Daily Spanish Phrases - LEVEL: C - Sample

LEVEL: C - Sample Lesson - Topic: To Meet People
NIVEL: C - Lección de muestra - Tema: Conocer a Gente

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In level C most of the phrases will be in the past tense and the two conjugated verbs will be in the past tense, as well.

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1.	It was a pleasure meeting you and I hope to see you again soon. (CLICK on icon for audio-->) Fue un placer conocerle a Ud. y espero volver a verle pronto. Note: *Volver a verle* is literally to return to see you. *Volver a* can be used in front of any infinitive verb to express repetition or to do X again: *volver a ver* is to see again.
2.	He asked me out for dinner and I went! Me invitó a salir a cenar y ¡fui! Note: *Fui* is a past tense form of two verbs: ir -- to go and ser -- to be. The context tells us that in this case *fui* means I went, because the other option -- I was -- doesn't make sense. *Cóctel* means both cocktail party and cocktail (a drink).
3.	For how long were you going out together before you got married? ¿Durante cuánto tiempo estuvisteis saliendo juntos antes de casaros?
4.	Pedro and I dated for two years and then we got engaged. Pedro y yo salimos juntos durante dos años y luego nos prometimos.
5.	How long have you been married/separated/ divorced? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevas casado/a, separado/a, divorciado/a?
6.	I found a new online system to learn Spanish through the Internet. Encontré un sistema online para aprender español por Internet.
7.	Excuse me, what did you say? Perdóneme, ¿qué es lo que dijo?
8.	It was a surprise to see you again. Ha sido una sorpresa volver a verte.
9.	What did you think of his new girlfriend? ¿Qué pensaste de su nueva novia?
10.	Come in please. We will introduce you to our sons. Pasen, por favor. Les presentarémos a nuestros hijos.
11.	I gave him my phone number but he hasn't called me yet. Le di mi número de teléfono pero no me ha llamado todavía.
12.	We were so sorry you couldn't attend our reunion. Sentímos que no pudiste asistir a nuestra reunión.
13.	When I saw you coming down the stairs, it was love at first sight. Cuando te vi bajar la escalera, fue amor a primera vista.
14.	I called to thank you for last night; I had a great time. Te llamé para agradecerte lo de anoche; me lo pasé fenomenal.
15.	Too bad I didn't meet you sooner. Qué pena que no te conocí antes.

Verb Conjugation


SER		TO BE	Phrase #2
yo tú él, ella, usted nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, ustedes	fui fuiste fue fuimos fuisteis fueron	I you he, she, it we you (plural) they	was were was were were were


ESTAR		TO BE	Phrase #3
yo tú él, ella, usted nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, ustedes	estuve estuviste estuvo estuvimos estuvisteis estuvieron	I you he, she, it we you (plural) they	was were was were were were

Quick Grammar Note

Remember that the the preterite describes completed actions in the past. Here are the model verbs conjugated in the preterite tense:

HABLAR -AR

yo hablé = I spoke
tú hablaste = you spoke
él/ella, Ud. habló = he/she, you (formal) spoke
nosotros hablamos = we spoke
vosotros hablasteis = you-all spoke
ellos/ellas, Uds. hablaron = they (masculine/feminine), you-all (formal) spoke

COMER -ER

yo comí = I ate
tú comiste = you ate
él/ella, Ud. comió = he/she, you (formal) ate
nosotros comimos = we ate
vosotros comisteis = you-all ate
ellos/ellas/ustedes comieron = they (masculine/feminine), you-all (formal) ate

VIVIR -IR

yo viví = I lived
tú viviste = you lived
él/ella, Ud. vivió = he/she, you (formal) lived
nosotros vivimos = we live
vosotros vivisteis = you-all lived
él/ella, Uds. vivieron = they (masculine/feminine), you-all (formal) lived

Yes, you've noticed right! The preterite endings are the same for -er and -ir verbs.

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Exercise

ATTENTION: Fill in all the gaps, then press on the Check Answers button below to check your answers. If you need help with the missing word, use the Get Hint button below to see the first letter of the correct answer. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints. You can use the special character buttons below to write any letters you can't make with your keyboard.

1. It was a pleasure meeting you and I hope to see you again soon.
Fue un conocerle a Ud. y espero volver a verle pronto.

2. I found a new online system to learn Spanish through the Internet.
Encontré un sistema online para español por Internet.

3. Come in please. We will introduce you to our sons.
Pasen, por favor. Les presentaremos a hijos.

4. I called to thank you for last night; I had a great time.
Te llamé para agradecerte lo de ; me lo pasé fenomenal.

5. Too bad I didn't meet you sooner.
Qué pena que no conocí antes.

Vocabulary Game

In this lesson you will come across the following vocabulary. Enjoy the game!