The Imperfect Tense Flashcards

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

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La mujer nos trajo una flor. Ella nos la trajo.

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what time was it? It was two in the afternoon.

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Qué hora era? Eran las dos de la tarde

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The child tried to put on his socks. He tried to put them on.

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El niño trató de ponerse los calcetines. Él trató de ponérselos.

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he didn’t have time to see her

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él no tenía tiempo para verla.

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imp of hay

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había

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what verbs generally involve both reflexive and direct object pronouns

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verbs of putting on or taking off clothes, verbs that are used with parts of the body.

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skillful

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hábil

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Ana didn’t send you (pl inf) souvenirs. She should send them to you.

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Ana no os mandó recuerdos. Ella debe mandároslos.

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Imp accompany

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acompañar

yo acompañaba.
tú acompañabas.
él acompañaba.
nosotros acompañábamos.
vosotros acompañabais.
ellos acompañaban

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She has two secrets. She didn’t want to tell them to me.

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Ella tiene dos secretos. Ella no quería decírmelos

Both attach to infinitive, accent is added.

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

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

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imp of to say

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decir

yo decía.
tú decías.
él decía.
nosotros decíamos.
vosotros decíais.
ellos decían

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imp of to work

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trabajar

yo trabajaba.
tú trabajabas.
él trabajaba.
nosotros trabajábamos.
vosotros trabajabais.
ellos trabajaban

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

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El maestro explicó las nuevas lecciones. Él me las explicó.

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to lose

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perderse

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last week, I read a good book

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La semana pasada, leí un buen libro.

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imp to come

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venir

yo venía.
tú venías.
él venía.
nosotros veníamos.
vosotros veníais.
ellos venían.

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Why didn’t you tell me the truth? I told it to you, but you didn’t listen to me.

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Por qué no me dijiste la verdad? Te la dije, pero no me esuchaste.

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to run out of

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acabarse

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imp to want

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querer

yo quería.
tú querías.
él quería.
nosotros queríamos.
vosotros queríais.
ellos querían

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we used to receive checks every week

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recibíamos cheques cada semana.

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

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Te lavaste la cara hoy? Te la lavaste hoy?

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He put on his shoes. He put them on.

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Él se puso los zapatos. Él se los puso.

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the president was 55 when we elected him

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El presidente tenía cincuenta y cinco años cuando lo elegimos.

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how to form the imperfect, -ar verbs
drop the ending -aba -abas -aba -ábamos -abais -aban
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every day, she slept until late
todos los días, ella dormía hasta tarde
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we met sylvia in colombia
conocimos a Silvia en Colombia
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I didn't know that he was sick
yo no sabía que él estaba enfermo.
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what were you (form sing) buying when I called you?
qué compaba usted cuando le llamé?
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Why did you (sing form) take off your jacket? Why did you take it off?
por qué se quitó usted la chaqueta? Por qué se la quitó usted?
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imp celebrate
divertirse me divertía. te divertías. se divertía. nos divertíamos. os divertíais. se divertían.
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imp to understand
entender yo entendía. tú entendías. él entendía. nosotros entendíamos. vosotros entendíais. ellos entendían
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I give the newspaper to Henry. I give it to him.
Le doy a Enrique el periódico. Se lo doy.
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what happens to the indirect object pronouns when they are followed by a direct object pronoun
se replaces le and les
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imp to be (description, origin, occupation)
ser yo era. tú eras. él era. nosotros éramos. vosotros erais. ellos eran
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I lost my glasses by accident
se me perdieron mis gafas
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there was a profound silence in the forest; night was already falling
había un silencio profundo en el bosque; ya caía la noche
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I bring it to you (form sing)
se lo traigo a usted
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why did you refuse to go out with me?
Por qué no quiso usted ir conmigo?
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I didn't find it out today.
No lo supe hoy.
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it was nine at night and the children were sleeping
eran las nueve de la noche y los niños dormían
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I didn't want to cut my hair. I didn't want to cut it.
Yo no quería cortarme el pelo. No quería cortármelo.
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imp to be able to
poder yo podía. tú podías. él podía. nosotros podíamos. vosotros podíais. ellos podían
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Your (plur inf) aunt reads a book to you at night. She reads it to you
Vuestra tía os lee un libro en la noche. Ella os lo lee.
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I need your car tonight. Can you lend it to me?
Necesito tu carro esta noche. Puedes prestármelo? Both attach to infinitive, accent is added.
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we were able to understand the lesson (cont. relevance)
podíamos entender la lección
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He told me that Beatric was coming to see me
Él me dijo que Beatriz venía a verme
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I want to write you (form plur) three letters. I want to write them to you.
Yo les quiero escribir a ustedes tres cartas. Yo quiero escribírselas.
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imp to go
ir yo iba. tú ibas. él iba. nosotros íbamos. vosotros ibais. ellos iban
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They combed their hair. They combed it.
Ellos se peinaron el pelo. Ellos se lo peinaron.
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imp of to be (location, mood)
estar yo estaba. tú estabas. él estaba. nosotros estábamos. vosotros estabais. ellos estaban
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I ate up all the fish. I ate it all up.
Me comí todo el pescado. Me lo comí.
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The child fell, no one is responsible The child fell, we are responsible/affected
El niño se cayó. El niño se nos cayó
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I used to get up late
Me leventaba tarde
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he forgot the date of your birthday by accident
se le olvidó la fecha de tu cumpleaños
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she found out that he had an accident
Ella supo que él tuvo un accidente
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to verify
averiguar
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you (sing form) used to bring us cakes on Sundays. Now you never bring them to us.
Usted nos traía tortas los domingos. Ahora usted nunca nos las trae.
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Our friends give us gifts every year. Our friends give them to us.
Nuestros amigos nos dan regalos cada año. Nuestros amigos nos los dan.
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I broke the glass. The glass broke. I broke the glass by accident
yo rompí el vaso. se rompió el vaso. se me rompió el vaso.
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we were able to understand the lesson (and that's over)
Pudimos entender la lección
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the arte
el arte
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I wasn't able to do my homework yesterday
Yo no podía hacer mi tarea ayer
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to value
valer
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she arrived at 5 every day
Ella llegaba a la cinco todos los días.
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he tried to explain the new lessons. He tried to explain them to me.
Él trató de explicar las nuevas lecciones. Él trató de explicármelas. Both attach to infinitive, accent is added.
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imp of to give
dar yo daba. tú dabas. él daba. nosotros dábamos. vosotros dabais. ellos daban
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Martha ate early this morning
Marta comió temprano esta mañana
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she had an operation last night
ella tuvo una operación anoche
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My father paid the bill yesterday
Mi papá pagó la cuenta ayer
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there was no one in the house. The thieves were waiting outside.
no había nadie en la casa. Los ladrones esperaban afuera.
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we were going to buy a new car
nosotros íbamos a comprar un carro nueveo
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our neighbour was old but he had black hair
nuestro vecino era viejo, pero tenía el pelo negro
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She wants to buy a shirt. We'll sell it to her.
Ella quiere comprar una camisa. Nosotros se la vendemos.
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I got up at 6 this morning
Me levanté a las seis esta mañana
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Beatrice came to see me
Beatriz vino a verme
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I wanted to go to the circus (then but not of relevenace now)
Yo quería ir al circo
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I was going to speak
yo iba a hablar
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she couldn't wash her hands last night. She couldn't wash them.
Ella no pudo lavarse las manos anoche. Ella no pudo lavárselas.
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I was speaking when my professor interrupted me
yo hablaba cuando mi profesor me interrumpió
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imp to feel
sentirse me sentía. te sentías. se sentía. nos sentíamos. os sentíais. se sentían.
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what did you (form sing) buy yesterday
qué compró usted ayer
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she was looking for her keys when the telephone rang
ella buscaba sus llaves cuando el teléfono sonó
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we received a check this afternoon
recibimos un cheque esta tarde
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last night she slept until 8
anoche, ella durmió hasta las ocho
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own adj
propio
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Joe had to read two stories last night. He had to read them to you before nine.
José tuvo que leer dos cuentos anoche. Él tuvo que leértelos antes de las nueve.
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I was going to the store when I saw Joe
Yo iba a la tienda cuando vi a José
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Edward did his homework
Eduardo hizo su tarea
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his friends were from Chile
sus amigos eran de Chile
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When is the imperfect tense used
To express narration, a situation, background habitual action description in the past point of origin in the past express time in the past express one's age in the past
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He has an interesting magazine. He is going to give it to me
él tiene una revista interesante. Él me la va a dar.
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I bring it to them
se lo traigo a ellas
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She has two secrets. She didn't want to tell them to me.
Ella tiene dos secretos. Ella no me los quería decir
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what were you saying to me when the dog barked?
qué me decías cuando el perro ladró?
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we used to walk to the park every day
caminábamos al parque todos los días.
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to forget
olvidarse
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the moon lit up the river and the fishermen were throwing out their nets
la luna alumbraba el río y los pescadores lanzaban sus redes
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every summer I used to play tennis with my friends
todos los veranos, yo jugaba al tenis con mis amigos
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You couldn't make the sandwiches; you ran out of bread (not your fault)
no pudiste hacer los sándwiches; se te acabó el pan
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I wanted to go to the circus (implication you still do)
yo quise ir al circo
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why didn't you (form sing) want to go out with me?
por qué no quería usted ir conmigo?
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we didn't know her for very long
no la conocíamos por mucho tiempo
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We went to the beach today
fuimos a la playa hoy
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I put on a coat in the winter. I take it off in the apartment.
Me pongo un abrigo en el invierno. Me lo quito en el apartamento.
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Marisol was taking care of her garden while her grandchildren were playing
Marisol cuidaba su jardín mientras sus nietos jugaban.
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imp make, do
hacer yo hacía. tú hacías. él hacía. nosotros hacíamos. vosotros hacíais. ellos hacían
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Martha always ate early
Marta siempre comía temprano
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Before, I used to read a lot
antes, yo leía mucho
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she knew that he was going to be well
ella sabía que él iba a estar bien
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imp of see
ver yo veía. tú veías. él veía. nosotros veíamos. vosotros veíais. ellos veían
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Edward did his homework every Monday
Eduardo hacía su tarea todos los lunes
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She took off her hat. She took it off.
Ella se quitó la gorra. Ella se la quitó.
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I'll give you my coat because it is cold. I'll give it to you tonight
te doy mi abrigo porque hace frío. Te lo doy esta noche.
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it didn't occur to me to work yesterday
no se me ocurrió trabajar ayer.
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imp of to remember
recordar yo recordaba. tú recordabas. él recordaba. nosotros recordábamos. vosotros recordabais. ellos recordaban
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the house was white
la casa era blanca
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every day, Pauline and I used to have lunch at 1 in the afternoon
todos los días, Paulina y yo almorzábamos a la una de la tarde
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I need your car tonight. Will you lend it me?
Necesito tu carro esta noche. Me lo prestas?
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He has an interesting magazine. He is going to give it to me.
Él tiene una revista interesante. Él va a dármela. Both attach to infinitive, accent is added.
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we used to go to the beach every summer
Íbamos a la playa todos los veranos
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He shows the photos to John and Ana. He tries to show them to them.
Él les muestra las fotos a Juan y a Ana. Él trata de mostrárselas.
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to get the idea of, to occur to
ocurrirse
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she was going to answer but she heard a sound at the door
ella iba a contestar pero escuchó un sonido en la puerta
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the meal was good
la comida estaba buena
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imp of to speak
hablar yo hablaba. tú hablabas. él hablaba. nosotros hablábamos. vosotros hablabais. ellos hablaban
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what did you tell me two minutes ago?
Qué me dijiste hace dos minutos?
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I failed to do my homework
No pude hacer mi tarea
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to go away to leave quickly
irse
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How does one express that an occurance is unplanned with a specific pronomial construction?
se + indirect object pronoun (responsible) + verb
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We want to send letters from Madrid. We want to send them to you tonight.
Queremos mandar cartas desde Madrid. Queremos mandártelas esta noche.
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we walked to the park today
caminamos al parque hoy
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We send money to the students. We send it to them.
Les enviamos dinero a los estudiantes. Se lo enviamos.
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My father always paid the bill
Mi papá siempre pagaba la cuenta
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Ed was dancing and his girlfriend was singing
Eduardo bailaba y su novia cantaba
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she arrived yday
Ella llegó ayer.
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how to form imperfect for -er and -ir verbs
drop the ending -ía -ías -ía -íamos -ías -ían
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I went to the store
fui a la tienda
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He doesn't want to write a letter to you (pl inf). He doesn't want to write it to you.
Él no quiere escribiros una carta. Él no quiere escribírosla.
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she was 20 years old when she graduated from the university
Ella tienía viente años cuando se graduó de la universidad
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to realise
darse cuenta de
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imp to know (facts)
saber yo sabía. tú sabías. él sabía. nosotros sabíamos. vosotros sabíais. ellos sabían
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imp to have
tener yo tenía. tú tenías. él tenía. nosotros teníamos. vosotros teníais. ellos tenían
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the red flowers were from Bolivia
las flores rojas eran de Bolivia
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my grandfather was 95 when he died
Mi abuelo tenía noventa y cinco años cuando se murió
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the man was from Peru
el hombre era de Perú
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We brush our teeth every night. We brush them in the morning too.
Nos cepillamos los dientes cada noche. Nos los cepillamos en la mañana también.
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I bring it to him, her, you (sing), them, you (pl)
se lo traigo
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It was five and Fred was going to the store for the last time
eran las cinco y Federico iba a la tienda por última vez.
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The doctor didn't give you (pl inf) the pills. The pharmacist sold them to you.
El doctor no os dio las pastillas. El farmacista os las vendió.
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He is going to return the sweater to us. He is going to return it to us.
Él va a devolvernos el suéter. Él va a devolvérnoslo.
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Ana brings two pastries to her friends. Ana brings them to them.
Ana les trae dos pasteles a sus amigas. Ana se los trae.
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the sun was shining and the birds were singing
el sol brillaba y los pájaros cantaban