SPANISH 406
Practice Sentences

TRANSLATE TO SPANISH:

1. I met my wife while I was traveling in Spain.

2. Every day he would walk through the beautiful fields that were covered with white snow.


3. Pepe's mother is angry with him because last night she found his crocodile in the bathtub.
     She is convinced that her son is crazy, but her husband insists that he is merely strange.

4. What you are saying is absurd, but it is likely that your colleagues will believe it.

5. What time do you suppose it was when he called?

6. If you have children, I hope you will raise them in accordance with the customs of our country.

7. If I had children I would raise them in Denmark.

8. If you should see her, please tell her I miss her.

9. If you had studied more you would be happier now.

10. If you ever go to Córdoba, be sure to visit the Mosque.

11. I told her that if John arrived before six o'clock, he should call me right away.

12. I've been out all day; I don't know whether he called.

13. He read the stock market report and realized he was ruined.

14. He went crazy when he learned his dog had died.


15. Upon finding out that his novel was not going to be published, the poor man became violent.

16. The noise from the machines was growing louder and louder, and she feared she would go deaf.

17. It's not that I don't love you, but when you become angry you make me nervous.

18. She was making a great effort to remember where she had seen him.

19. Last year there were two summit meetings of the world powers to deal with pressing problems of international trade.

20. How long has she been here? She has probably been here about a year.

21. He had been living there since January, and every day he would take a stroll through the woods.

22. Two weeks ago it began to rain, and they say it will rain for two more.

23. I have been here since September and I have never seen anyone smile.

24. He is a good friend of mine but I haven't seen him for a long time.

25. Pepe had been working for two hours when the phone rang.

26. For three years now you've been telling me to look for a job, and I'm fed up! The fact is that I don't like to work.

27. It's incredible that he's never learned a word of English even though he has lived here for five years.

28. I couldn't finish this translation even if I worked all night.

29. I couldn't finish the translation even though I worked all night.

30. I won't be able to finish this translation even if I work all night.

31. Even though he's pleasant, nobody likes him because he smells bad.

32. No matter how many times I read this book I'll never understand it.

33. Before the student could answer, the bell rang.

34. The child crossed the street without anyone's seeing her.

35. I live in Seattle because I like it better than Bellevue.

36. I'm not marrying her because she's rich but because she makes me think.

37. Whether you like it or not, Sara is going to be your new boss.

38. Dinner over, he wiped his mouth with a napkin.

39. Exhausted from the long march, the soldiers sat down to rest.

40. You can earn fifty dollars by working two more days, but you'll have to get your hair cut.

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