit |
Saber: Preterit |
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to meet: Preterit |
Conocer: Preterit |
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to get (an idea): Preterit |
Tener: Preterit |
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to manage (to have been able to complete): Preterit |
Poder: Preterit |
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to refuse: Preterit |
Querer: Preterit |
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Hay: Imperfect conj |
Había |
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Ir: Imperfect conj |
iba, ibas, iba , íbamos, ibais, iban. |
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Ser: Imperfect conj |
era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran. |
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Ver: Imperfect conj |
veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veíais, veían. |
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Adverbial trigger phrases for the Imperfect. |
todos los días, siempre, muchas veces |
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Were you a student then? |
¿Eras estudiante entonces? |
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No, yo era ingeniero ya. |
No, I was already an engineer. |
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They wanted to play in the orchestra. |
Querían tocar en la orquesta. |
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Didn't they want to sing in the choir? |
¿No querían cantar en el coro? |
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Where were you last night? |
¿Dónde estabananoche? |
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We were at the theater. |
Estábamos en el teatro. |
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YOu used to read the newspaper everyday didn't you? |
Leía el periódico todos los días, ¿no? |
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Only when I had time. |
Sólo cuando tenía tiempo. |
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What was the weather like? |
¿Qué tiempo hacía? |
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It was cold and it rained. |
Hacía frío y llovía. |
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What time was it? |
¿Qué hora era? |
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It was cold and it rained. |
Era la una en punto. |
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What did Loli tell you? |
¿Qué te dijo Loli? |
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She told me she was coming. |
Me dijo que venía. |
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Did you write to them? |
¿Les escribiste? |
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Yes, I wrote them that I was traveling. |
Sí, les escribí que viajaba. |
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Paco announced to us he was getting married. |
Paco nos anunció que se casaba. |
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And he informed me that he intended to break off with his fiancée! |
¡Y a mí me informó que pensaba romper con su novia! |
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I knew the price. |
Sabía el precio.
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I found out the price. |
Supe el precio. |
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When I was at the university, I studied Chinese. |
Cuando estaba en la universidad, estudiaba chino. |
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Yesterday I studied Chinese. |
Ayer esudié Chino. |
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I began to have |
tuve |
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I was in the process of having |
tenía |
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I had |
tenía |
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They knew Sergio. |
Conocían a Sergio.
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They met Sergio. |
Conocieron a Sergio. |
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We couldn't arrive by four o'clock. (We didn't arrive by four) |
No pudimos llegar para las cuatro. |
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We couldn't arrive by four o'clock. (Doesn't say whether we arrived by four or not.) |
No podíamos llegar para las cuatro. |
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Laura didn't want to take the subway. |
Laura no quería ir en metro. |
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Laura refused to (didn't want to and didn't) take the subway. |
Laura no quiso ir en metro. |
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While we were working, Julia took a nap. |
Mientras trabajábamos, Julia durmió la siesta. |
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Pilar was reading whileMarta was playing tennis. |
Pilar leía mientras Marta jugaba al tenis. |
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I ate dinner, go ready, and went to the theater. |
Cené, me arreglé, y fui al teatro. |
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How long had you been waiting when the train arrived? |
¿Cuanto (tiempo) hacía que esperabas cuando llegó el tren? |
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I had been waiting more than an hour. |
Hacía más de una hora que esperaba. |
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How long had they been shooting the film when there was and earthquake? |
¿Desde cuándo rodaban la película cuando hubo un terremoto? |
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They had been shooting the film for seven weeks when there was an earthquake. |
Rodaban la película desde hacía siete semanas cuando hubo un terremoto. |
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Hay: future, conj |
habrá |
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What time is it? It's probably eight o'clock. |
¿Qué hora es? Serán las ocho. |
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I wonder who has the keys. Mario probably has them. |
¿Quién tendrá las llaves? Las tendrá Mario. |
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Who will call? I wonder who's calling. |
¿Quién llamará? |
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Deben de ser las diez. = |
Serán las diez. |
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Deber de + infinitive. |
used to express probability. |
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Hay: conditional, conj - There would be |
Habría |
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If Elena were to leave, I'd leave too. |
Si Elena saliera, yo saldría también |
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It was probably one o'clock. |
Sería la una. |
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There were probably some difficulties. |
Habría algunas dificultades. |
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The boy was probably nine years old. |
El niño tendría nueve años. |
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The car probably cost a fortune. |
El coche costaría un dineral. |
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It would be three o'clock (by the time we got there) AND It was probably three o'clock. |
Serían las tres. |
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Deber de in the imperfect + infinitive. |
used to express probability in the past time. |
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Debían de ser las diez. = |
Serían las diez. |
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When I was a child, my family and I would go to the country every summer. |
Cuando yo era niño, mi familia y yo íbamos al campo todos los veranos. |
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Marta washed her hands. |
Mart se lávo las manos. |
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I'm getting dressed. |
Me estoy vistiendo. |
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Ana is getting ready. |
Ana está arreglándose. |
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They see each other every day. |
Se ven todos los días. |
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Jacinto and Laura love each other very much. |
Jacinto y Laura se quieren mucho. |
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Where did you meet each other? |
Dónde se conocieron Uds.? |
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We met at a lecture. |
Nos conocimos en una conferencia. |
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My brothers help each other. |
Mis hermanos se ayudan el uno al otro. |
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The girls look at each other. |
Las chicas se miran la una a la otra.
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Diana and Felisa can't shop without each other. |
Diana y Felisa no pueden ir de compras la una sin la otra. |
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Esteban got angry when he read the letter. |
Esteban se puso bravo al leer la carta. |
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Lidia and María turned pale from fright. |
Lidia y María se pusieron pálidas del susto. |
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Juanita blushes (gets red) because she's shy. |
Juanita se pone roja porque es tímida. |
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The psychologist went mad. |
El psicólogo se volvió loco. |
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The politicians got very arrogant. |
Los políticos se volvieron muy arrogantes. |
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That kid has become impossible! |
¡Ese niño se ha vuelto imposible! |
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Sarita became a lawyer. |
Sarita se hizo abogada. |
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Lola became a lawyer. |
Lola llegó a ser abogada también. |
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Pedro and I became friends. |
Pedro y yo nos hicimos amigos. |
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Pedro and Tomás never got to be friends. |
Pedro y Tomás nunca llegaron a ser amigos. |
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Laura got to be executive director of the company. |
Laura pasó a ser directora ejecutiva de la compañía. |
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And she got rich too. |
Y se hizo rica también. |
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Atlanta became an important city. |
Atlanta se convirtió en una ciudad importante. |
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The wine turned to vinegar. |
El vino se transformó en vinagre. |
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to get tired |
cansarse |
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to get angry |
enojarse |
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to get excited |
emocionarse |
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to become rich |
hacerse rico/ enriquecerse |
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to become furious |
ponerse furioso/ enfurecerse |
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to become haughty |
volverse orgulloso/ enorgullecerse |
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to get thin |
adelgazar/ quedarse delgado AND enflaquecer/ ponserse flaco |
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to get fat
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engordar/ ponerse gordo |
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to go mad |
enlocquecer/ volverse loco |
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to become mute |
enmudecer/ volverse mudo |
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to go deaf |
ensordecer/ volverse sordo |
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to grow old |
envejecer/ ponerse viejo |
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to turn pale |
palidecer/ ponerse pálido |
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If you think Paula is going to return the money to you, you're mistaken. |
Si crees que Paula te va a devolver el dinero, te equivocas.
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The physicist was wrong. |
El físico se equivocó. AND El físico estuvo equivocado. |
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The answer is wrong |
La respuesta está equivocada. |
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You've come to the wrong house.
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Ud. se ha equivocado de casa. |
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We took the wrong highway. |
Nos equivocamos de carretera. |
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Stay at home if you don't feel well. |
Quédate en casa si no te sientes bien. |
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We intend to stay at an inn in Segovia. |
Pensamos quedarnos en un parador en Segovia. |
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Everyone was astonished. |
Todos se quedaron atónitos. |
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Two victims of the earthquake went blind and deaf. |
Dos víctimas del terremoto se quedaron ciegas y sordas. |
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The room looks good/ bad with the new curtains. |
El cuarto queda bien/ mal con las nuevas cortinas. |
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Your red tie goes well with your blue shirt. |
Tu corbata roja queda bien con tu camisa azul. |
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Paco made a good impression giving flowers to his mother-in-law. |
Pco quedó bien regalándole flores a su suegra. |
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The conductor mad a bad impression on the musicians. |
El director de la orquesta quedó mal con los músicos. |
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The thief played dumb (pretended not to understand) when he was found by the police. |
El ladrón se hizo el desentendido al ser encontrado por la policía. |
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Lola pretended to be deaf (turned a deaf ear) whe her sister asked to borrow the car. |
Lola se hizo la sorda cuando su hermana le pidió prestado el coche. |
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Berta pretended to be asleep so that she wouldn't have to do the household chores. |
Berta se hizo la dormida para no tener que hacer las labores domésticas. |
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Nicolás was acting silly (playing the fool) at the party. |
Nicolás se hacía el tonto en la fiesta. |
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If I remember correctly. |
Si no me acuerdo mal AND Si no recuerdo mal.
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I'm reminding them that we have a rehearsal tomorrow. |
Les recuerdo que mañana tenemos ensayo. |
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You remind me of your mother. |
Me recuerdas a tu mamá. |
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to realize |
darse cuenta (de) |
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darse prisa |
to hurrry |
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to begin to |
echarse a + infinitive AND ponerse a + infinitive |
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to hurt oneself |
hacerse daño |
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to get late |
hacerse tarde |
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to come to and agreement |
ponerse de acuerdo |
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to keep, hold onto |
quedarse con |
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to be about, be a question of |
tratarse de |
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I bought a car. |
Compré un coche. |
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Me compré un coche. |
I bought (myself) a car. |
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Leo ate the pastries. |
Leo comió los pasteles. |
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Leo gobbled up the pastries.
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Leo se comió los pasteles. |
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The announcer gave out (awarded) the prizes. |
El locutor dio los premios. |
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The prizes were given out (awarded) by the announcer. |
Los premios fueron dados por el locutor. |
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The prizes were given out (awarded). |
Si dieron los premios. |
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The reason is known. You (They, People) know the reason. / One knows the reason. |
Se sabe el motivo. |
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The report was handed in. |
Se entregó el informe. |
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The reports were handed in. |
Se entregaron los informes. |
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You go out this way. / This is the way out. |
Se sale por aquí. |
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People live well in this country. |
Se vive bien en este país. |
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We (You, They) work enthusiastically. |
Se trabaja con entusiasmo. |
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You have a lot of fun on the merry-go-round. |
Uno se divierte mucho en el tiovivo. |
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People wake up later on Sundays. |
Uno se despierta más tarde los domingos. |
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To have a good time, people go to a concert. |
Para divertirse, la gente va a un concierto. |
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They say it's going to rain. |
Dicen que va a llover. |
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They're going to invite me to the wedding. (I'm going to be invited to the wedding.) |
Me van a invitar a la boda. |
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They interviewed him last week. (He was interviewed last week.) |
Lo entrevistaron la semana pasada. |
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The cake was made by the chef. |
La torta fue hecha por el cocinero. |
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La torta estaba hecha. |
The cake was made (don, completed, finished). |
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Ser - past participle. |
sido |
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Ir - past participle. |
ido |
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I had already awakened when the alarm clock went off. |
Yo ya me había despertado cuando sonó el despertador. |
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María had already gone to the theater when Pedro called her. |
María ya había ido al teatro cuando Pedro la llamó. |
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We had gotten back home when it began to snow.
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Nosotros habíamos vuelto a casa cuando empezó a nevar. |
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They'll hae returned by the end of the month. |
Habrán vuelto para finales del mes. |
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I'll have finished everything before. |
Lo habré terminado todo antes de irme. |
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Something probably happened. |
Habrá pasado algo. AND Probablemente pasó algo. AND Probablemente ha pasado algo. |
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Marta must have (probably) called. |
Marta debe de haber llamado. |
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I wouldn't have said it. |
Yo no lo habría dicho. |
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We probably would have stayed longer. |
Nosotros nos habríamos quedado más tiempo. |
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He had probably left, I imagine.
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Ya se habría ido, me imagino. |
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Lorenzo has gotten excellent grades for having studied so much (because he studied so much). |
Lorenzo ha sacado excelentes notas por haber estudiado tanto. |
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I don't remember having seen him. |
No recuerdo haberlo visto. |
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Poder: gerund, conj |
pudiendo |
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Ir: gerund, conj |
yendo |
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I'm listening to music. |
Estoy oyendo música.
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I was listening to music. |
Estaba oyendo música.
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I was listening to music until we went out. |
Estuve oyendo música toda la tarde. |
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I'd be listening to music. |
Estaría oyendo música. |
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Miguel plays soccer. |
Miguel juega al fútobo. |
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Miguel's playing soccer. |
Miguel está jugando al fútbol. |
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We were studying Latin until Oscar came to pick us up. |
Esuvimos estudiando latín hasta que Osar vino a buscarnos. |
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We're buying the tickets tomorrow. |
Sacamos los boletos mañana. AND Vamos a sacar los boletos mañana. AND Sacaremos los boletos mañana. |
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Isabel and Juan are strolling.
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Isabel y juan están paseándose. AND Isabel y Juan se están paseando. |
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Marta is still waking up before six o'clock. |
Marta sigue despertándose antes de las seis. |
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Keep on looking for the key. |
Sigan buscando la llave. |
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The company is gradually prospering. |
La empresa va prosperando. |
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Las flores se fueron secando poco a poco. |
The flowers withered away little by little. |
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I've been studying Spanish for three years.
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Llevo tres años estudiando español. AND Hace tres años que estudio español. AND Esudio español desde hace tres años. |
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I've been here for two hours.
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Llevo dos horas aquí. |
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You know that Sandra did it. |
Sabes que lo hizo Sandra. |
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We think it's raining. |
Nos parece que está lloviendo. |
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I've heard there's good news.
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He oído que hay una buena noticia. |
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You'll see that Juan doesn't understand. |
Verán que Juan no entiende. |
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I doubt you'll arrive by three o'clock. |
Dudo que Uds. lleguen para las tres. |
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Paula wants you to visit her. |
Paula quiere que la visites. |
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It's not certain that we'll stay. |
No es cierto que nos quedemos. |
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I hope Roberto goes. |
Espero que Roberto vyaa. |
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They want us to go out. |
Quieren que salgamos. |
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We insist that you stay. |
Insistimos en que Uds. se queden. |
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I hope to go. |
Espero ir. |
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They want to go out. |
Quieren salir. |
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We insist on staying. |
Insistimos en quedarnos. |
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They tell Felipe to be careful. |
Le dicen a Felipe que tenga cuidado |
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Susana asks us to bring the newspaper. |
Susana nos pide que traigamos el periódico. |
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José tels them he reads alot.
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José les dice que lee mucho. |
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José told them he reads a lot. |
José les dijo que leyó mucho. |
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José tells them to read a lot.
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José les dice que lean mucho. |
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José todl them to read a lot. |
José les dijo que leyeran mucho. |
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I advise you to take the train. |
(Les) aconsejo que tomen el tren. AND Les aconsejo tomar el tren. |
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We demand that Beatriz return. |
(Le) exigimos a Beatriz que regrese. AND Le exigimos a Beatriz regresar. |
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They let them come in. |
(Los) dejan que entren. AND Los dejan entrar. |
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I'm glad that you're visiting LIma. |
Me alegro (de) que Uds. visiten Lima. |
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Aren't you surprised that Claudia doesn't call? |
No te extraña que Claudia no llame?
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Mr. and Mrs. Ayala are afraid their children aren't getting good grades.
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Los Ayala temen que sus hijos no saquen buenas notas. |
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It's necessary that we discuss the matter. |
Es necesario que discuatmos el asunto. |
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It's possible I won't have time today.
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Es posible que yo no tenga tiempo hoy. |
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But it's important that we resolve something. |
Pero es importante que resolvamos algo. |
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Agreed. It's probable we can discuss it tomorrow. |
De acuerdo. Es probable que podamos discutirlo mañana. |
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I hope you're right.
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Ojalá que tengas razón. |
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It's sad that José Luis has so many problems. |
Es triste que José Luis tenga tantos problemas. |
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It's useless for us to try to help him, isn't it? |
Es inútil que tratemos de ayudarlo, ¿verdad? |
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It's a pity there's no solution. |
Es una lástima que no haya solución. |
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It's necessary to know the date.
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Es preciso la fecha. |
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It's necessary that we know the date. |
Es preciso que sepamos la fecha. |
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It's useful to do research. |
Es útil hacer investigaciones. |
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It's useful for you to do research. |
Es útil que hagas investigaciones. |
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I think Lola y Paco vayan al cine. |
I think Lola and Paco are going to the movies. |
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I don't think Lola and Paco are going to the movies. (Speaker isn't sure whether Lola and Paco are going to the movies - it's quite possible they're going.) |
No creo que Lola y Paco vayan al cine. |
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I don't think Lola and Paco are going to the movies. (Speaker thinks Lola and Paco are probably not going to the movies.) |
No creo que Lola y Paco van al cine. |
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It's true Jaime is worried.
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Es verdad que Jaime está preocupado. |
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It's not true Jaime is worried. |
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Perhpas they'll get angry. |
Tal vez se enfadan. |
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Perhaps they might get angry. (Speaker is less certain.) |
Tal vez se enfaden. |
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We doubt Andrés is coming back today. |
Dudamos que Andés vuelva hoy. |
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It's doubtful Andrés is coming back today. |
Es dudos que Andrés vuelva hoy. |
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We don't doubt Andrés is coming back today. |
No dudamos que Andrés vuelve hoy.
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It's not doubtful Andés is coming back today. |
No es dudoso que Andrés vuelve hoy.
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We wanted you to do it. |
Queríamos que lo hicieras. |
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We wanted you to do it. |
Quisimos que lo hicieras. |
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We had wanted you to do it. |
Habíamos querido que lo hicieras. |
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We would want you to do it. |
Querríamos que lo hicieras. |
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We want you to do it. |
Queremos que lo hagas. |
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We've wanted you to do it. |
Hemos querido que lo hagas. |
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We'll want you to do it. |
Querremos que lo hagas. |
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We want you to do it. We wanted you to do it. |
Queremos que lo hagas. Queríamos que lo hicieras. |
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We want to do it. We wanted to do it. |
Queremos hacerlo. Queríamos hacerlo. |
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I hope they'll get tickets. I wish they'd get tickets. |
Ojalá que saquen boletos. Ojalá que sacaran boletos. |
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Would you please eplain it ot me? |
¿Me lo explicarías? |
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I'd like to speak with you. |
Quisiera hablar con Ud. |
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Coudl you lend it to me? |
¿Pudiera prestármelo? |
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You ought to return home. |
Uds. debieran volver a casa. |
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I wish I had known. |
Ojalá (que) hubiera sabido. |
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If you go, I'll go too. |
Si vas, yo iré también. |
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If you were going, I'd go to. |
Si fueras, yo iría también. |
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If you had gone, I would have gone too. |
Si hubieras ido, yo habría también. AND Si hubieras ido, yo hubiera ido también. |
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I'll leave before they get back. |
Saldré antes de que vuelvan. |
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Salí antes de que volvieran. |
I left before they got back.
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Tito's going to buy eggs so we can make he cake. |
Tito va a comprar huevos para que hagamos la torta. |
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Tito bought eggs so that we might make the cake. |
Tito compró los huebos para que hiciéramos la torta. |
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We're hiding the gift without Olga knowing where. |
Escondemos el regalo sin que Olga sepa dónde. |
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We hid the gift without Olga knowing where. |
Escondimos el regalo sin que Olga supiera dónde. |
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He'll study math provided that you return his book to him. |
Estudiará matemáticas con tal que le devuelvas su libro. |
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He'll study math provided that you've returned his book to him.
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Estudiará matemáticas con tal que le hayas devuelto su libro. |
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We'll go where you want. (We know where you want to go.) We'll go wherever you want to go. (We don't know yet where you want to go.) |
Iremos donde tú quieres. Iremos donde tú quieras. |
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Do it how (the way) they say. (I know the way they say.) Do it however they say. (I don't knowthe wya they say.0 |
Hágalo como ellos dicen. Hágalo como ellos digan. |
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Even though Elena is going, I'm not going. (I know Elena is going.) Even though Elena may go, I'm not going. |
Aunque va Elena, yo no voy. Aunque vaya Elena, yo no voy. |
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I'll stay until we finish. |
Me quedaré hasta que terminemos.
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Tell it to them when they arrive. |
Díselo cuando lleguen. |
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You (usually) give it to them when they arrive. |
Se lo das cuando llegan. |
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I (usually) stay until we finish. |
Me quedo hasta que terminamos. |
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You told it to them when they arrived. |
Se lo dijiste cuando llegaron. |
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I stayed until we finished. |
Me quedé hasta que terminamos.
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Nora sent the letter before Pablo called her.
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Nora mandó la carta antes que Pablo la llamara. |
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Study until Beti understand it. |
Estudien hasta que Beti lo entienda. |
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Study until you understand it. |
Estudien hasta entenderlo. |
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I'm going to read before we play tennis. |
Voy a leer antes que juguemos tenis. |
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I"m going to read before (playing) I play tennis. |
Voy a leer antes de jugar tenis. |
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We went out without your having lunch. |
Salimos sin que Uds. almorzaran. |
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We went out without having lunch. |
Salimos sin amorazar. |
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We're looking for a professor who speaks Chinese. |
Buscamos un profesor que hable chino. |
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We want a professor who speaks Chinese. |
Queremos un profesor que hable chino. |
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We need a professor who speaks Chinese.
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Necesitamos un profesor que hable chino. |
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I don't know anyone who speaks Basque. |
No conozco a nadie que hable vasco. |
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There's no magazine he likes. |
No hay revista que le guste. |
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We're looking for the professor who speaks Chinese. |
Buscamos al profesor que habla chino. |
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We need the professor who speaks Chinese. |
Necesitamos al profesor que habla chino. |
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I want a novel that has a good plot. |
Quiero una novela que tenga un buen argumento. |
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I wanted a novel that had a good plot. |
Quería uan novela que tuviera un buen arumento. |
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There's no house they like. |
No hay casa que les guste. |
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There was no house they liked. |
No había casa que les gustara. |
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They're looking for a florist where they sell tuilips. |
Buscan una florería donde vendan tulipanes. |
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tere wanted a friend with whom she could play tennis.
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Tere quería un amigo con quien pudiera jugar tenis. |
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I'll bring the cake you want. Choose the cake you want. Choose the cake you want. |
Traigo la torta que quieres. Escoge la torta que quieras. |
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I know which of the cakes you liked. I don't know your tastes. |
Yo sé cuál de las tortas te gustó.Yo no conozco tus gustos. |
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We'll go at whatever time you say. |
Iremos a la hora que tú digas. |
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I'll have dinner in whichever restaurant they want. |
Ceno en el restaurante que ellos quieran. |
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Listen to the noise. |
Esuche el ruido. |
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Read the book. |
Lea el libro. |
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Write the report. |
Escriban el informe. |
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Bring the newspaper. |
Traigan el periódoco. |
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Don't listen to the noise. |
No escuche el ruido. |
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Don't write the report. |
No escriban el informe. |
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Wait. |
Espere. |
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Please wait. |
Espere Ud. |
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No griten. |
Don't shout. |
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No griten Uds. |
Please don't shout. |
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Let's take the train. |
Tomemos el tren. |
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Let's not do anything. |
No hagamos nada. |
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Let's go out tonight. |
Vamos a slair esta noche. AND Salgamos esta noche. |
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Let's go downtown. |
Vamos al centro. |
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Let's not go to the movies. |
No vayamos al cine. |
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Let's stay. |
Quedémonos. |
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Let's sit down. |
Sentémonos. |
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Let's go. |
Vámonos. |
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Let's show it to them. |
Enseñemosela. |
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Let's make them for him. |
Hagámoselos. |
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Don't buy more. (tú) |
No compres más. |
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Don't eat so much. (tú) |
No comas tanto. |
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Don't order beer. (tú) |
No pidas cerveza.
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Don't say that. (tú) |
No digas eso. |
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Don't buy more. (vos) |
No compréis más. |
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Don't eat so much. (vos) |
No comáis tanto. |
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Don't order beer. (vos) |
No pidáis cerveza. |
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Don't say that. (vos) |
No digáis eso. |
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Answer the phone. (tú) |
Contesta el teléfono. |
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Sell the car. |
Vende el coche. |
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Open the window. |
Abre la ventana. |
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Serve dinner. |
Sirve la cena. |
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Answer the telephone. (vos) |
Contestad el teléfono. |
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Sell the car. (vos) |
Vended el coche. |
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Open the window. (vos) |
Abrid la ventana. |
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Serve dinner. (vos) |
Servid la cena. |
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Arreglaos. (vos) |
Get ready. |
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Do it. |
Hazlo. |
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Tell it to him. |
Díselo. |
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Bring it to me. |
Tráigamela. |
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Please stay. |
Quédense Uds. |
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Let's sit down. |
Sentémonos. |
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Put them on. |
Póntelos. |
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Have him come in. |
Que pase. |
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Let her wait. |
Que espere. |
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Have them call me. |
Que me llamen. |
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Let them register. |
Que se matriculen. |
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Don't let him give it to them. |
Que no se lo dé. |
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Let him do it. |
Que lo haga él. |
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Don't forget your driver's. |
Que no se te olvide el carnet. |
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I hope you don't run out of traveler's checks. |
Que no se les acaben los cheques de viajero. |
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Interested persons, send your curriculum vitae. |
Interesados mandar currículum vitae. |
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Send résumé with photograph to... |
Enviar historial con fotografía a... |
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Interesados llamar al teléfono... |
Interested persons, call... |
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Dry the eggplant, dip them into flour and fry them in boiling oil. |
Secar las berenjenas, pasarlas los harina y freírlas en aceite hirviendo. |
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Please call me tomorrow. |
Favor de llamarme mañana. |
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Please wait.
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Favor de esperar. |
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Please sit down. |
Tenga la bondad de sentarse. |
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Please sign the paper. |
Haga el favor de firmar el documento. |
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Please send the check. |
Hágame el favor de enviar el cheque.
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