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VIII. DESDE/ since, from

a. DESDE is used to express a beginning; it means since or from. DESDE can be replaced with de:

EXAMPLES

• Vine desde (de) mi casa en auto./ I came from my house by car.
• Empezamos a trabajar desde las seis de la mañana./ We have started to working since six in the morning.
• Te mandé una tarjeta de Chile./ I sent you a card from Chile.

 

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b. DESDE...HASTA.

Desde expresses the beginning, and hasta expresses the end. They can be replaced with de and a.

EXAMPLES

• Todos, desde los empleados hasta los gerentes, trabajaron sin parar./ Everyone, from the employees to the management, worked non-stop.

 

• Mi socio viajó de Perú al Brasil en helicóptero./ My partner flew from Peru to Brazil by helicopter.

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LESSONS: Customer Service III & Customer Service IIIa.

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IX. EN/ in , at, into, on, inside, over

a. EN is used to indicate a definite place or position:

EXAMPLES

• Nos conocimos en una fiesta./ We met at a party.
• Dejaré los documentos en la oficina./ I'll leave you the documents in the office.

 

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b. EN is used to indicate means of transportation:

EXAMPLES

• En la Argentina todos viajan en colectivo./ In Argentina, everybody commutes by bus.
• Los gerentes irán al Ecuador en avión./ The managers will go to Ecuador by plane.

 

EXCEPTIONS:

• Ana monta a caballo./ Ana rides a horse.
• Vamos a la escuela a pie./ We go to school on foot.

 

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c. EN is used with certain time expressions that contain these words: momento/moment, instante/instant, tiempo/ time, and época/epoch.

EXAMPLES

• Empezó a llover en el instante que salimos./ The moment we left, it started to rain.
• En los tiempos de hambre no hay pan duro./ During times of hunger, there is no stale bread.

 

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d. EN is used as a synonym of sobre/on:

EXAMPLES

• Ponga el televisor en la mesita./ Place the television set on the little table.
• Colguemos el cuadro en la pared./ Let's hang the painting on the wall.

 

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e. EN is used as into:

EXAMPLE

• El perro se metió en la cama./ The dog got into the bed.

 

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f. EN is used to express a state or manner in which something is done:

EXAMPLES

• Este reloj antiguo está en buenas condiciones./ This antique watch is in good condition.
• Cuando levanto unas pesas, mis músculos se ponen en tensión./ When I lift some weight, my muscles get tensed.

 

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g. EN is used to describe a setting (atmosphere):

EXAMPLES

• Tenemos que vivir en armonía con el medio ambiente./ We need to live in harmony with the environment.
• En la Navidad mis vecinos van cantando de puerta en puerta./ In Christmas my neighbors go singing from door to door.

 

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h. EN is used to express time in a general sense:

EXAMPLES

• En el verano hace calor./ It's hot during summer.
• En las noches hace frío./ It's cold at night.

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LESSONS: Maintenance I & Maintenance Ia.