ion.

EXERCISE 2 (48).

Translate into Spanish--

1. It is impossible for us to obtain the goods.

2. He spoke as if he were sure of it.

3. I may (es posible que) accept your price, provided you pay cash.

4. It is certain the white shirtings have shrunk too much in bleaching
(en el blanqueo).

5. He insisted until he paid him something and now he will continue to
insist until he pays him something more.

6. The foreign correspondent (el corresponsal de lenguas extranjeras)
did his work so that his employer was satisfied.

7. Write clearly so that people may read your writing (su letra) without
difficulty.

8. Whenever I spoke to him he was very polite, therefore, I shall put
(dire) a word in his favour whenever I can do so.

9. I reprimanded him notwithstanding that he was my son, and I shall do
so whenever it is necessary in spite of his being now a man.

10. The first to come was the office-boy (muchacho, hortera [joc.]), and
he will be the last to go (a salir).

11. The first firm that attempts it will burn its fingers (se cogera los
dedos).

12. He was the only one who understood us.

13. He is not the only one who is mistaken.

14. They will not be the only persons who will be mistaken.

15. Whoever succeeds in perfecting this contrivance will be sure to make
(es seguro que hara) a mint of money.

16. We shall be thankful if you will cancel our order for flax, hemp,
Manilla hemp and jute.

LESSON XXV.
(Leccion vigesima quinta.)

THE TENSES.

The Tenses in Spanish being mostly used as in English, we shall only
call attention to such of the principal differences between the two
languages as have not yet been treated.

=Present--=

The English emphatic Present, "I do say," must be expressed by "Lo digo
en efecto," "lo digo de veras," "lo digo si."

"I do" with a verb understood after, as "Do you understand? I do" is
translated by "Si," "Si, senor," or "Si entiendo."

"Are you an engineer? Yes, I am"; "He is generous with me, and I am with
him"; "He is my surety, and I am his"; must be translated by "Es V.
ingeniero? Si, lo soy"; "Es generoso conmigo y yo lo soy con el"; "El es
mi fiador y yo lo soy suyo."

=Past--=

The English language has one form of Simple Past--I wrote.

In Spanish this is translated by--

Yo escribia (Imperf. Indic.) or

Yo escribi (P