Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (150 page)

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.

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1	2	3
Dijo que ( You, he, she said that )	fuera  ( you, him, her to go ;	a la fiesta al cine
Queríamos que ( We wanted )	you, he, she would go; you, he, she should go )	al club a la clase
Querían que ( They wanted )	vendiera  ( you, him, her to sell ;	la casa el auto
Esperábamos que ( They hoped that )	you, he, she would sell; you, he, she should sell )	el edificio  ( the building )
Dijimos que ( We said that )	trajera  ( you, him, her to bring ;	el dinero los libros
Dijeron que ( They said that )	you, he, she would bring; you, he, she should bring )	a su primo la guitarra
	se levantara  ( you, him, her to get up; you, he, she would get up; you, he, she should get up )
	se lo diera  ( you, him, her to give it to me; you, he, she would give it to me; you, he, she should give it to me )

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. I wanted you to work tomorrow.
   
2. He wanted her to work this afternoon.
   
3. She wanted him to work this morning.
   
4. I hoped that he would work this afternoon.
   
5. He hoped that she would work this morning.
   
6. He said that you should work tonight.
   
7. She said that he should work this afternoon.
   
8. We wanted him to work tomorrow.
   
9. They wanted her to work this morning.
   
10. We said that he should work this morning.
    
11. I wanted you to go to the party.
    
12. He wanted her to go to the party.
    
13. I hoped that he would go to the party.
    
14. She hoped that he would go to the club.
    
15. We wanted him to go to the class.
    
16. They wanted her to go to the movies.
    
17. They said that he should go to the class.
    
18. I wanted him to sell the house.
    
19. He wanted her to sell the car.
    
20. They wanted him to sell the building.
    
21. I wanted you to bring the guitar.
    
22. He said that you should bring the money.
    
23. We hoped that you would bring your cousin.
    
24. I wanted you to get up.
    
25. We wanted him to get up.
    
26. She said that you should get up.
    
27. She wanted him to give it to me.
    
28. She hoped that he would give it to me.
    
29. She said that he should give it to me.
    
30. They wanted her to give it to me.
    

Check your sentences with the translations below.

1. Quería que trabajara mañana.
   
2. Quería que trabajara esta tarde.
   
3. Quería que trabajara esta mañana.
   
4. Esperaba que trabajara esta tarde.
   
5. Esperaba que trabajara esta mañana.
   
6. Dijo que trabajara esta noche.
   
7. Dijo que trabajara esta tarde.
   
8. Queríamos que trabajara mañana.
   
9. Querían que trabajara esta mañana.
   
10. Dijimos que trabajara esta mañana.
    
11. Quería que fuera a la fiesta.
    
12. Quería que fuera a la fiesta.
    
13. Esperaba que fuera a la fiesta.
    
14. Esperaba que fuera al club.
    
15. Queríamos que fuera a la clase.
    
16. Querían que fuera al cine.
    
17. Dijeron que fuera a la clase.
    
18. Quería que vendiera la casa.
    
19. Quería que vendiera el auto.
    
20. Querían que vendiera el edifico.
    
21. Quería que trajera la guitarra.
    
22. Dijo que trajera el dinero.
    
23. Esperábamos que trajera a su primo.
    
24. Quería que se levantara.
    
25. Queríamos que se levantara.
    
26. Dijo que se levantara.
    
27. Quería que me lo diera.
    
28. Esperaba que me lo diera.
    
29. Dijo que me lo diera.
    
30. Querían que me lo diera.
    

When you speak of
indefinite
or unknown persons or things in the past use the past
subjunctive.

   
EXAMPLES
:

1. I wanted a maid who would do the work well
   .
   Quería una criada que
   hiciera
   el trabajo bien.
   
2. I wanted a secretary who wouldn’t talk all the time
   .
   Quería una secretaria que no
   hablara
   todo el tiempo.
   
3. He wanted a house that was near the station
   .
   Quería una casa que estuviera cerca de la estación.
   

Remember that the subjunctive is used when an action has not taken place. If an action has taken place, you do not use the subjunctive.

If the following
expressions refer to the past, they are followed by the past subjunctive PROVIDED THAT THEY DO NOT EXPRESS AN ACTION THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE.

1. HASTA QUE (
until
)

   
EXAMPLE
:

We wanted him to stay until he finished the work
. Queríamos que se quedara hasta que
terminara
el trabajo.
2. AUNQUE (
even though, even if
)

   
EXAMPLE
:

We wanted to play tennis even if it rained
. Queríamos jugar tenis aunque
lloviera.
(from the verb “llover” to rain)
3. CON TAL QUE (
provided that
)

   
EXAMPLE
:

She wanted him to do it, provided he would do it well
. Quería que lo hiciera, contal que lo
hiciera
bien.
4. PARA QUE (
so that
)

   
EXAMPLE
:

We told him to leave early so that he would get here on time
. Le dijimos que saliera temprano para que
llegara
a tiempo.
5. SI (
if
)

When you express an “iffy” wish, that is, a wish which begins with the word “if” (si), the verb which follows “if” must always be in the past subjunctive.

   
EXAMPLES
:

If I
were king!
¡Si fuera rey!

If
he would (only) do it
!
¡Si lo hiciera!

If I (
only) had the money
!
¡Si tuviera el dinero!

If I (only) could
!
¡Si pudiera!

The conditional of “hablar” is:

To form the conditional of “ar,” “er,” and “ir” verbs, add the following endings to the COMPLETE INFINITIVE:

   
EXAMPLES
:

COMPRAR,
to buy

VENDER,
to sell