Lección 28
Dad’s story. Part 2. The conjugation of the irregular verbs decir, ser, saber, querer; cerrar
El cuento de papá (continuación y fin)
Vocablos
el | botón | button |
detrás | behind | |
formidable | formidable | |
el | estampido | bang, boom, crash, report (of a gun) |
¡alto! | stop! | |
volver(se) | to return; to turn around | |
movido, -a | moved; on the go, active, restless | |
el | resorte | spring (coil) |
frente a | in front of | |
secuestrar | to kidnap, to abduct | |
el | silencio | silence |
el | terror | terror |
clavado, -a | nailed | |
rígido, -a | frozen; stony (expresionless) | |
el | bandido | bandit |
el | miserable | wretch; miserable |
ardiente | burning | |
devorar | to devour | |
pálido, -a | pale, pallid | |
adelantar | to move forward | |
el | paso | step, footstep |
dijo (of decir) | to say | |
cerrar | to close, to shut | |
que estaría | (it/that) would be | |
borrado, -a | deleted, erased | |
vivo, -a | alive; living | |
fue (of: ser) | was | |
así | thus, like this/that | |
la | fortuna | fortune |
la | curiosidad | curiosity |
querer | to love; to want | |
prohibir | to prohibit | |
alejarse | to go/move away | |
tapar | to cover (up) | |
la | cara | face |
sollozar | to sob | |
rápidamente | quickly, fast | |
llorar | to cry | |
el | hijo | son |
la | hija | daughter |
sorprendido, -a | surprised | |
demudarse | to change, to alter | |
acercar | to move closer | |
separar | to separate; to remove | |
enjugar | to wipe away (tears) | |
la | lágrima | tear |
el | pañuelo | handkerchief |
abrazar | to hug | |
besar | to kiss | |
¡perdona! | (I’m) sorry! excuse me! |
Learn the expressions:
¡alto!
stop!
está bien
all right
frente, -а
front
por fortuna
fortunately
a uno en pos de otro
one after the other
otra vez
again
¿de quién eres?
whose are you?
volver la cabeza
turn the head
¡perdona!
(I’m) sorry!
Grammar points
1. The conjugation of the irregular verb cerrar (group I)
cerrar to close, to shut
Present:
1. cierro
2. cierras
3. cierra
I close
you close
he closes
1. cerramos
2. cerráis
3. cierran
we close
you close
they close
Past imperfect:
1. cerraba
2. cerrabas
I was closing
you were closeing etc.
Past simple:
1. cerré
2. cerraste
3. cerró
I closed
you closed
he closed etc.
Imperative mood:
¡cierra!
¡cerrad!
close!
close!
2. The conjugation of the irregular verbs of individual conjugation: decir, ser, saber, querer
decir to say, to tell
Present:
1. digo
2. dices
3. dice
I say
you say
he says
1. decimos
2. decís
3. dicen
we say
you say
they say
Past imperfect:
1. decía
2. decías
3. decía
I was saying
you were saying
he was saying etc.
Present perfect compound:
1. he dicho
2. has dicho
3. ha dicho
I have said
you have said
he has said etc.
Past simple:
1. dije
2. dijiste
3. dijo
I said
you said
he said
1. dijimos
2. dijisteis
3. dijeron
we said
you said
they said
Imperative mood:
¡di!
¡decid!
say!
say!
ser to be
Present — see lesson 16
Past imperfect — see lesson 18
Present perfect compound:
1. he sido
2. has sido
3. ha sido
I have been
you have been
he has been
1. hemos sido
2. habéis sido
3. han sido
we have been
you have been
they have been
Past simple:
1. fui
2. fuiste
3. fue
I was
you were
he was
1. fuimos
2. fuisteis
3. fueron
we were
you were
they were
Imperative mood:
¡sé!
¡sed!
Be!
Be!
saber to know, can
Present:
1. sé
2. sabes
3. sabe
I know
you know
he knows
1. sabemos
2. sabéis
3. saben
we know
you know
they know
Past imperfect:
1. sabía
2. sabías
3. sabía
I knew (lit.: was knowing)
you knew
he knew etc.
Present perfect:
1. he sabido
2. has sabido
I have known
you have known etc.
Past simple:
1. supe
2. supiste
3. supo
I knew
you knew
he knew
1. supimos
2. supisteis
3. supieron
we knew
you knew
they knew
Imperative mood:
¡sabe!
¡sabed!
know!
know!
querer to want, to love
Present — see lesson 14
Past imperfect:
1. quería
2. querías
I wanted (lit.: was wanting)
you wanted etc.
Present perfect:
1. he querido
2. has querido
I have wanted
you have wanted etc.
Past simple:
1. quise
2. quisiste
3. quiso
I wanted
you wanted
he wanted etc.
1. quisimos
2. quisisteis
3. quisieron
we wanted
you wanted
they wanted
Imperative mood:
¡quiere!
¡quered!
want!
want!
Exercises
I. Answer the following questions:
¿En qué ciudad vivía el coronel Toledano? ¿Por qué los niños le apodaron: „Polifemo?” ¿Tenía padres Andresito? ¿Qué regalaban los niños al perro Muley? ¿Qué le regalaba Andresito? ¿Qué voz tenía el coronel? ¿Era un hombre bueno o malo el coronel?
II. Translate into English:
Juan quiso llevar a Juana al cine, pero no la encontró en casa.
— ¿Dónde está Juana? — preguntó a Carmencita. — Juana habló con María por teléfono y después salió. — ¿No dijo nada? — No. Entraron José y Miguel. — Vimos muchas cosas interesantes — dijo Miguel — y también encontramos en la calle a Juana con María. Nos dijeron ... — ¿Qué dijeron? — pregunta Juan. — Pues ... no me acuerdo. — Cómo se puede ... — Espera, Juan, ya sé. Fueron al hospicio para regalar un perro a un muchacho.
III. Translate into Spanish:
I was returning home at night. Suddenly/unexpectedly, I saw a big dog. It was looking at me with burning eyes. The fear had me (like) nailed. Suddenly/all of a sudden, someone screamed. I screamed too and... I woke up. I saw my sister. She wiped my forehead, my eyes, my face, kissed me and asked me: — What happened? Why did you scream? Why are you so pale? — I was sleeping and ... suddenly I saw an enormous dog. It moved closer to me and wanted to devour me. I covered the face with the hands and full of fear I screamed. I woke up and saw you. You were screaming too, weren’t you? — When I came into your room, you were so pale, that I screamed. Fortunately, it’s over now (lit.: this already finished). Now sleep well.