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Text: I like to recycle because I think it's important not to pollute the environment. Also, I usually turn off the lights and electronic devices and at times I walk to school. Yesterday I showered instead of having a bath to save water. If I was rich, I would like to buy a house with solar panels. When I am older, I will be a member of an ecological organisation.Translation: Me gusta reciclar porque pienso que es importante no contaminar el medioambiente. Además, normalmente apago las luces y los dispositivos electrónicos y a veces camino al colegio. Ayer me duché en vez de tomar un baño para ahorrar agua. Si fuera rico, me gustaría comprar una casa con paneles solares. Cuando sea mayor, seré miembro de una organización/asociación ecologista. Note: in Spanish it is not necessary to write the subject before the verb. The verb is conjugated in the first person (singular), thus the reader already knows that the subject is yo.Explanations:I like to = in Spanish, preferences are generally expressed with the verb gustar + infinitive. In this case, as I am talking about myself, the verb is preceded by the reflexible pronoun "me". At times = a vecesInstead of = en vez de + infinitiveIf I was...I would like to A. If I was: in Spanish, this is called a "si clause" and it is translated into "si + imperfect subjunctive tense". As I am talking about myself, a person, something that is permanent or unchangeable, in this case the verb to be is ser. Ser, which is an irregular verb, in the imperfect subjunctive tense is conjugated as follows:Yo fuera - Tú fueras Él/Ella fuera - Nosotros/as fuéramos - Vosotros/as fuérais - Ellos/as fueranB. I would like to: in Spanish, in order to say "I would like to", the verb gustar is used. It is used in the conditional tense, which it is conjugated in the same way for every regular and irregular verb. Yo -ía - Tú -ías - Él/Ella -ía - Nosotros/as -íamos - Vosotros/as -íais - Ellos/as -ía.Therefore, this is how the verb gustar is conjugated in the conditional tense. Yo gustaría - Tú gustarías - Él/Ella gustaría - Nosotros/as gustaríamos - Vosotros/as gustaríais - Ellos/as gustaríanWhen I am...I will be...= this is another conditional. Following when, it is required to conjugate the verb ser in the present subjunctive tense. This is followed by the simple future tense of the verb ser.A. When I am = cuando yo sea. Yo sea - Tú seas - Él/Ella sea - Nosotros/as seamos - Vosotros/as seáis - Ellos/as seanB. I will be = yo seré.Yo seré - Tú serás - Él/Ella será - Nosotros/as seremos - Vosotros/as seréis - Ellos/as serán PS: I do not know why but I wrote this very organised and then all the text is put together and it looks very confusing! I do not know how to change this and I have already edited it three times...

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