Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (139 page)
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Authors: Margarita Madrigal
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Now let’s see how well you remember the pronouns. Fill in the blanks with the Spanish equivalents of the following sentences. You should be able to complete this test in fifteen minutes.
1. I saw him.____________________________________________
2. She saw us.____________________________________________
3. They recommended him.____________________________________________
4. Did you visit him?____________________________________________
5. He saw her.____________________________________________
6. We saw them (masc.).____________________________________________
7. Who saw her?____________________________________________
8. He saw us.____________________________________________
9. He invited me.____________________________________________
10. Who brought it (masc.)?____________________________________________
11. Did you see him?____________________________________________
12. Did they invite her?____________________________________________
13. It surprised me.____________________________________________
14. He didn’t see her.____________________________________________
15. They took us to the movies.____________________________________________
16. He took me to the party.____________________________________________
17. Who bought it (fem.)?____________________________________________
18. I didn’t see it (masc.).____________________________________________
19. I spoke to him.____________________________________________
20. He bought it for me.____________________________________________
21. I wrote to him.____________________________________________
22. He invited them (fem.).____________________________________________
23. She wrote to my aunt.____________________________________________
24. He bought my uncle a pipe.____________________________________________
25. I sent them a cable.____________________________________________
26. She gave it to him.____________________________________________
27. She gave Charles a sweater.____________________________________________
28. I gave it to him.____________________________________________
29. He sold it to her.____________________________________________
30. He gave it to me.____________________________________________
Check your answers with those below.
- Lo ví.
- Nos vió.
- Lo recomendaron.
- ¿Lo visitó?
- La vió.
- Los vimos.
- ¿Quién la vió?
- Nos vió.
- Me invitó.
- ¿Quién lo trajo?
- ¿Lo vió?
- ¿La invitaron?
- Me sorprendió.
- No la vió.
- Nos llevaron al cine.
- Me llevó a la fiesta.
- ¿Quién la compró?
- No lo ví.
- Le hablé.
- Me lo (la) compró.
- Le escribí.
- Las invitó.
- Le escribió a mi tía.
- Le compró una pipa a mi tío.
- Les mandé un cable.
- Se lo (la) dió.
- Le dió un suéter a Carlos.
- Se lo (la) dí.
- Se lo (la) vendió.
- Me lo (la) dió.
If you made no more than five errors, your work is excellent and you have understood the lessons on pronouns. If you made more than ten errors I suggest that you review Lessons 34 and 35.
Now let’s see how well you remember the reflexive verbs. Translate the following sentences into Spanish. Write the translations in the blanks below the sentences.
1. I went to bed early.______________________
2. He got up late.______________________
3. They got married.______________________
4. She put on her hat.______________________
5. He shaved.______________________
6. I washed my hands.______________________
7. Why did he go (away)?______________________
8. She stayed with her aunt.______________________
9. H has gone to bed.______________________
10. She is bathing.______________________
Check your answers with the answers below. If you have more than three errors, review Lesson 38.
- Me acosté temprano.
- Se levantó tarde.
- Se casaron.
- Se puso el sombrero.
- Se afeitó.
- Me lavé las manos.
- ¿Por qué se fué?
- Se quedó con su tía.
- Se ha acostado.
- Se está bañando.
THE IMPERFECT
n English there is only one simple past tense, but in Spanish these are two simple tenses that express the past: the preterite and the imperfect.
The preterite is used to express a single completed action in the past and can best be described by a dot.
PRETERITE
(Single completed action)
| Escribí una carta. | I wrote a letter . |
| Tomé la cena. | I had dinner . |
| Compré la casa. | I bought the house . |
| Tuve un accidente. | I had an accident . |
The imperfect, on the other hand, is used to express continuous or repeated action in the past and can be described by a long, continuous line or by a series of dashes. The line represents continuity. The dashes represent repetition.
IMPERFECT
(1. Continuous action)
| Tenía un auto. | I had a car . |
| Quería a su madre. | He loved his mother . |
(2. Repeated action)
Escribía una carta todos los días.
I used to write a letter every day.
Mi primo siempre tomaba la cena en el mismo restaurante.
My cousin always used to have dinner in the same restaurant
.
Mi primo compraba el períodico todas las mañanas.
My cousin bought
(
used to buy
)
the newspaper every morning
.
The verb endings for the imperfect tense are:
Examples:
COMPRAR,
to buy
VENDER,
to sell
