Can you help me with a few sentences please? Have put what I think it could be

[jonathanjcastle]

Haven't bothered with accents but would appreciate any help you can offer as to what the best way of saying each sentence is.

1. How has your day/week been?- que tal el dia/? que tal la semana?
2. My week has been very busy- mi semana ha estado muy ocupado?
3. I have had lots of meetings at work- he tenido muchas reuniones en el trabajo?
4. I played football at the weekend with my friends- jugue futbol con mis amigos en el fin de semana
5. I went to the cinema with my fiance and saw a good film- fui al cine con mi prometida, y vimos una pelicula muy buena. Se illama "American Sniper"
6. Have you heard of that film?- tu conozces esa pelicula?
7. Tonight, I went for dinner with some friends- Esta noche, fui a cenar con algunos amigos
8. I had calamari for starter and steak and lobster for the main course- tuve calamari de entrada y de segundo, entrecot de ternera y langosta
9. What food do you like?- que comida te gusta?
10. What have you been doing this week?- qué has estado haciendo esta semana

[Joanna]

Hello! I'm from Spain, so I've written what I'd say. After some sentences I've written the explanation for it. Hope it is helpful. Bye!


1. How has your day/week been?- ¿Qué tal ha ido el día/la semana?
2. My week has been very busy- He estado muy ocupado esta semana
3. I have had lots of meetings at work- He tenido un montón de reuniones en el trabajo.
- A lot of: muchos/as
- Lots of: un montón, montones.
4. I played football at the weekend with my friends- Fui a jugar a fútbol con mis amigos el fin de semana.
- At the weekend: el fin de semana. you don't use a preposition.
5. I went to the cinema with my fiance and saw a good film- Fui al cine con mi prometida, y vimos una película muy buena. Se illama "American Sniper"
6. Have you heard of that film?- ¿Has oído hablar de esa película?
7. Tonight, I went for dinner with some friends- Anoche (last night?), fui a cenar con algunos amigos.
- If you are talking in past you should say "anoche" which means last night.
8. I had calamari for starter and steak and lobster for the main course- Pedí calamares de entrante, y, de segundo, entrecot de ternera y langosta.
- If you're talking about the menus or the food you ate last night, you can say "pedí" which is the past of "pedir": to order.
- Starter: entrante (o entrantes for the plural)
9. What food do you like?- ¿Qué tipo de comida te gusta?
10. What have you been doing this week?- ¿Qué has hecho esta semana?
- In Spanish we usually use the present perfect for that situation, instead of the present perfect continuous, although you can say it both ways.