_Puesto que todo pasa, gocémoslo todo mientras vive._[4]
--MARTÍNEZ SIERRA.
=9.= The English _since_ as a preposition is translated =desde=; as an
adverb it is rendered =desde entonces= or =desde aquel tiempo=, literally,
_since then_ and _since that time_. As a conjunction of time it is =desde
que=, and as a conjunction of cause it is =ya que=, =puesto que=, or =visto
que= (cf. English _seeing that_).
_I have not seen him since yesterday._
=No le he visto desde ayer.=
_He left the city last year and I have not seen him since._
=Partió de la ciudad el año pasado y no le he visto desde entonces.=
_I have not seen him since he left the city._
=No le he visto desde que partió de la ciudad.=
_I will speak to him once more since you desire it._
=Le hablaré una vez más ya que Vd. lo desea.=--LOS QUINTERO.
=10.= The verb _to go_ is =ir= or =irse=, the reflexive form being used when
_to be_ is not followed by a complementary infinitive or by a
prepositional phrase denoting direction. _To go away_ may be translated
=irse=, =marcharse=, or =partir=.
_Now I am going to explain it to you._
=Ya se lo voy a explicar.=
_I am going now. Do you want to go with me?_
=Ya me voy. ¿Quiere Vd. acompañarme?=
_We are going to the country to spend a few days._
=Vamos al campo a pasar unos pocos días.=
(_a_) _To go in_ or _into_, _up_, _down_, _through_, are translated
=entrar= (=en=), =subir=, =bajar=, =pasar por=, the preposition being
included in the meaning of the verb except that =en= and =por= are used
with =entrar= and =pasar= when the object of the verb is expressed.
_Did you go into the house? Yes, we went in. We also went upstairs
and went through all the rooms._
=¿Entraron Vds. en la casa? Sí, entramos. También subimos la
escalera y pasamos por todas las habitaciones.=
(_b_) _To go out_ has two translations, =salir=, _to leave_, and
=apagarse=, _to be extinguished_.
_They have all gone out to take a walk._
=Todos han salido a dar un paseo.=
_All of a sudden all the lights in the house went out._
=De repente se apagaron todas las luces en la casa.=
(_c_) _To go on_, _continue_, is rendered =continuar= or =seguir=.
_He went on talking as if he had not seen me._
=Siguió= (=continuó=) =hablando como si no me hubiera visto.=
(_d_) _To go to bed_ is rendered =acostarse=; _to go to sleep_,
=dormirse=.
_I can't go to sleep when I go to bed so early._
=No puedo dormirme cuando me acuesto tan temprano.=
Many other translations of _to go_ may be obtained by paraphrasing. So,
_to go back_, _return_, =volver=; _to go into_, _investigate_, =investigar=;
_to go by_, _judge by_, =juzgar por=, etc.
=11.= =EXERCISES=
(_a_) 1. Me voy un rato con este amigo. 2. Ya se apagó el fuego. 3.
Todos quedaron menos él, que se fué en seguida. 4. Puesto que llueve a
cántaros no salimos esta mañana. 5. Ya es hora de volver, ¿no? 6. Nos
iremos mañana si hace buen tiempo. 7. No hemos recibido noticias de
ellos desde que se fueron. 8. Entonces vimos que los niños se habían
dormido. 9. Siguen riendo y charlando mientras esperan la llegada de los
otros. 10. Tráeme acá un fósforo. Se me ha apagado la lámpara.
(_b_) 1. Since I can't come to see you, I ask you to come to see me. 2.
I lent him my fountain pen last week and I have not seen it since. 3. I
am sleepy, but I can't go to sleep. 4. Go back at once! The others have
all gone. 5. Don't go out until you see them go in. 6. It is very cold
in this room since the fire went out. 7. I shall go on making
preparations for their visit. 8. It was so warm in the room that we
almost went to sleep. 9. He is ill and has had to go to bed. He hasn't
been well since he came home. 10. Are you going now? Well, I will go
with you.