Lecturas fáciles con ejercicios

by Lawrence A. Wilkins; Max Aaron Luria

[373] hacer escala en, to put in at, to stop (of boats), to dock.

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REFRANES

Mucho tiene que hacer quien ha de dar gusto a todos.
It is hard to please everybody.
El trabajo hace la vida agradable.
Work makes life pleasant.
Más vale maña que fuerza.
Skill is better than strength.
Haz bien y no mires a quien.
Do good to all.
Por donde menos se piensa, salta la liebre.
Things often come from where we least expect them.
En boca del mentiroso lo cierto se hace dudoso.
Even the truth, in a liar's mouth, becomes doubtful.
Quien busca halla.
Seek and ye shall find.
Al hombre osado la fortuna le da la mano.
Fortune favors the bold.
Las almas de buen temple no se abaten en la desgracia ni
se degradan en la pobreza.
Neither misfortune nor poverty can vanquish or bring low
the noble soul.
Al mentiroso conviene ser memorioso.
Liars should have good memories.
La verdad, aunque severa, es amiga verdadera.
Truth, harsh though it be, is a faithful friend..
Palabras y plumas, el viento las lleva.
Words like feathers are tossed about lightly.
Donde hay gana hay maña.
Where there's a will there's a way.
No es oro todo lo que reluce.
All is not gold that glitters.
Quien todo lo quiere, todo lo pierde.
Want all, lose all.

Quien bien siembra bien recoge.
He who does good is repaid in kind.
La constancia hace milagros.
Perseverance works wonders.
Quien mucho duerme poco aprende.
Lack of industry, lack of knowledge.

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APÉNDICE DE VERBOS

VERBOS REGULARES
Primera Conjugación
Infinitivo	Gerundio	Participio Pasivo
hablar, to speak	hablando, speaking	hablado, spoken

TIEMPOS SIMPLES
Modo Indicativo
Presente
yo	habl o	I speak, am speaking, do speak.
tú	habl as	You (familiar singular) speak, etc.
él, ella	habl a	He, she speaks, etc.
usted	habl a	You (polite singular) speak, etc.
nosotros (as)	habl amos	We speak, etc.
vosotros (as)	habl áis	You (familiar plural) speak, etc.
ellos, ellas	habl an	They speak, etc.
ustedes	habl an	You (polite plural) speak, etc.
Imperfecto
yo	habl aba	I was speaking, used to speak, spoke.
tú	habl abas	You (familiar singular) were speaking, etc.
él, ella	habl aba	He, she was speaking, etc.
usted	habl aba	You (polite singular) were speaking, etc.
nosotros (as)	habl ábamos	We were speaking, etc.
vosotros (as)	habl abais	You (familiar plural) were speaking, etc.
ellos, ellas	habl aban	They were speaking, etc.
ustedes	habl aban	You (polite plural) were speaking, etc.
Pretérito
yo	habl é	I spoke, did speak.
tú	habl aste	You (familiar singular) spoke, etc.
él, ella	habl ó	He, she spoke, etc.
usted	habl ó	You (polite singular) spoke, etc.
nosotros (as)	habl amos	We spoke, etc.
vosotros (as)	habl asteis	You (familiar plural) spoke, etc.
ellos, ellas	habl aron	They spoke, etc.
ustedes	habl aron	You (polite plural) spoke, etc.
Futuro
yo	hablar é	I shall speak, be speaking.
tú	hablar ás	You will speak, etc.
él, ella	hablar á	He, she will speak, etc.
usted	hablar á	You will speak, etc.
nosotros (as)	hablar emos	We shall speak, etc.
vosotros (as)	hablar éis	You will speak, etc.
ellos, ellas	hablar án	They will speak, etc.
ustedes	hablar án	You will speak.
Condicional
yo	hablar ía	I should or would speak, be speaking.
tú	hablar ías	You would speak, etc.
él, ella	hablar ía	He, she would speak, etc.
usted	hablar ía	You would speak, etc.
nosotros (as)	hablar íamos	We should or would speak, etc.
vosotros (as)	hablar íais	You would speak, etc.
ellos, ellas	hablar ían	They would speak, etc.
ustedes	hablar ían	You would speak, etc.
Modo Subjuntivo
Presente
yo	habl e	I may speak, be speaking.[374g]
tú	habl es	You may speak, etc.
él, ella	habl e	He, she may speak, etc.
usted	habl e	You may speak, etc.
nosotros (as)	habl emos	We may speak, etc.
vosotros (as)	habl éis	You may speak, etc.
ellos, ellas	habl en	They may speak, etc.
ustedes	habl en	You may speak, etc.
Imperfecto, Primera Forma
yo	habl ase	I might speak, be speaking.[374a]
tú	habl ases	You might speak, etc.
él, ella	habl ase	He, she might speak, etc.
usted	habl ase	You might speak, etc.
nosotros (as)	habl ásemos	We might speak, etc.
vosotros (as)	habl aseis	You might speak, etc.
ellos, ellas	habl asen	They might speak, etc.
ustedes	habl asen	You might speak, etc.
Imperfecto, Segunda Forma
yo	habl ara	I might speak, be speaking.[374b]
tú	habl aras	You might speak, etc.
él, ella	habl ara	He, she might speak, etc.
usted	habl ara	You might speak, etc.
nosotros (as)	habl áramos	We might speak, etc.
vosotros (as)	habl arais	You might speak, etc.
ellos, ellas	habl aran	They might speak, etc.
ustedes	habl aran	You might speak, etc.
Futuro
yo	habl are	I may speak, be speaking.[375]
tú	habl ares	You may speak, etc.
él, ella	habl are	He, she may speak, etc.
usted	habl are	You may speak, etc.
nosotros (as)	habl áremos	We may speak, etc.
vosotros (as)	habl areis	You may speak, etc.
ellos, ellas	habl aren	They may speak, etc.
ustedes	habl aren	You may speak, etc.
Modo Imperativo
habla (tú)	speak (thou)	hablad (vosotros) speak (ye)

TIEMPOS COMPUESTOS
Infinitivo	Gerundio
haber hablado, to have spoken	habiendo hablado, having spoken