8. 5-18-25 review of some lessons

Question 1

I proposed the idea and wrote the proposal.

Answer 1

Propuse la idea y escribí la propuesta.

• PONER - to put
  PROPONER - to propose - to put forward an idea-
  action
  propuse - I proposed verb, I put forward an action

(puesto or puesta - m/f past participle of poner
AND puesta - adj meaning setting - la salida y la
puesta del sol, the sunrise and sunset)

• PROPUESTA - fem noun, the proposal
  think action resulted in setting down (bam) a
  proposal!

SO THINK
1. PONER is the verb, and has action - to propose
2. PUESTA - is the noun (no action), result of setting down (with a BAM) of the action - the proposal

Question 2

Our mother would not let us get up from the table unless we finished all our food.

Answer 2

Nuestra madre no nos dejaba levantarnos de la mesa hasta terminar toda la comida”.

dejar + infinitive = to allow, to let, to let out, to leave, to drop

Question 3

I need to stop paying so much attention to details.

Answer 3

Necesito dejar de prestar tanta atención a los detalles.
dejar de is to stop doing something

Can also say - Tengo que dejar de prestar tanta atención a los detalles. which is more like I have to

Question 4

I stopped smoking in 2000.

Answer 4

Dejé de fumar en 2000.

Question 5

Let me go! Let me out!

Answer 5

Déjeme ir! Déjeme salir!

Question 6

Quién ha dejado salir a los perros?

Answer 6

Who let the dogs out?
“¿Quién dejó salir a los perros?” BEST
Quién ha dejado salir a los perros?

In CA they use preterite for things that are done more often than they use present perfect.

Question 7

Thank you for all your efforts to help so many people learn Spanish.

Answer 7

Gracias por todos sus esfuerzos para ayudar a tanta gente a aprender español.