Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (107 page)

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Authors: Margarita Madrigal

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Notice that all forms of “poder” are followed by the infinitive (Column 2).

EXERCISE IN TRANSLATION II

Translate the following sentences into Spanish. Write out each sentence in Spanish, using the columns above as a guide. Check your sentences with the correct translations below this exercise.

  1. When are you coming to Mexico?
  2. When are you coming to the class?
  3. Why don’t you come to the party?
  4. Why don’t you come to the beach?
  5. Joseph came to the party.
  6. My uncle is going to come to the party.
  7. I want to go to the movies.
  8. Do you want to finish the work?
  9. We wanted to see the house.
  10. They wanted to buy a car.
  11. Do you want to see the house?
  12. They want to play tennis.
  13. Can you go to the office?
  14. Joseph can swim on Sunday.
  15. We can finish the work.
  16. I can’t finish the work.
  17. I couldn’t sell the house.
  18. They can swim on Sunday.
  19. I have been able to write all afternoon.

Check your sentences with the translations below.

  1. ¿Cuándo viene a México?
  2. ¿Cuándo viene a la clase?
  3. ¿Por qué no viene a la fiesta?
  4. ¿Por qué no viene a la playa?
  5. José vino a la fiesta.
  6. Mi tío va a venir a la fiesta.
  7. Quiero ir al cine.
  8. ¿Quiere terminar el trabajo?
  9. Queríamos ver la casa.
  10. Querían comprar un auto.
  11. ¿Quiere ver la casa?
  12. Quieren jugar tenis.
  13. ¿Puede ir al despacho?
  14. José puede nadar el domingo.
  15. Podemos terminar el trabajo.
  16. No puedo terminar el trabajo.
  17. No pude vender la casa.
  18. Pueden nadar el domingo.
  19. He podido escribir toda la tarde.
SENTENCE-FORMING
EXERCISES III

Combine the words below in different ways to form as many sentences as you can. Be sure to use words from each of the columns in every sentence you form.

A

HACER, meaning “
to make
”

1
2
3
Hago (
I make
)
la cama
 (
the bed
)
todas las mañanas
deliciosos
María hace
dulces (
candy
)
para los muchachos
   Hacemos
café
(
for the boys
)
   (
We make
)
sandwiches
para mi tía
Hacen (
They make
)
una limonada
esta tarde
    
un refresco
para mi tío
   Hice (
I made
)
(
a refreshment
)
para las muchachas
¿Hizo (
Did you make?
)
sombreros
(
for the girls
)
    
las blusas
para mi mamá
   Hicimos
 
 
Hicieron
 
 

B

HACER, meaning “
to do
”

1
2
3
   Hago (
I do
)
lo que puedo
en casa
Carlos hace
(
what I can
)
muy bien
   (
Charles does
)
el trabajo
interesantes
   Hacemos (
We do
)
muchas cosas
en la mañana
Hacen (
They do
)
una cosa
diferentes
   Hice (
I did
)
lo que pudo
interesante
Isabel hizo
(
what she could
)
ayer
   (
Isabel did
)
 
hoy (
today
)

C

“Que era” means:

that it was
that he was
that you were
that she was

“Era” (
was
) is the imperfect of “ser” (
to be
)

1
2
3
   Digo (
I say
)
que es
imposible
Elena dice (
Helen says
)
(
that it is
)
terrible
   Decimos (
We say
)
que son
indiscretas
1
2
3
Dicen (
They say
)
(
that they are
)
muy interesante
   Dije (
I said
)
muchas cosas
inteligente
Eduardo dijo (
Edward said
)
que era
muy bueno
    
que era
(
very good
)
   Dijimos (
We said
)
que no era
excelente
Dijeron (
They said
)
que era
bonita

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