1) nadie 2) nada 3) ninguno 4) a nadie 5) nunca 6) ningún

1) ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que diseñas páginas Web? 2) ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que coleccionas monedas? 3) ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que coses vestidos? 4) ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que trabajas en mecánica?

1) Hace un mes que leo ese libro. 2) Hace una semana que troto por las noches. 3) Hace poco tiempo que mis padres tienen una mascota. 4) Hace unos días que nosotras somos animadoras (or) Hace unos días que Susana y yo somos animadoras. 5) Hace un año que Pablo estudia francés. 6) Hace mucho tiempo que colecciono estampillas.

1) pero 2) sino 3) pero 4) pero 5) sino 6) pero

In this exercise we must complete the sentences using *sino*, *pero* and the vocabulary from the lesson.

Remember that although *sino* and *pero* do mean *but*, they are used for different purposes.

1. This sentence reads: *Playing cards catches my attention, ________.*

In this case we must use the but as however to express that despite the fact that playing cards draws our attention, something prevents us from doing so. Let’s see some examples:

|Spanish | English|
|–|–|
|…, pero no sé hacerlo. | …, but I don’t know how to do it. |
|…, pero no sé dónde aprender a jugarlo. | …, but I don’t know where to learn to play it.|

2. This sentence reads: *I’m not very interested in knitting _______.*

In this case we must note that we are denying that we are interested in knitting. Here we should use the but as rather, to express that our interest is not in knitting but in something else. Let’s see some examples:

|Spanish | English|
|–|–|
| … sino jugar naipes. | … but playing cards. |
| … sino aprender a pintar. | … but learning to paint. |

3. This sentence reads: *My mother doesn’t study Spanish ______*.

We should note that again we have a negated verb: study. In this case it is expressed that our mother does not study Spanish.

This indicates that here we must use the but as rather to indicate that she does not study Spanish but another language. Let’s see an example:

| Spanish| English|
|–|–|
| … sino alemán. | … but German. |

4. This sentence reads: *My father not only likes mechanics, ______.*

Remember that one of the uses of but as rather is also in expressions like this. In this case it is indicated that our father not only likes mechanics but also likes other activities.

Let’s see some examples:

| Spanish|English |
|–|–|
|…, sino también tocar la guitarra. | …, but also plays the guitar. |
| …, sino también pintar. |…, but also painting. |

5. This sentence reads: *I am not interested in learning to sew ______.*

Once again we note that we are denying that we are interested in learning to sew. Therefore, we must use the but as however to indicate what we are interested in.

Let’s see some examples:

|Spanish | English|
|–|–|
|… sino aprender diseño en computadora. |… but in learning computer design. |
| … sino aprender a hacer crucigramas. | … but in learning to do crosswords.|

6. This sentence reads: *My brothers do crosswords, ______.*

In this sentence they want us to express that our brothers like to do crossword puzzles but we like to do another activity. For this, we must use the but as however.

Let’s see some examples:

| Spanish|English |
|–|–|
| … pero a mí no me gustan los crucigramas. | … but I don’t like crosswords|
| … pero yo prefiero crear un álbum. | … but I prefer to create an album. |

7. This sentence reads: *My family and I have different interests, _____.*

In this case we must use the but as however to express that even though they have different interests, they enjoy each other (for example). Let’s see other examples:

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
| …, pero pasamos tiempo juntos. | …, but we spent time together. |
|…, pero nos divertimos juntos. | …, but we have fun together.|