Originally Posted by SandraT
Hi riper,
I am not so sure about what you're looking for but I will surf the net and come back with a response. Meanwhile, I wanted to make some observations regarding the phrases you have posted. By the way, I don't think what you are trying to do is a good idea because if you learn phrases by heart you may make many mistakes if for example you think you heard something and it was not exactly that. Well, I would not advice you to do it.
Ibamos a empezar la clase, cuando un alumno empezó/comenzó a decir que sabía leer la mano".
"We were going to start the class when a student started to say that he could read the hand/do hand reading"
"¿Cuando cambió la hora de inicio de la clase ?"
"When did the time to start/starting time of/ the class change?".