880 | ELL | so puedeS serS elS televisorS deS PattySE . |
soso.ADV puedebe_able.V.2S.IMPER.[or].be_able.V.3S.PRES serbe.V.INFIN elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG televisortelevision.N.M.SG deof.PREP Pattyname . | ||
so it may be Patty's TV. | ||
884 | ELL | meS aS loS &me PattySE estabaS durmiendoS . |
meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S ato.PREP lothe.DET.DEF.NT.SG Pattyname estababe.V.13S.IMPERF durmiendosleep.V.PRESPART . | ||
I, it, Patty was sleeping. | ||
886 | ELL | PattySE estabaS durmiéndoseS . |
Pattyname estababe.V.13S.IMPERF durmiéndosesleep.V.PRESPART.PRECLITIC+SE[PRON.MF.3S] . | ||
Patty had fallen asleep. | ||
888 | ELL | creoS queS cuandoS túS estabasS dormidaS queS élS seS despiertaS yS llamaS aS PattySE . |
creobelieve.V.1S.PRES quethat.CONJ cuandowhen.CONJ túyou.PRON.SUB.MF.2S estabasbe.V.2S.IMPERF dormidasleep.V.F.SG.PASTPART quethat.CONJ élhe.PRON.SUB.M.3S seself.PRON.REFL.MF.3SP despiertawake.V.3S.PRES yand.CONJ llamacall.V.3S.PRES ato.PREP Pattyname . | ||
I think when you had been sleeping he woke up and called Patty. |
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