WRITING EXERCISE - TRANSLATION 1
Translate into English the following sentences.
See the answer to check on structures and vocabulary.

 

 
SPANISH
ENGLISH

1

Puedes irte o quedarte; haz lo que quieras You can either stay or go, do as you please

2

Empezó a nevar, por tanto nos fuimos a casa It started to snow, therefore we went home

3

Nos marchamos antes de que ella volviera We had left before she came back

4

Siempre dice la verdad, por eso le creo He always tells the truth, that's why I believe him

5

Aunque lo supiera, no te lo diría Even though I knew it, I wouldn't tell you anything

6

Que vuelven tus padres a España es casi seguro It's almost for certain that your parents are coming back to Spain.

7

La sortija estará donde la dejaste The ring is wherever you left it

8

No nos escriben desde que se fueron a Alemania They haven't written since they left for Germany

9

Os lo contaré con tal de que no se lo digáis a nadie I'll tell you that, provided you don't say a word

10

Encendió la luz y entonces se sentó a leer el periódico She turned on the light and then she sat down to read the newspaper

 

 

 

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