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I'm getting a bit more practice with the preterite, comparisons, new verbs, new types of sentences, etc. in Spanish. I feel like I've gotten the preterite down pretty good, so after this I'll try moving on to another verb tense.

El hombre fue víctima de un fuego. The man was a victim of a fire.

¿Escucharon música clásica, o música rock? Did they listen to classical music, or rock music?

Teniendo hombre, las mujeres van a almorzar en ese restaurante. Being hungry, the women are going to eat lunch in that restaurant. I've seen the gerund used like this while reading. I hope I'm doing it right!

Paseamos al parque. We go for a walk at the park.

Estás lavando mas platos que él. You are washing more dishes than he.

Estuviste muy feliz cuando celebramos tu cumpleaños. You were very happy when we celebrated your birthday.

Busco noticias en el internet cuando quiero leer español. I search for news on the internet when I want to read Spanish.

Hace niebla, y puedo ver menos claramente de lo normal. It's foggy, and I can see less clearly than normal.

¿Cómo se ducha cuando se acampa al bosque? How does one shower when one camps in the woods?

Thomas dio de comer a su perrito, porque tiene hombre. Thomas fed his puppy, because he was hungry.

Espero que puedan ayudarme. ¡Gracias!

hungry = hambre not hombre - prob a typing error !!! - marineroloco, Feb 3, 2012

Answer 1

Teniendo hombre, las mujeres van a almorzar en ese restaurante. Being hungry, the women are going to eat lunch in that restaurant.

This one is interesting because the women appear to be canibals, getting ready to feast upon man. I think you meant hambre.

Thomas dio de comer a su perrito, porque tiene hombre. Thomas fed his puppy, because he was hungry.

This has the same spelling mistake as the one above. Hungry ... tener hambre. Also, "Thomas" in Spanish is Tomás. And past tense of dar in 3rd person singular is dió.

The rest look good!

Haha! I memorized "hambre" phonetically, as you may tell. Also, the dictionary states that the third person preterite is irregular, "dio." Does this spelling vary from place to place? - arocoun, Feb 2, 2012

My mistake. The "o" has a stronger emphasis than the "i" naturally, so the tilde is not necessary - 005faa61, Feb 2, 2012

Oh yes, and thanks. Because of you, I'll speak of cannibalism less often. :P - arocoun, Feb 3, 2012

Let's see. They removed the accent from sólo to solo, but I think that más (more) still uses the accent mark to distinguish it from mas (but) - 0074b507, Feb 3, 2012

Huh, I know más needs an accent. So why didn't I use one? I'll just have to be more careful. - arocoun, Feb 3, 2012

Answer 2

Alguna sugerencia más (tus frases están muy bien, enhorabuena)

Paseamos al parque. We go for a walk at the park.

Yo diría: "Paseamos por el parque".

¿Cómo se ducha uno cuando se acampa en el bosque? How does one shower when one camps in the woods?

"Por" can be a tricky word. Hopefully I'll get the hang of it. Thanks! :) - arocoun, Feb 3, 2012

Cordobesa, estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo - 005faa61, Feb 3, 2012

You're welcome! :) - Cordobesa, Feb 4, 2012