Capítulo 15

Question 1

I was speaking when my professor interrupted

Answer 1

Yo hablaba cuando mi profesor me interrumpió

Question 2

She was looking for her keys when the telephone rang

Answer 2

Buscaba sus llaves cuando el teléfono sonó

Question 3

I didn’t find out about it today

Answer 3

No lo supe hoy

Question 4

We want to send letters from Madrid. We want to send them to you tonight.

Answer 4

Queremos mandar cartas desde Madrid.

Queremos mandártelas esta noche.

Question 5

She has two secrets.

She didn’t want to tell them to me.

Answer 5

Tiene dos secretos.

No me los quería decir. / No quería decírmelos.

Question 6

He tried to explain the new lessons.

He tried to explain them to me.

Answer 6

Trató de explicar las nuevas lecciones.

Trató de explicármelas.

Question 7

Last night she slept until 8:00

Answer 7

Anoche, durmió hasta las ocho

Question 8

Edward did his homework

Answer 8

Eduardo hizo su tarea

Question 9

His friends were from Chile

Answer 9

Sus amigos eran de Chile

Question 10

Why didn’t you tell me the truth?

I told it to you, but you didn’t listen to me.

Answer 10

¿Por que no me dijiste la verdad?

Te la dije, pero no me escuchaste.

Question 11

José had to read two stories last night.

He had to read them to you before nine.

Answer 11

José tuvo que leer dos cuentos anoche.

Tuvo que leértelos antes de las nueve.

Question 12

It was 9:00 at night and the children were sleeping

Answer 12

Eran las nueve de la noche y los niños dormían

Question 13

I was going to the store when I saw Joe

Answer 13

Yo iba a la tienda cuando vi a Jose

Question 14

Last week I read a good book

Answer 14

La semana pasada, leí un buen libro

Question 15

What were you telling me when the dog barked?

Answer 15

¿Qué me decías cuando el perro ladró?

Question 16

Beatriz came to see me

Answer 16

Beatriz vino a verme

Question 17

She knew that he was going to be well

Answer 17

Ella sabía que él iba a estar bien

Question 18

What did you tell me two minutes ago?

Answer 18

¿Qué me dijiste hace dos minutos?

Question 19

The woman brought us a flower. She brought it to us.

Answer 19

La mujer nos trajo una flor. Nos la trajo.

Question 20

Why did you refuse to go with me?

Answer 20

¿Por qué no quisiste ir conmigo?

Question 21

It didn’t occur to me to work yesterday

Answer 21

No se me ocurrió trabajar ayer

Question 22

Each night before going to sleep, the old man put his teeth in a glass of water

Answer 22

Cada noche, antes de dormirse, el viejo ponía sus dientes en un vaso de agua

Question 23

I failed to do my homework

Answer 23

No pude hacer mi tarea

Question 24

Our neighbor was old, but he had black hair

Answer 24

Nuestro vecino era viejo, pero tenía el pelo negro

Question 25

Every day, Pauline and I used to have lunch at 1:00 in the afternoon

Answer 25

Todos los días, Paulina y yo almorzábamos a la una de la tarde

Question 26

We brush our teeth every night. We brush them in the morning, too.

Answer 26

Nos cepillamos los dientes cada noche. Nos los cepillamos en la mañana también.

Question 27

I got up at 6:00 this morning

Answer 27

Me levanté a las seis esta mañana

Question 28

Fine arts

Answer 28

Las bellas artes

Question 29

He told me that Beatriz was coming to see me

Answer 29

Él me dijo que Beatriz venía a verme

Question 30

The meal was good

Answer 30

La comida estaba buena

Question 31

The cat died (either I was responsible or the cat was in my care)

Answer 31

El gato se me murió

Question 32

The teacher explained the new lessons. | He explained them to me.

Answer 32

El maestro explicó las nuevas lecciones. | Me las explicó.

Question 33

To check out, to verify

Answer 33

Averiguar

Question 34

She was 20 years old when she graduated from the university

Answer 34

Tenía veinte años cuando se graduó de la universidad

Question 35

What time was it? It was two in the afternoon

Answer 35

¿Qué hora era? Eran las dos de la tarde

Question 36

The child fell (either it was unintentionally our fault or we also took care of the child and were affected)

Answer 36

El Niño se nos cayó

Question 37

She arrived at 5:00 everyday

Answer 37

Llegaba a las cinco todos los días

Question 38

She found out that he had an accident

Answer 38

Ella supo que él tuvo un accidente

Question 39

We didn’t know her for very long

Answer 39

No la conocíamos por mucho tiempo

Question 40

You couldn’t make the sandwiches; you ran out of bread. (It wasn’t your fault.)

Answer 40

No pudiste hacer los sándwiches; se te acabó el pan

Question 41

They combed their hair. They combed it.

Answer 41

Se peinaron el pelo. Se lo peinaron.

Question 42

You used to bring us cakes on Sundays. Now you never bring them to us.

Answer 42

Nos traías tortas los domingos. Ahora nunca nos las traes.

Question 43

I put on a coat in the winter. I take it off in the apartment.

Answer 43

Me pongo un abrigo en el invierno. Me lo quito en el apartamento.

Question 44

Why didn’t you want to go with me?

Answer 44

¿Por qué no querías ir conmigo?

Question 45

I wasn’t able to (couldn’t) do my homework yesterday

Answer 45

No podía hacer mi tarea ayer

Question 46

The moon lit up the river and the fishermen were throwing out their nets

Answer 46

La luna alumbraba el río y los pescadores lanzaban sus redes

Question 47

He is going to return the sweater to us. He is going to return it to us.

Answer 47

Va a devolvernos el suéter. Va a devolvérnoslo.

Question 48

Every summer, I used to play tennis with my friends

Answer 48

Todos los veranos, yo jugaba al tenis con mis amigos

Question 49

I broke the glass (accidentally)

Answer 49

Se me rompió el vaso

Question 50

I used to get up late

Answer 50

Me levantaba tarde

Question 51

The man was from Peru

Answer 51

El hombre era de Perú

Question 52

What were you (form.) buying when I called you?

Answer 52

¿Qué compraba Ud. cuando le llamé?

Question 53

I lost my glasses by accident

Answer 53

Se me perdieron mis gafas

Question 54

The glass broke (accidentally)

Answer 54

Se rompió el vaso

Question 55

There was a profound silence in the forest; night was already falling

Answer 55

Había un silencio profundo en el bosque; ya caía la noche

Question 56

I’ll give you my coat because it’s cold. | I’ll give it to you tonight.

Answer 56

Te doy mi abrigo porque hace frío. | Te lo doy esta noche.

Question 57

Every day, she slept until late

Answer 57

Todos los días, dormía hasta tarde

Question 58

Edward did his homework every Monday

Answer 58

Eduardo hacía su tarea todos los lunes

Question 59

Eduardo was dancing and his girlfriend was singing

Answer 59

Eduardo bailaba y su novia cantaba

Question 60

Did you wash your face today? Did you wash it today?

Answer 60

¿Te lavaste la cara hoy? ¿Te la lavaste hoy?

Question 61

He put on his shoes. He put them on.

Answer 61

Se puso los zapatos. Se los puso.

Question 62

Before, I used to read a lot

Answer 62

Antes, yo leía mucho

Question 63

I need your car tonight. | Will you lend it to me?

Answer 63

Necesito tu coche esta noche. | ¿Me lo prestas? / ¿Puedes prestármelo?

Question 64

It was 5:00 and Federico was going to the store for the last time

Answer 64

Eran las cinco y Federico iba a la tienda por última vez

Question 65

To run out of

Answer 65

Acabarse

Question 66

We used to go to the beach every summer

Answer 66

Íbamos a la playa todos los veranos

Question 67

He has an interesting magazine. | He is going to give it to me.

Answer 67

Tiene una revista interesante. | Me la va a dar. / Va a dármela.

Question 68

The sun was shining and the birds were singing

Answer 68

El sol brillaba y los pájaros cantaban

Question 69

I didn’t know that he was sick

Answer 69

No sabía que él estaba enfermo

Question 70

The house was white

Answer 70

La casa era blanca

Question 71

He forgot the date of your birthday by accident

Answer 71

Se le olvidó la fecha de tu cumpleaños

Question 72

She arrived yesterday

Answer 72

Ella llegó ayer

Question 73

Our friends give us gifts every year. They give them to us.

Answer 73

Nuestros amigos nos dan regalos cada año. Nos los dan.

Question 74

Skillful, capable

Answer 74

Hábil

Question 75

The president was 55 years old when we elected him

Answer 75

El presidente tenía cincuenta y cinco años cuando lo elegimos

Question 76

She was going to answer, but she heard a sound at the door

Answer 76

Iba a contestar, pero escuchó un sonido en la puerta

Question 77

Marisol was taking care of her garden while her grandchildren were playing

Answer 77

Marisol cuidaba su jardín mientras sus nietos jugaban

Question 78

We met Sylvia in Colombia

Answer 78

Conocimos a Silvia en Colombia

Question 79

To get the idea of, to occur to

Answer 79

Ocurrirse

Question 80

My grandfather was 95 years old when he died

Answer 80

Mi abuelo tenía noventa y cinco años cuando se murió

Question 81

There was no one in the house. The thieves were waiting outside

Answer 81

No había nadie en la casa. Los ladrones esperaban afuera