Shopping and Buying
Shopping and Buying
Yo compré un regalo para mi madre.
I bought a gift for my mother.
I bought a gift for my mother.
¿ Compraste un regalo para tu madre?
Did you buy a gift for your mother?
Did you buy a gift for your mother?
María compró un regalo para su madre.
Mary bought a gift for her mother.
Mary bought a gift for her mother.
Nosotros compramos un regalo para nuestra madre.
We bought a gift for our mother.
We bought a gift for our mother.
Las muchachas compraron un regalo para su madre.
The girls bought a gift for their mother.
The girls bought a gift for their mother.
El regalo costó treinta y cinco dólares.
The gift cost thirty five dollars.
The gift cost thirty five dollars.
¿ Cuánto costó el regalo?
How much did the gift cost?
How much did the gift cost?
El señor García compró la casa.
Mr. García bought the house.
Mr. García bought the house.
¿ Cuánto costó la casa?
How much did the house cost?
How much did the house cost?
La casa costó ciento veinte y nueve mil dólares.
The house cost one hundred and twenty nine thousand dollars.
The house cost one hundred and twenty nine thousand dollars.
Señor García, ¿ Cuánto pagó usted?
Mr. García how much did you pay?
Mr. García how much did you pay?
Yo pagué cien mil dólares.
I paid one hundred thousand dollars.
I paid one hundred thousand dollars.
Yo quería comprar la pulsera de plata.
I wanted to buy the silver bracelet.
I wanted to buy the silver bracelet.
¿ Cuánto costaba la pulsera de plata?
How much did the silver bracelet cost? / "What price were they asking?"
How much did the silver bracelet cost? / "What price were they asking?"
La pulsera costaba cuarenta dólares.
The bracelet cost forty five dollars.
The bracelet cost forty five dollars.
¿ Cuánto te costó?
How much did it cost you?
How much did it cost you?
Me costó treinta dólares.
It cost me thirty dollars.
It cost me thirty dollars.
John has gone to the store.
Juan ha ido a la tienda
Juan ha ido a la tienda
I have bought the gift for Mary.
Yo he comprado el regalo para María.
Yo he comprado el regalo para María.
Have you bought the gift for Mary?
¿ Has comprado el regalo para María?
¿ Has comprado el regalo para María?
John says that he has bought the gift for Mary.
Juan dice que él ha comprado el regalo para María.
Juan dice que él ha comprado el regalo para María.
We have bought the gift for Mary.
Nosotros hemos comprado el regalo para María.
Nosotros hemos comprado el regalo para María.
The boys have bought the gift for Mary.
Los muchachos han comprado el regalo para María.
Los muchachos han comprado el regalo para María.
I bought a gift for you.
Yo compré un regalo para ti. (alt. Yo te compré un regalo.)
Yo compré un regalo para ti. (alt. Yo te compré un regalo.)
He bought a gift for me.
El compró un regalo para mi. (alt. El me compró un regalo.)
El compró un regalo para mi. (alt. El me compró un regalo.)
They bought a gift for us.
Ellos compraron un regalo para nosotros. (alt. Ellos nos compraron un regalo.)
Ellos compraron un regalo para nosotros. (alt. Ellos nos compraron un regalo.)
We bought a gift for them.
Nosotros compramos un regalo para ellos. (alt. Nosotros les compramos un regalo.)
Nosotros compramos un regalo para ellos. (alt. Nosotros les compramos un regalo.)
Miguel comprará la chompa si la tienda acepta cheques de viajero.
Michael will buy the sweater if the store accepts traveler's checks.
Michael will buy the sweater if the store accepts traveler's checks.
Miguel compraría la chompa si la tienda aceptara cheques de viajero.
Michael would buy the sweater if the store accepted traveler's checks.
Michael would buy the sweater if the store accepted traveler's checks.
Miguel habría comprado la chompa si la tienda hubiera aceptado cheques de viajero.
Michael would have bought the sweater if the store had accepted traveler's checks.
Michael would have bought the sweater if the store had accepted traveler's checks.
I am going to buy the sweater in spite of the price.
Voy a comprar la chumpa (suéter) a pesar del precio (no obstante el precio).
Voy a comprar la chumpa (suéter) a pesar del precio (no obstante el precio).
I'll take the yellow shirt.
Me quedo con la camisa amarilla (me llevo la camisa amarilla).
Me quedo con la camisa amarilla (me llevo la camisa amarilla).
John didn't buy anything, neither did Mary.
Juan no compró, nada ni María tampoco. (Ni Juan ni María compró nada.)
Juan no compró, nada ni María tampoco. (Ni Juan ni María compró nada.)
I am going to buy either the yellow shirt or the white one.
Voy a comprar o la camisa amarilla o la blanca.
Voy a comprar o la camisa amarilla o la blanca.
Mary likes the yellow dress more than anything.
A María le gusta el vestido amarillo más que nada.
A María le gusta el vestido amarillo más que nada.
John insisted on buying the motorcycle.
Juan se empeñó en comprar la motocicleta.
Juan se empeñó en comprar la motocicleta.
I was hoping that Mary would buy the Christmas present.
Esperaba que María comprara el regalo de Navidad.
Esperaba que María comprara el regalo de Navidad.
She said that she would buy it.
Dijo que lo compraría.
Dijo que lo compraría.
I am going to give the present to my brother.
Le voy a dar el regalo a mi hermano.
Le voy a dar el regalo a mi hermano.
I am going to give it to him on Christmas Eve.
Se lo voy a dar la víspera de Navidad.
Se lo voy a dar la víspera de Navidad.
This motorcycle costs more than the red one.
Esta motocicleta cuesta más que la roja.
Esta motocicleta cuesta más que la roja.
This motorcycle costs more than five thousand dollars.
Esta motocicleta cuesta más de cinco mil dólares.
Esta motocicleta cuesta más de cinco mil dólares.
I will buy the gift for Mary if you lend me the money.
Yo compraré el regalo para María si tú me prestas el dinero.
Yo compraré el regalo para María si tú me prestas el dinero.
I would buy the gift for Mary if you lent me the money.
Yo compraría el regalo para María si tú me prestaras el dinero.
Yo compraría el regalo para María si tú me prestaras el dinero.
I would have bought the gift for Mary if you had lent me the money.
Yo habría comprado el regalo para María si tú me hubieras prestado el dinero.
Yo habría comprado el regalo para María si tú me hubieras prestado el dinero.
A mi me gusta el regalo.
I like the gift.
I like the gift.
¿ A ti te gusta el regalo?
Do you like the gift?
Do you like the gift?
A María le gusta el regalo.
Mary likes the gift.
Mary likes the gift.
Yo no sé si a María le va a gustar el regalo.
I don't know if Mary is going to like the gift.
I don't know if Mary is going to like the gift.
Yo no sabía si a María le iba a gustar el regalo.
I didn't know if Mary was going to like the gift.
I didn't know if Mary was going to like the gift.
¿ Crees que a María le va a gustar el regalo.
Do you think that Mary is going to like the gift?
Do you think that Mary is going to like the gift?
Yo espero que a ella le guste.
I hope that she likes it.
I hope that she likes it.
Yo esperaba que a ella le gustara.
I was hoping that she would like it.
I was hoping that she would like it.
Yo no sabía si a ella le iba a gustar.
I didn't know if she was going to like it.
I didn't know if she was going to like it.
Juan va a comprar un regalo para María.
John is going to buy a gift for Mary.
John is going to buy a gift for Mary.
Yo espero que Juan compre el regalo para María.
I hope that John buys the gift for Mary.
I hope that John buys the gift for Mary.
Yo creía que Juan iba a comprar el regalo para María.
I thought that John was going to buy the gift for Mary.
I thought that John was going to buy the gift for Mary.
Yo esperaba que Juan comprara el regalo para María.
I was hoping that John would buy the gift for Mary.
I was hoping that John would buy the gift for Mary.
She gave me the money.
Ella me dio el dinero.
Ella me dio el dinero.
I will give you the money.
Yo te daré el dinero.
Yo te daré el dinero.
I will give it to you.
Yo te lo daré.
Yo te lo daré.
Mary wants me to give the money to her.
María quiere que yo le dé el dinero.
María quiere que yo le dé el dinero.
Mary wants me to give it to her.
María quiere que yo se lo dé.
María quiere que yo se lo dé.
I gave it to you.
Yo te lo di.
Yo te lo di.
Do you want me to give the money to them.?
¿Quieres que yo les dé el dinero?
¿Quieres que yo les dé el dinero?
I will give it to them.
Yo se lo daré (a ellos).
Yo se lo daré (a ellos).
Have you bought something?
¿Has comprado algo?
¿Has comprado algo?
No, I haven't bought anything.
No, no he comprado nada.
No, no he comprado nada.
We didn't buy the house, but rather we rented it.
No compramos la casa, sino que la alquilamos.
No compramos la casa, sino que la alquilamos.