Read Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish Online
Authors: Margarita Madrigal
Tags: #Reference, #Language Arts & Disciplines
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.
Check your sentences with the translations below.
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 |