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cmon
April 10, 2009, 01:34 PM
She has been attracted to you lately.
Ella te ha sido atraído últimamente.

He has fallen and he can't get up.
Él se ha caído y no puede levantarse.

I have believed that you have been honest over your lack of money.
He creído que has sido sincero sobre tu falta de dinero.

We have read everything that we could find about plants.
Hemos leído todo que pudimos encontrar sobre las plantas.

They have heard that excuse before.
Ellos han oído esa excusa antes.

I have laughed many times because of the silly antics of my relatives.
He reído muchas ocasiones/muchas veces sobre/acerca de/por las payasadas tontas de mis parientes.

She has smiled alot today because her co-workers have been pleasant to her.
Hoy ella ha sonreído mucha porque sus colaboradoras han sido simpáticas con ella.

You have brought her the mail.
Le has traído la correspondencia a ella.

chileno
April 10, 2009, 05:58 PM
She has been attracted to you lately.
Ella te ha sido atraído últimamente.
Ella ha estado atraída a ti últimamente.

He has fallen and he can't get up.
Él se ha caído y no puede levantarse.

I have believed that you have been honest over your lack of money.
He creído que has sido honesto sobre tu falta de dinero.

We have read everything that we could find about plants.
Hemos leído todo que pudimos encontrar sobre las plantas.

They have heard that excuse before.
Ellos han oído esa excusa antes.

I have laughed many times because of the silly antics of my relatives.
He reído en muchas ocasiones/muchas veces sobre/acerca de/por las payasadas tontas de mis parientes.

She has smiled alot today because her co-workers have been pleasant to her.
Hoy ella ha sonreído mucho porque sus colaboradoras han sido simpáticas con ella.

You have brought her the mail.
Le has traído la correspondencia/el correo a ella.

I hope it helps. Although I have been busy trying to make corrections and receiving phones calls... :(

cmon
April 11, 2009, 07:42 AM
She has been attracted to you lately.

Is this sentence wrong? Ella te ha sido atraído últimamente.

Or just better to say it this way? Ella ha estado atraída a ti últimamente.

chileno
April 11, 2009, 11:52 AM
She has been attracted to you lately.

Is this sentence wrong? Ella te ha sido atraído últimamente.

Yes. It is not stating anything in Spanish, and one has to guess asto what it means

If it was: "Ella te ha sido atractiva ultimamente" you would be saying: She has been attractive to you lately.

You see, to be attracted and to be attractive is different.

Or just better to say it this way? Ella ha estado atraída a ti últimamente.


Yes.

Now look at the sentence in English and Spanish. they are almost the same in both cases. Right.

What say you? :D

cmon
April 11, 2009, 03:21 PM
I would say you are right and that I need to practice more.

chileno
April 11, 2009, 05:21 PM
I would say you are right and that I need to practice more.

Ok, but make that practice reading and writing a novel. One that you already enjoyed very much in English. And also listen to yourself reading it out loud in Spanish.

:)