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Authors: Margarita Madrigal

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EXERCISE IN TRANSLATION I

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 have a dog.
  2. Have you a horse?
  3. We have a house in the country.
  4. They have a cat.
  5. I had an accident yesterday.
  6. I have to go to the office.
  7. I have to work on Saturday.
  8. Do you have to wash the clothes?
  9. We have to buy a house.
  10. I had to write a letter.
  11. They have to paint the house.
  12. Did you have to sell the car?
  13. We had to take care of the children.
  14. My uncle has to pay the bill.
  15. My uncle has to work on Saturday.

Check your sentences with the translations below.

  1. Tengo un perro.
  2. ¿Tiene un caballo?
  3. Tenemos una casa en el campo.
  4. Tienen un gato.
  5. Tuve un accidente ayer.
  6. Tengo que ir al despacho.
  7. Tengo que trabajar el sábado.
  8. ¿Tiene que lavar la ropa?
  9. Tenemos que comprar una casa.
  10. Tuve que escribir una carta.
  11. Tienen que pintar la casa.
  12. ¿Tuvo que vender el auto?
  13. Tuvimos que cuidar a los niños.
  14. Mi tío tiene que pagar la cuenta.
  15. Mi tío tiene que trabajar el sábado.
SENTENCE-FORMING EXERCISES II

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

In English you sometimes use the
present tense instead of the future:
When do you leave?
In Spanish the present tense is also used sometimes instead of the future. “¿Cuándo viene?” (
When do you come? When are you coming?
)

1
2
¿Cuándo viene (
When are you coming?
)
a México
¿Por qué no viene (
Why don’t you come?
)
a la clase
José vino (
Joseph came
)
a la fiesta
Mi tío va a venir (
My uncle is going to come
)
al despacho
 
a Santa Bárbara
 
mañana
 
el sábado

B

1
2
3
   Quiero (
I want
)
ir (
to go
)
a. cine
¿Quiere
tomar
la cena
   (
Do you want?
)
invitar
a Eduardo
   Queremos
jugar
tenis
Quieren
una taza
de café
   Quería (
I, you, he, she wanted
(
a cup
)
el trabajo
    
terminar
(
the work
)
   Quiere
ver
la casa
   Queríamos
comprar
un auto
Querían
 
 

C

1
2
3
   Puedo (
I can
)
hablar
español
¿Puede (
Can you?
)
ir
al despacho
José puede (
Joseph can
)
nadar
muy bien
María puede (
Mary can
)
comprar
el piano
   Podemos (
we can
)
venir
el domingo
Pueden
nadar
(
on Sunday
)
   He podido (
I have been able to
)
trabajar
mucho
    
escribir
toda la tarde
   No puedo (
I can’t
)
terminar
la carta
   No pude (
I couldn’t
)
 
el trabajo

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