Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (141 page)

    Voy a ver.
I’m going to see
.

    Fuí a ver.
I went to see
.

    Iba a ver.
I was going to see
.

    Iba a comprar una casa.
I was going to buy a house
.

    Iba a verlo.
I was going to see him
.

    Iba a estudiar.
I was going to study.

  
María iba a traerlo.
Mary was going to bring it
.

  
Juan iba a invitarla.
John was going to invite her
.

    Íbamos a la playa.
We were going to the beach.

Iban a México.
They were going to Mexico.

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

1	2	3
Quería	comprar	el caballo ( horse )
( I wanted )	jugar	tenis
Carlos quería	ir	al cine
( Charles wanted )	venir	a la clase
Queríamos	hacer	dulces
( we wanted )	tomar	la cena
Querían	quedarse ( to stay )	en casa
( they wanted )	levantarse	temprano

B

1	2
Tenía ( I used to have )	un perro ( a dog )
Alberto tenía ( Albert used to have )	un caballo ( a horse )
Teníamos ( We used to have )	una vaca ( a cow )
Tenían ( They used to have )	un gato ( a cat )
	gallinas ( hens )
	una criada ( a maid )
	un auto
	una secretaria

C

1	2
Me levantaba ( I used to get up )	temprano
Alberto se levantaba	tarde
( Albert used to get up )	a las ocho
Nos levantábamos	a las cinco
( We used to get up )	a las nueve
Se levantaban ( They used to get up )	a las diez
Me acostaba ( I used to go to bed )	a las once
Nos acostábamos	muy tarde
( We used to go to bed )	muy temprano a las diez y media

Translate the following sentences into Spanish.

1. I wanted to buy the horse.
   
2. I wanted to play tennis.
   
3. Charles wanted to go to the movies.
   
4. Charles wanted to come to the class.
   
5. We wanted to make candy.
   
6. We wanted to have dinner.
   
7. They wanted to stay at home.
   
8. They wanted to get up early.
   
9. I used to have a horse.
   
10. Albert used to have a cow.
    
11. We used to have a maid.
    
12. They used to have a car.
    
13. I used to get up early.
    
14. Albert used to get up late.
    
15. We used to get up at six.
    
16. They used to get up very early.
    
17. I used to go to bed very late.
    
18. We used to go to bed at ten-thirty.
    
19. I used to go to bed at eleven.
    
20. I used to get up at five.
    

Check your sentences with the translations below.

1. Quería comprar el caballo.
   
2. Quería jugar tenis.
   
3. Carlos quería ir al cine.
   
4. Carlos quería venir a la clase.
   
5. Queríamos hacer dulces.
   
6. Queríamos tomar la cena.
   
7. Querían quedarse en casa.
   
8. Querían levantarse temprano.
   
9. Tenía un caballo.
   
10. Alberto tenía una vaca.
    
11. Teníamos una criada.
    
12. Tenían un auto.
    
13. Me levantaba temprano.
    
14. Alberto se levantaba tarde.
    
15. Nos levantábamos a las seis.
    
16. Se levantaban muy temprano.
    
17. Me acostaba muy tarde.
    
18. Nos acostábamos a las diez y media.
    
19. Me acostaba a las once.
    
20. Me levantaba a las cinco.
    

Combine the words below in different ways to form as many sentences as you can.

A