SCENARIO
Imagine
you are talking to
a relative, a friend or a work colleague. Maybe you are unsure about
what each one of you wants to do and are putting forward ideas. At
some point the other person
says to you something like: "were
you wanting
to watch TV?"
In
Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:
¿Querías
ver la tele?
Alternatively,
he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:
¿Quería
(usted) ver la tele?
OUR
TIP
The
question is an invitation for you to say what you want to do. When
saying what you want to do, you should not need to be
concerned about the level of formality in the original question. Your
main concern should be about saying what you wanted to do.
Here
are some examples of how you could reply:
- Sí, quería ver la tele (yes, I wanted to watch TV);
- Sí, quería ver las noticias (yes, I wanted watch the news);
- No, no quería ver la tele, quería escuchar la radio (no, I didn't want to watch TV, I wanted to listen to the radio);
- No, no quería ver la tele, quería leer el periódico (no, I didn't want to watch TV, I wanted to read the newspaper);
- No, no quería ver la tele, quería hacer los deberes de español (no, I didn't want to watch TV, I wanted to do my Spanish homework);
Now
you should practise answering the question:
¿Querías
ver la tele?
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