Practice Roll 1 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You decide to organize the important documents before the visitor arrives because the meeting begins early tomorrow.
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Module 041
You Decide and You Try
Use decide for polite “you decide” and intenta for polite “you try.” Every practice roll recycles approximately twice as much previously learned language.
Lesson 1
You decide: decide
Use decide when politely saying that one person decides something. Use decidir after familiar helper forms.
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decide
you decide
no decide
you do not decide
¿Decide...?
Do you decide...?
Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, decide by itself can mean polite you decide.
Build the meaning step by step
Decide la respuesta. = You decide the answer.
No decide ahora. = You do not decide now.
¿Qué decide? = What do you decide?
Use decidir after helper verbs
Quiere decidir ahora.
Puede decidir el plan.
Necesita decidir qué hacer.
Lesson 1 Practice Rolls
Interpret with decide and decidir
Practice Roll 2 of 30Interpret in English
Decide comprar la reservación, revisar cada mensaje y pagar solo cuando toda la información esté correcta.
Practice Roll 3 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Do you decide what to bring after you speak with the guide and confirm the plan for the visit?
Practice Roll 4 of 30Interpret in English
No decide todavía porque necesita leer el documento, entender la explicación y recibir una respuesta clara.
Practice Roll 5 of 30Interpret in Spanish
When do you decide to call the person, send the message, and complete the reservation for the meeting?
Practice Roll 6 of 30Interpret in English
Decide usar este documento porque contiene la información que necesita para organizar y completar el trabajo.
Practice Roll 7 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You want to decide where to leave the information before you close the office and return home.
Practice Roll 8 of 30Interpret in English
Puede decidir cómo organizar la visita, preparar el mensaje y guiar a la persona que no entiende.
Practice Roll 9 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You need to decide whether to continue the work now or stop and finish everything tomorrow morning.
Practice Roll 10 of 30Interpret in English
Decide lo que necesita, escribe la respuesta y guarda el documento donde puede encontrarlo después.
Practice Roll 11 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to decide before you review the plan, ask another question, and receive the correct answer.
Practice Roll 12 of 30Interpret in English
¿Por qué decide cambiar la reservación después de llamar, explicar el problema y confirmar la nueva información?
Practice Roll 13 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You decide carefully because the visitor needs a clear message before entering the office and beginning the meeting.
Practice Roll 14 of 30Interpret in English
Decide seguir la guía, usar la información correcta y completar cada parte del documento antes de pagar.
Practice Roll 15 of 30Interpret in Spanish
What do you decide after you compare the two messages, choose the best answer, and speak with the person?
Lesson 2
You try: intenta
Use intenta when politely saying that one person tries to do something. Use intentar after familiar helper forms.
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intenta
you try
no intenta
you do not try
¿Intenta...?
Do you try...?
Use intenta before another infinitive when the person tries to perform an action.
Build the meaning step by step
Intenta abrir el documento. = You try to open the document.
No intenta pagar ahora. = You do not try to pay now.
¿Cómo intenta ayudar? = How do you try to help?
Use intentar after helper verbs
Quiere intentar otra vez.
Puede intentar completar el plan.
Necesita intentar entender.
Lesson 2 Practice Rolls
Interpret with intenta and intentar
Practice Roll 16 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You try to complete the document before the meeting starts because the visitor needs the information today.
Practice Roll 17 of 30Interpret in English
Intenta abrir el archivo, leer cada mensaje y encontrar la respuesta que la persona necesita.
Practice Roll 18 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Do you try to organize the reservation after you receive the document and confirm that everything is correct?
Practice Roll 19 of 30Interpret in English
No intenta pagar todavía porque quiere revisar la información, hacer una pregunta y entender la respuesta primero.
Practice Roll 20 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Where do you try to leave the message after you write it, review it, and send it to the guide?
Practice Roll 21 of 30Interpret in English
Intenta usar el documento correcto, explicar el plan y ayudar a la persona antes de que regrese el visitante.
Practice Roll 22 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You want to try to call the office, ask for the information, and confirm the meeting before tomorrow.
Practice Roll 23 of 30Interpret in English
Puede intentar cambiar la reservación, preparar el nuevo mensaje y enviar la respuesta cuando termine.
Practice Roll 24 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You need to try to understand the explanation before you decide what to buy and how to pay.
Practice Roll 25 of 30Interpret in English
Intenta lo que puede, continúa el trabajo y guarda cada respuesta que necesita revisar después.
Practice Roll 26 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to try again until you read the instructions, follow the guide, and prepare everything correctly.
Practice Roll 27 of 30Interpret in English
¿Cómo intenta completar la visita cuando la persona no entiende, pregunta otra vez y necesita ayuda?
Practice Roll 28 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You try carefully, review every document, and confirm the information before you organize the final meeting.
Practice Roll 29 of 30Interpret in English
Decide intentar completar la reservación, pagar ahora y regresar después de terminar todo el trabajo.
Practice Roll 30 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You decide what to do, try to organize the information, guide the visitor, and complete the plan before leaving.
Beginner Conversation
Decide, try, and complete the plan
A: ¿Qué decide hacer?
B: Decido completar la reservación.
A: ¿Intenta pagar ahora?
B: Sí, intento pagar después de revisar todo.
A: ¿Cuándo confirma la información?
B: La confirmo antes de salir.
Language Insights
Decide versus decidir; intenta versus intentar
- Use decide and intenta for the polite direct-action form.
- After quiere, puede, or necesita, use decidir and intentar.
- Intenta + infinitive expresses trying to perform another action.
- Expanded rolls keep earlier verbs active by combining decisions and attempts with plans, documents, messages, visits, and reservations.
Module Challenge
Combine the new actions
Interpret: You decide what to do and try to complete the plan before the visitor arrives.
Model: Decide qué hacer e intenta completar el plan antes de que llegue el visitante.
Module Summary / Checkpoint / Progress Save
Module 41 checkpoint
You can now use decide / decidir and intenta / intentar with familiar helpers, questions, objects, and longer recycled sentence patterns.
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