Unit 95 Guidebook: exchange information
KEY PHRASES
Exchange information
Tenemos que hablar sobre un asunto importante.
We have to talk about an important matter.
We have to talk about an important matter.
El accidente sucedió en la mañana.
The accident happened in the morning.
The accident happened in the morning.
Ellas se lo van a decir pronto.
They are going to say it to you soon.
They are going to say it to you soon.
Ellos se enteraron de que Pedro robó las joyas.
They found out that Pedro stole the jewelry.
They found out that Pedro stole the jewelry.
¿Quién te dio esa información?
Who gave you that information?
Who gave you that information?
Les trajeron el dinero y se lo dieron en un sobre.
They brought them the money and they gave it to them in an envelope.
They brought them the money and they gave it to them in an envelope.
TIP
Oh se can you see
When le or les come before lo, la, los, or las, they turn into se.
Le compré un libro y se lo di.
I bought her a book and I gave it to her.
I bought her a book and I gave it to her.
Él le escribió una carta y ya se la mandó.
He wrote him a letter and he already sent it to him.
He wrote him a letter and he already sent it to him.
TIP
No me diste nada
Dar is very special in the preterite! Even though it’s an ‑ar verb, it takes ‑er / ‑ir endings.
| subject | verb (dar) |
|---|---|
| yo | di |
| tú | diste |
| él / ella / usted | dio |
| nosotros / nosotras | dimos |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dieron |
Ella me dio una buena noticia.
She gave me some good news.
She gave me some good news.
Ellas no me dieron los mensajes.
They didn’t give me the messages.
They didn’t give me the messages.