Table 1.

Examples of positive and negative situational sentences.

Positive situational sentences	Negative situational sentences
Me regalaron un auto nuevo	Me chocaron el auto
(They gave me a new car)	(They crashed my car)
Me felicitaron en el trabajo	Me echaron del trabajo
(They congratulated me at work)	(I was fired)
Entregué mi tesis	Se borró mi tesis
(I handed in my thesis)	(My thesis was deleted)
Tengo una pareja hermosa	Mi novio me va a dejar
(I have a wonderful partner)	(My boyfriend is going to break up with me)