preguntaba

asked, wondered

Examples

Tom se preguntaba por cuánto debería esperar a María.

Tom wondered how long he'd have to wait for Mary.

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Él se preguntaba por qué ella hizo eso.

He wondered why she did that.

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Tom se preguntaba lo mismo.

Tom wondered the same thing.

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Tom se preguntaba qué tan difícil sería encontrar un trabajo en Boston.

Tom wondered how difficult it would be to find a job in Boston.

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Tom se preguntaba cuánto equipaje pretendía llevar María.

Tom wondered how much luggage Mary was planning to take.

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Tom se preguntaba cuánta más gente cabría en el ascensor.

Tom wondered how many more people could fit into the elevator.

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Tom se preguntaba a quién había llevado María al aeropuerto.

Tom wondered who Mary had driven to the airport.

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Cada vez que su esposo me observaba, él casi me preguntaba: "¿Con qué propósito vino usted aquí?"

Everytime her husband looked at me, he almost asked me: "For what purpose have you come here?"

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Me preguntaba quién era Tom.

I wondered how Tom was.

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Me preguntaba si cabría la posibilidad de que Tom esté enamorado de Mary.

I was just wondering if Tom could possibly be in love with Mary.

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Tom se preguntaba cuándo llegaría María.

Tom wondered when Mary would arrive.

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Tom se preguntaba por qué María no podía hablar francés mejor que ella.

Tom wondered why Mary couldn't speak French any better than she did.

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Tom se preguntaba qué planeaba hacer Mary.

Tom wondered what Mary was planning to do.

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Tom se preguntaba por qué María venía tan atrasada.

Tom wondered why Mary was so late.

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Tomás se preguntaba por qué le abandonó su mujer.

Tom wondered why his wife left him.

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Tom se preguntaba cuántos minutos más le tomaría ir corriendo a la parada de autobús.

Tom wondered how many minutes it would take him to run to the bus stop.

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Sólo me preguntaba cuánto costaría hacer lavar y encerar mi auto.

I was just wondering how much it would cost to have my car washed and waxed.

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Me preguntaba por qué las personas me miraban fijamente.

I wondered why people stared at me.

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Tom se preguntaba si María iba a besarlo.

Tom wondered if Mary was going to kiss him.

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¿Me preguntaba si podrías hacerme un favor?

I was wondering if you could do me a favor.

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