Read Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish Online
Authors: Margarita Madrigal
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Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (121 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.
- I gave my cousin (fem.) a record.
- He gave his sister a blouse.
- We gave your brother a radio.
- They gave your mother a camera.
- I’m going to give Robert a guitar.
- Are you going to give Albert a tractor?
- Are you going to give Elizabeth a novel?
- He gave your brother a necktie.
- I gave your sister a blouse.
- I gave your cousin (masc.) a necktie.
- We gave Robert a camera.
- I’m going to give Robert a sofa.
- I sent Charles a book.
- Did you send your uncle a cable?
- We sent Helen some roses.
- They sent your aunt a cable.
- I’m going to send your uncle some records.
- I sent your aunt a present.
- I’m going to send Charles a present.
- Are you going to send the flowers to Helen?
Check your sentences with the translations below.
- Le dí un disco a mi prima.
- Le dió una blusa a su hermana.
- Le dimos un radio a su hermano.
- Le dieron una cámara a su mamá.
- Voy a darle una guitarra a Roberto. (Or, Le voy a dar una guitarra a Roberto.)
- ¿ Va a darle un tractor a Alberto? (Or, ¿Le va a dar un tractor a Alberto?)
- ¿ Va a darle una novela a Isabel? (Or, ¿Le va a dar una novela a Isabel?)
- Le dió una corbata a su hermano.
- Le dí una blusa a su hermana.
- Le dí una corbata a su primo.
- Le dimos una cámara a Roberto.
- Voy a darle un sofá a Roberto. (Or, Le voy a dar un sofá a Roberto.)
- Le mandé un libro a Carlos.
- ¿Le mandó un cable a su tío?
- Le mandamos unas rosas a Elena.
- Le mandaron un cable a su tía.
- Voy a mandarle unos discos a su tío. (Or, Le voy a mandar unos discos a su tío.)
- Le mandé un regalo a su tía.
- Voy a mandarle un regalo a Carlos. (Or, Le voy a mandar un regalo a Carlos.)
- ¿ Va a mandarle las flores a Elena? (Or, Le va a mandar las flores a Elena?)
If you use both the
direct and indirect object pronouns,
THE INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN COMES FIRST.
EXAMPLES
:
Me lo dió.
He gave it to me
(
To me it he gave
).
Me lo vendió.
He sold it to me
(
To me it he sold
).
The indirect object LE changes to SE when it is used in combination with LO, LA, LOS, LAS. “Le lo” becomes SE LO.
EXAMPLES
:
Se lo dí.
I gave it to him
(
To him
[
her, you
]
it I gave
).
Se lo vendí.
I sold it to you
(
To you
[
him, her
]
it I sold
).
Se la vendí.
I sold it to her
. (The “la” refers to something feminine, such as “la mesa,”
the table
.)
Se los vendí.
I sold them to him
. (The “los” refers to something masculine plural.)
Se las vendí.
I sold them to you
. (The “las” refers to something feminine plural.)
Nos lo vendió.
He sold it to us
.
Se lo vendí.
I sold it to you, to him, to her, to them
.
“SE” means:
To you, to him, to her, to them
.
NONCONFORMIST VERBS ME,
me
(
to, for me
)
LE,
you, him, her
(
to, for you, him, her
)
NOS,
us
(
to, for us
)
LES,
you
(pl.),
them
(
to, for them
)
“Traje” (
I brought
) takes “le” because you can say “brought to.” Verbs that can be followed by “to” or “for” take “le.”
Le traje unos discos.
I brought you some records
(
To you I brought some records
).
Le dí el dinero.
I gave you the money
(
To you I gave the money
).
Le dimos el libro.
We gave you the book
(
To you we gave the book
).
| VERB | WHAT | TO WHOM |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Carlos le dió ( Charles [ to her ] gave) | un libro ( a book ) | a Elena ( to Helen ) |
| Carlos le dió ( Charles [ to him ] gave ) | el dinero ( the money ) | a Juan ( to John ) |
| María y yo le dimos ( Mary and I [ to her ] gave) | el dinero ( the money ) | a Elena ( to Helen ) |
| Carlos y María le dieron ( Charles and Mary [ to her ] gave ) | los libros ( the books ) | a mi tía ( to my aunt ) |
| Enrique le trajo ( Henry [ to him ] brought ) | el periódico ( the newspaper ) | a su papá ( to his father ) |
| María le trajo ( Mary [ to her ] brought ) | unas rosas ( some roses ) | a mi mamá ( to my mother ) |
| Roberto y yo le trajimos ( Robert and I [ to him ] brought ) | unos libros ( some books ) | a Carlos ( to Charles ) |
| Carlos y María le trajeron ( Charles and Mary [ to him ] brought ) | unos dulces ( some candy ) | a Juan ( to John ) |