Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (119 page)

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Authors: Margarita Madrigal

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1
2
   Lemandé (
I sent you, him, her
)
unos discos (
some records
)
un libro
Me mandó (
You, he, she sent me
)
un cable
unas rosas (
some roses
)
Nos mandó (
You, he, she sent us
)
la situación
la lección
Le mandaron (
They sent you, him, her
)
el cable
la carta
   Le expliqué (
I explained to you, him, her
)
un telegrama
unas flores (
some flowers
)
   Le entregué (
I delivered to you, him, her
)
un regalo (
a present
)
el paquete (
a package
)
EXERCISE IN TRANSLATION

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.

Be sure to write these sentences exactly as shown in the columns above.

  1. I wrote Robert a letter (
    To him I wrote a letter to Robert
    ).
  2. I sold Louis a house.
  3. I called up (talked on the phone with) the doctor.
  4. I bought my grandfather a pipe.
  5. I bought my grandmother a blouse.
  6. I bought Elizabeth a book.
  7. Did you buy your grandfather a pipe?
  8. Did you buy your grandmother a blouse?
  9. Did you sell the house to Louis?
  10. I sent him some records.
  11. I sent you a book.
  12. I sent her a cable.
  13. He sent me some roses.
  14. He sent us a telegram.
  15. I explained the situation to him.
  16. I delivered the package to him.
  17. I explained the lesson to her.
  18. They sent him a present.
  19. He sent us some records.
  20. They sent him a cable.

Check your sentences with the translations below.

  1. Le escribí una carta a Roberto.
  2. Le vendí una casa a Luis.
  3. Le hablé por teléfono al doctor.
  4. Le compré una pipa a mi abuelo.
  5. Le compré una blusa a mi abuela.
  6. Le compré un libro a Isabel.
  7. ¿Le compró una pipa a su abuelo?
  8. ¿Le compró una blusa a su abuela?
  9. ¿Le vendió la casa a Luis?
  10. Le mandé unos discos.
  11. Le mandé un libro.
  12. Le mandé un cable.
  13. Me mandó unas rosas.
  14. Nos mandó un telegrama.
  15. Le expliqué la situación.
  16. Le entregué el paquete.
  17. Le expliqué la lección.
  18. Le mandaron un regalo.
  19. Nos mandaron unos discos.
  20. Le mandaron un cable.

N
OTE
: If pronouns seem at all complicated to you, don’t worry about them. In fact, forget you ever heard of them. They will come up so often in future lessons that before you know it you will be using them automatically.

DAR,
to give

Voy a dar.
I’m going to give.

Notice that although “dar” is an “ar” verb, it has the past tense endings of “er” verbs. It is irregular.

Le dí means:
I gave
(
to
)
you, him, her

le dió means:

you gave him
did you give him?
he gave him
did he give him?
she gave him
did she give him?

Le dí el libro a Roberto. (
To him
)
I gave the book to Robert
.

In forming sentences using the
indirect object, ALWAYS USE the following word order (1,2,3).

(
TO HIM
)
GAVE
WHAT
TO WHOM
1
2
3
Le dí
el libro
a Roberto
Le dí
el suéter
a Carlos
Le dí
la pipa
a Luis
Le dí
la cámara
a Roberto
1
2
3
¿Le dió
el libro
al doctor? ([
To him
]
Did you give the book to the doctor?
)
¿Le dió
el suéter
a Carlos?
¿Le dió
la pipa
a Luis?
¿Le dió
la cámara
al doctor?

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