The children were playing in the street. They were playing ball.
Los niños jugaban en la calle. Jugaban a la pelota.
And the woman, what part does SHE play in all this?
Y la mujer, ¿qué papel juega ella en todo ello?
—EMILIA PARDO BAZÁN.
Go and play the piano so that these gentlemen may hear you.
Vete a tocar el píano para que estos señores te oigan.
—PÉREZ GALDÓS.
65. The verb to need is rendered either necesitar, hacer falta, or faltar.
What this boy needs is the pure air of the country.