Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (12 page)

1. Edison inventó el fonógrafo.
   

Check your sentences with the translation below.

1. I invited a friend to my house last night.
   
2. Robert visited a friend in Cuba.
   
3. Mother prepared dinner last night.
   
4. The president accepted the invitation.
   
5. I finished the composition for the class.
   
6. Mary studied the lesson this morning.
   
7. Robert had dinner in a restaurant.
   
8. The doctor took an aspirin.
   
9. I used the vocabulary in the class.
   
10. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
    
11. Don Ameche didn’t invent the telephone.
    
12. Marconi invented the radio.
    
13. I copied the lesson last night.
    
14. The professor had a Pepsi Cola.
    
15. The agent imported perfume from France.
    
16. My mother visited a friend in the hospital.
    
17. I had asparagus.
    
18. I parked my car.
    
19. My father recommended your friend.
    
20. The general entered the capital.
    
21. The minister prepared the sermon for the congregation.
    
22. My client imported coffee from Costa Rica.
    
23. I toasted the bread for the sandwiches.
    
24. John went into the hotel and greeted his friend.
    
25. The mechanic lubricated the automobile in the garage.
    
26. My friend cultivated coffee on the ranch.
    
27. The group presented a drama.
    
28. The professor congratulated the student.
    
29. Did you vote this morning?
    
30. The doctor cured the patient.
    
31. I deposited money in the bank this morning.
    
32. Did you copy the composition?
    
33. Did you study the lesson for the class?
    
34. Did you accept the invitation?
    
35. My father invited John to the movies.
    
36. John accepted the invitation.
    
37. Edison invented the phonograph.
    

Now, if you feel ambitious and want to try your hand at a more difficult task, translate the English sentences back into Spanish. I will say to you what the señorita said when Pedro told her he loved her so much that he would swim the Atlantic for her. She said, “Eef you can do eet, I kees you!”

You have learned forty new verbs in this lesson. Use them and enjoy them. You will find that you can make up hundreds of sentences with them.

Use the following nouns to fill in the blanks in the sentences below: