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Question

Hi I have some Spanish homework which is "You are walking down a street and you see an old lady getting mugged by a man what do you do?".

I would be grateful if anyone could check my answer , many thanks.

Preguntaría la señora que si ella está bien y dijo "¿Qué lo pasó?". Pues diría si quera ayuda y pregunte si el robo había robado algo y si sí le aconsejaría denunciarlo a la policía.

I would ask the lady if she is O.K and say "What happened?". Then I would say if she wants help and ask if the robber has stolen anything and if yes I would advise her to report it to the police.

Answer 1

Hi robd,

I would ask the lady if she is O.K and say "What happened?". Then I would say if she wants help and ask if the robber has stolen anything and if yes I would advise her to report it to the police.

• Le preguntaría a la señora si está / si se encuentra bien y diría: "¿Qué ha pasado?". Entonces le diría si quiere/necesita ayuda y le preguntaría si el ladrón ha robado algo y, de ser así, le aconsejaría denunciarlo a la policía.

This short assignment encompasses so many of the "pitfalls" for unsuspecting learners - IO pronoun, personal 'a' for people, conditional, the eternal ser/estar question, the eternal "Does this need the subjunctive?" question. Very useful :) - Manity, Sep 29, 2013