Verbos irregulares XI: write, see, spend, know

En esta leccin vamos a estudiar los siguientes verbos:

Inf.

Past

Past p.

escribir

write

wrote

written

ver

see

saw

seen

gastar, emplear

spend

spent

spent

saber, conocer

know

knew

known

Verbo to write
write

wrote

written

escribir

escribir (past)

escribir (past p.)

I am writing a postcard to my cousin right now

Estoy escribiendo una postal a mi prima ahora mismo

Jane wrote lots of letters to me when she was in China

Jane me escribi muchas cartas cuando estaba en China

Did your brother write to you last week?

Te escribi tu hermano la semana pasada?

I have written a postcard to my cousin because she wanted to see the city
Le he escrito una postal a mi prima porque ella quera ver la ciudad

I haven't written to my family because I haven't had time

No le he escrito a mi familia porque no he tenido tiempo

Verbo to see
see

saw

seen

ver

ver (past)

ver (past p.)

I saw Mike yesterday, but he didn't see me

Vi a Mike ayer, pero l no me vio

John saw some beautiful birds in the beach yesterday

John vio algunos pjaros bonitos en la playa ayer

I saw you in the park last week, but I didn't say anything because I was in a hurry
Yo te vi en el parque la semana pasada, pero no dije nada porque tena prisa

I have seen wild animals in the zoo

He visto animales salvajes en el zoo

They have seen Peter, but they haven't talked to him

Ellos han visto a Peter, pero no han hablado con l

I haven't seen your bag, where did you put it yesterday?

Yo no he visto tu mochila, dnde la pusiste ayer?

Verbo to spend
spend

spent

spent

gastar

gastar, emplear (past)

gastar, emplear (past p.)

I spent the summer in Belgium because I wanted to travel

Yo pas el verano en Blgica porque quera viajar

My cousins spent the weekend with me, it was quite fun

Mis primos pasaron el fin de semana conmigo, fue bastante divertido

I spent three hundred dollars on a new bike, it wasn't expensive

Gast 300 dlares en una nueva bicicleta, no era cara

I have spent all morning in the library, I have a test tomorrow morning
He pasado toda la maana en la biblioteca, tengo un examen maana

My sister has spent a lot of money on her new car, but she really wanted it
Mi hermana se ha gastado mucho dinero en su coche nuevo, pero realmente lo quera

My friend has spent the weekend in Galway, he has some friends there
Mi amigo ha pasado el fin de semana en Galway, l tiene algunos amigos all

Verbo to know
know

knew

known

saber

saber, conocer (past)

saber, conocer (past p.)

I didn't know anything about the matter, so I didn't say a word

Yo no saba nada del asunto, as que no dije nada

John knew you were coming so he waited for you

John saba que t venas as que te espero

I knew all the answers to the test so I think I have passed

Yo saba todas las respuestas del examen as que creo que he aprobado

I have known the answer all the time

He sabido la respuesta todo el tiempo

They have known each other since they were at school

Ellos se han conocido desde que estaban en el colegio

Have you known about George? He has had an accident

Has sabido lo de George? l ha tenido un accidente

Verbos regulares
He considered the idea, but he didn't agree with them
l consider la idea, pero no estaba de acuerdo con ellos

I believed in ghosts when I was a kid

Yo crea en fantasmas cuando era nio

I cleaned my room this morning, now I'm studying

Yo limpi mi habitacin esta maana, ahora estoy estudiando

Mr. Brown learned to drive last year. He thought it was more difficult
Mr. Brown aprendi a conducir el ao pasado. Pens que era ms difcil

I studied for a degree in philosophy at the university, now I'm a teacher

Yo estudi la carrera de Filosofa en la universidad, ahora soy profesor

I washed my car yesterday, it was very dirty

Yo lav mi coche ayer, estaba muy sucio