Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (49 page)

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. Did they have (take) dinner in the restaurant?
   
2. Did they have (take) roast beef for dinner?
   
3. Did they visit Mary in the hospital?
   
4. Did they invite John to the party?
   
5. They bought a house in the country.
   
6. They copied the sentences in the class.
   
7. They spent the night in San Francisco.
   
8. They spent a week in Cuba.
   
9. Charles and I visited Robert.
   
10. The doctor and I took a taxi.
    
11. My mother and I bought a car.
    
12. The students prepared a composition.
    

Check your sentences with the translations below.

1. ¿ Tomaron la cena en el restaurante?
   
2. ¿ Tomaron rosbif para la cena?
   
3. ¿ Visitaron a María en el hospital?
   
4. ¿ Invitaron a Juan a la fiesta?
   
5. Compraron una casa en el campo.
   
6. Copiaron las frases en la clase.
   
7. Pasaron la noche en San Francisco.
   
8. Pasaron una semana en Cuba.
   
9. Carlos y yo visitamos a Roberto.
   
10. El doctor y yo tomamos un taxi.
    
11. Mi mamá y yo compramos un auto.
    
12. Los estudiantes prepararon una composición.
    

The letters that receive the accent or the stress of the voice have been set in heavy type below in order to help you get the swing and rhythm of these verbs.

Read the verbs below aloud, stressing very firmly the letters in heavy type.

INFINITIVES	WE	THEY, YOU ( PL. )
tomar, to take	tomamos	tomaron
visitar, to visit	visitamos	visitaron
invitar, to invite	invitamos	invitaron
comprar, to buy	compramos	compraron
trabajar, to work	trabajamos	trabajaron
hablar, to talk	hablamos	hablaron
preparar, to prepare	preparamos	prepararon
cultivar, to cultivate	cultivamos	cultivaron
votar, to vote	votamos	votaron
inventar, to invent	inventamos	inventaron
importar, to import	importamos	importaron
exportar, to export	exportamos	exportaron
copiar, to copy	copiamos	copiaron