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In both English and Spanish, sentences are a set of words (or in some cases a single word), which has syntactic autonomy.
Sentences are then those that make up a unit of meaning, and it is through them that speakers manage to express a logical proposition. Every sentence must always begin with a capital letter and end with a period.
When it comes to translating a sentence from English to Spanish, there are certain tips that can be taken into account. For example, if the sentence uses the expressions Will or Going To (I will go to the cinema this weekend / I am going to Cuba this summer), we must know that it refers to an action that will occur in the future.
Now if the verb ends with -ing (For example: eating) we must know that it is a gerund, which in Spanish could be translated as –ando (loving) or -endo (eating).
Whereas, if the verb ends with –Ed (listened) generally refers to an action that happened in the past (listened)
- See also: Prayers in English
Examples of Sentences in English and Spanish
- He is singing a song. / He is singing a song.
- She went to the zoo yesterday. / She went to the zoo yesterday.
- They are cooking pasta now. / Now they are cooking pasta.
- You should go to the dentist. / You should go to a dentist.
- I will go to Manhattan next week. / I'm going to Manhattan next week.
- She is going to visit her parents a couple of weeks. / She is going to visit her parents for a couple of weeks.
- They heard just one song. / They only heard one song.
- I am reading a new book about Africa. / I am reading a new book about Africa.
- They used to go to Hawaii every summer. / They used to go to Hawaii every summer.
- I love eating chocolate. / I love eating chocolate.
- They bought a new car. / They bought a new car.
- Susan is playing the guitar in her room. / Susan is playing the guitar in her room.
- Mike did not wash the car yet. / Mike hasn't washed the car yet.
- Have you ever seen my cat? / Did you ever see my cat?
- They are going to move to Los Angeles. / They are moving to Los Angeles.
- Mark will meet his new teacher this afternoon. / Mark will meet his new teacher this afternoon.
- They are going to eat pizza tonight. / They are going to eat pizza tonight.
- We went to a new restaurant last weekend. / We went to a new restaurant last weekend.
- I am painting my garage. / I'm painting my garage.
- She went to the club last Sunday. / She went to the club last Sunday.
Can serve you
- Sentences with adjectives (in English)
- Sentences in the Present Simple (in English)
- Sentences in Present Perfect (in English)
- Sentences in the Past Perfect (in English)
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