se puso a
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se puso a(
seh
poo
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soh
ah
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. he started to
Cuando vio que el hombre venía hacia él amenazándolo con el puño, se puso a correr.When he saw the man coming toward him, threatening him with his fist, he started to run.
c. it started to
Ese perro quiere mucho a su dueña. Se puso a mover la cola como loco cuando la vio.That dog loves its owner very much. It started to wag its tail like crazy when it saw her.
d. started to
Cuando su padre lo regañó, el niño se puso a llorar.When his father told him off, the boy started to cry.
e. he started
Me caí y, en lugar de ayudarme a levantarme, se puso a reír.I fell, and instead of helping me to get up, he started laughing.
f. she started
Se puso a cantar y tenía una voz maravillosa de soprano.She started singing and she had a wonderful soprano voice.
g. it started
Llevábamos solo cinco minutos en la playa cuando se puso a llover.We'd been on the beach for only five minutes when it started raining.
h. started
Antonio se puso a estudiar francés hace un año y ya lo habla muy bien.Antonio started studying French one year ago and he already speaks it very well.
2. (formal) (second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. you started to
Vi que se puso a silbar mientras le hablaba ese señor. ¿No sabe que es de mala educación hacer eso?I saw you started to whistle while that man was talking to you. Don't you know it's bad manners to do that?
b. you started
Cuando se puso a bailar, yo no podía dejar de mirarlo. ¡Se mueve tan bien!When you started dancing, I couldn't take my eyes off you. You move so well!
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