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Realidades Guided Practice Activities For Vocabulary And Grammar Level 3 Student Edition

1st Edition

Prentice Hall

ISBN: 9780131661493

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Page 117: Pronombres reflexivos en acciones recíprocas C

Exercise 1

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First of all, let´s read the instructions carefully, understand them, and remember the information we need to do the activity.

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In this activity, we have to complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense.

Remember that the past imperfect tells us about actions that were continuous for some time in the past. It refers to something continuous, habitual, repetitive, at some point in the past and It is not important neither when it started nor when it finished.

The imperfect tense is one of the simple past tenses in Spanish, the other one is the preterite.

The imperfect is used for describing past habitual actions or talking about what someone was doing when they were interrupted by something else.

We will review how to conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense while rewriting sentences.

The Spanish past imperfect does not exist as such in English, it can be translated in various ways depending on the context.

The English translation will be done in the simple past.

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**Before doing the activity let´s remember the basics of reflexive verbs.**
A reflexive verb is a transitive one whose direct object is the same as its subject, the action is done and received by the same person.

They are often used to talk about actions that you do to yourself in your daily routine, as shaving, taking a shower, etc.

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To know if a verb is reflexive, we must identify the object of the verb, if this is the same person who performs the action, the verb is reflexive.

To use a reflexive verb in Spanish, you need to know which reflexive pronoun to use.
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Reflexive pronouns can either go before the conjugated verbs or at the end a participle or infinitive.

**Example**:

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Verbs can be treated as reflexive when they talk about reciprocal actions, meaning that people do things for each other (both parties are doing the same thing to or for each other).

They will be conjugated with reflexive pronouns in the **Ellos / Ellas / Uds. and Nosotros** forms.

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**Now let´s take a look at the imperfect form of some verbs**.

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**Irregular verbs**
The verbs **ser, ir, and estar, ** are irregular in the imperfect form.
| **Ser**| | |Ir | | |Ver||
|–|–|– |–|–| –|–|–|
|**Pronoun**|**Imperfect tense**| | **Pronoun** |**Imperfect tense** ||**Pronoun** |**Imperfect form** |
|Yo |era | | Yo |iba || Yo| veía|
| Tú| eras| | Tú|ibas || Tú| veías|
|Él / Ella/ Eso / Ud.|era| |Él / Ella/ Eso / Ud. |iba || Él / Ella/ Eso / Ud.|veía |
|Nosotros| eramos | |Nosotros |ibamos ||Nosotros veíamos| |
|Vosotros |erais | Vosotros| ibais || |Vosotros | veíais|
|Ellos / Ellas / Uds. |eran| | Ellos / Ellas / Uds. |iban| | Ellos / Ellas / Uds.|veían
|

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C.- Abuelita Cecilia is telling her grandchildren how the family was when she was little. Complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense. Follow the model.

**Modelo**:
(Abrazar). Mis primos y yo siempre **nos abrazabamos** en las reuniones familiares.

The verb is **Pelear**, the subject is **Ellos (Mis hermanitos)**, third-person plural, so the correct form is **peleaban** and the reflexive pronoun is **se**.
The answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|1.- (Pelear). Mis hermanitos **se peleaban** frecuentemente cuando jugaban al fútbol. | (To fight). My little brothers fought frequently when they played soccer.

Exercise 2

Step 1

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First of all, let´s read the instructions carefully, understand them, and remember the information we need to do the activity.

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In this activity, we have to complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense.

The imperfect tense is one of the simple past tenses in Spanish, the other one is the preterite.

The imperfect is used for describing past habitual actions or talking about what someone was doing when they were interrupted by something else.

We will review how to conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense while rewriting sentences.

The Spanish past imperfect does not exist as such in English, it can be translated in various ways depending on the context.

The English translation will be done in the simple past.

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They are often used to talk about actions that you do to yourself in your daily routine, as shaving, taking a shower, etc.

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To know if a verb is reflexive, we must identify the object of the verb, if this is the same person who performs the action, the verb is reflexive.

To use a reflexive verb in Spanish, you need to know which reflexive pronoun to use.
.

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Reflexive pronouns can either go before the conjugated verbs or at the end a participle or infinitive.

**Example**:

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Verbs can be treated as reflexive when they talk about reciprocal actions, meaning that people do things for each other (both parties are doing the same thing to or for each other).

They will be conjugated with reflexive pronouns in the **Ellos / Ellas / Uds. and Nosotros** forms.

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**Now let´s take a look at the imperfect form of some verbs**.

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C.- Abuelita Cecilia is telling her grandchildren how the family was when she was little. Complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense. Follow the model.

**Modelo**:
(Abrazar). Mis primos y yo siempre **nos abrazabamos** en las reuniones familiares.

The verb is **Llevar**, the subject is **Ellos (Mis padres y los padres de mis amigos)**, third-person plural, so the correct form is **llevaban** and the reflexive pronoun is **se**.
The answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|2.- (Llevar). Mis padres y los padres de mis amigos **se llevaban** muy bien.| (To get along). My parents and my friends’ parents got along very well.

Exercise 3

Step 1

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First of all, let´s read the instructions carefully, understand them, and remember the information we need to do the activity.

Step 2

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In this activity, we have to complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense.

The imperfect tense is one of the simple past tenses in Spanish, the other one is the preterite.

The imperfect is used for describing past habitual actions or talking about what someone was doing when they were interrupted by something else.

We will review how to conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense while rewriting sentences.

The Spanish past imperfect does not exist as such in English, it can be translated in various ways depending on the context.

The English translation will be done in the simple past.

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They are often used to talk about actions that you do to yourself in your daily routine, as shaving, taking a shower, etc.

Step 4

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To know if a verb is reflexive, we must identify the object of the verb, if this is the same person who performs the action, the verb is reflexive.

To use a reflexive verb in Spanish, you need to know which reflexive pronoun to use.
.

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Reflexive pronouns can either go before the conjugated verbs or at the end a participle or infinitive.

**Example**:

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Verbs can be treated as reflexive when they talk about reciprocal actions, meaning that people do things for each other (both parties are doing the same thing to or for each other).

They will be conjugated with reflexive pronouns in the **Ellos / Ellas / Uds. and Nosotros** forms.

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**Now let´s take a look at the imperfect form of some verbs**.

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C.- Abuelita Cecilia is telling her grandchildren how the family was when she was little. Complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense. Follow the model.

**Modelo**:
(Abrazar). Mis primos y yo siempre **nos abrazabamos** en las reuniones familiares.

The verb is **Conocer**, the subject is **Ellos (Mis padres y los padres de mis amigos)**, third-person plural, so the correct form is **conocían** and the reflexive pronoun is **se**.
The answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
3.- (Conocer). Mis padres y los padres de mis amigos **se conocían** bien. | (To know). My parents and my friends’ parents kewn each other well.

Exercise 4

Step 1

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First of all, let´s read the instructions carefully, understand them, and remember the information we need to do the activity.

Step 2

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In this activity, we have to complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense.

The imperfect tense is one of the simple past tenses in Spanish, the other one is the preterite.

The imperfect is used for describing past habitual actions or talking about what someone was doing when they were interrupted by something else.

We will review how to conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense while rewriting sentences.

The Spanish past imperfect does not exist as such in English, it can be translated in various ways depending on the context.

The English translation will be done in the simple past.

Step 3

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They are often used to talk about actions that you do to yourself in your daily routine, as shaving, taking a shower, etc.

Step 4

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To know if a verb is reflexive, we must identify the object of the verb, if this is the same person who performs the action, the verb is reflexive.

To use a reflexive verb in Spanish, you need to know which reflexive pronoun to use.
.

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Reflexive pronouns can either go before the conjugated verbs or at the end a participle or infinitive.

**Example**:

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Verbs can be treated as reflexive when they talk about reciprocal actions, meaning that people do things for each other (both parties are doing the same thing to or for each other).

They will be conjugated with reflexive pronouns in the **Ellos / Ellas / Uds. and Nosotros** forms.

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**Now let´s take a look at the imperfect form of some verbs**.

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C.- Abuelita Cecilia is telling her grandchildren how the family was when she was little. Complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense. Follow the model.

**Modelo**:
(Abrazar). Mis primos y yo siempre **nos abrazabamos** en las reuniones familiares.

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|4.- (Escribir). Mis amigos que vivían en otras ciudades y yo __ ____ cartas porque no había correo electrónico. | (To write). My friends who lived in other cities and I __ ____ letters because there was no email.
The verb is **Escribir**, the subject is **Nosotros (Mis amigos que vivían en otras ciudades y yo)**,first-person plural, so the correct form is **escribíamos** and the reflexive pronoun is **nos**.
The answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|4.- (Escribir). Mis amigos que vivían en otras ciudades y yo **nos escribíamos** cartas porque no había correo electrónico. | (To write). My friends who lived in other cities and I wrote letters to each other because there was no email.

Exercise 5

Step 1

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First of all, let´s read the instructions carefully, understand them, and remember the information we need to do the activity.

Step 2

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In this activity, we have to complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense.

The imperfect tense is one of the simple past tenses in Spanish, the other one is the preterite.

The imperfect is used for describing past habitual actions or talking about what someone was doing when they were interrupted by something else.

We will review how to conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense while rewriting sentences.

The Spanish past imperfect does not exist as such in English, it can be translated in various ways depending on the context.

The English translation will be done in the simple past.

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They are often used to talk about actions that you do to yourself in your daily routine, as shaving, taking a shower, etc.

Step 4

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To know if a verb is reflexive, we must identify the object of the verb, if this is the same person who performs the action, the verb is reflexive.

To use a reflexive verb in Spanish, you need to know which reflexive pronoun to use.
.

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Reflexive pronouns can either go before the conjugated verbs or at the end a participle or infinitive.

**Example**:

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Verbs can be treated as reflexive when they talk about reciprocal actions, meaning that people do things for each other (both parties are doing the same thing to or for each other).

They will be conjugated with reflexive pronouns in the **Ellos / Ellas / Uds. and Nosotros** forms.

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**Now let´s take a look at the imperfect form of some verbs**.

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C.- Abuelita Cecilia is telling her grandchildren how the family was when she was little. Complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense. Follow the model.

**Modelo**:
(Abrazar). Mis primos y yo siempre **nos abrazabamos** en las reuniones familiares.

The verb is **Comprender**, the subject is **Nosotros (Mi hermana mayor y yo)**, first-person plural, so the correct form is **comprendíamos** and the reflexive pronoun is **nos**.
The answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|5.- (Comprender). Mi hermana mayor y yo **nos comprendíamos** muy bien.| (To understand). My older sister and I understood each other very well.

Exercise 6

Step 1

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First of all, let´s read the instructions carefully, understand them, and remember the information we need to do the activity.

Step 2

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In this activity, we have to complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense.

The imperfect tense is one of the simple past tenses in Spanish, the other one is the preterite.

The imperfect is used for describing past habitual actions or talking about what someone was doing when they were interrupted by something else.

We will review how to conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense while rewriting sentences.

The Spanish past imperfect does not exist as such in English, it can be translated in various ways depending on the context.

The English translation will be done in the simple past.

Step 3

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They are often used to talk about actions that you do to yourself in your daily routine, as shaving, taking a shower, etc.

Step 4

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To know if a verb is reflexive, we must identify the object of the verb, if this is the same person who performs the action, the verb is reflexive.

To use a reflexive verb in Spanish, you need to know which reflexive pronoun to use.
.

Step 5

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Reflexive pronouns can either go before the conjugated verbs or at the end a participle or infinitive.

**Example**:

Step 7

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Verbs can be treated as reflexive when they talk about reciprocal actions, meaning that people do things for each other (both parties are doing the same thing to or for each other).

They will be conjugated with reflexive pronouns in the **Ellos / Ellas / Uds. and Nosotros** forms.

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**Now let´s take a look at the imperfect form of some verbs**.

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C.- Abuelita Cecilia is telling her grandchildren how the family was when she was little. Complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense. Follow the model.

**Modelo**:
(Abrazar). Mis primos y yo siempre **nos abrazabamos** en las reuniones familiares.

The verb is **Leer**, the subject is **Ellos (Mis padres)**, third-person plural, so the correct form is **leían** and the reflexive pronoun is **se**.
The answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|6.- (Leer). Mis padres eran poetas y **se leían** su poesía con frecuencia. |(To read). My parents were poets and their poetry read to each other frequently.

Exercise 7

Step 1

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First of all, let´s read the instructions carefully, understand them, and remember the information we need to do the activity.

Step 2

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In this activity, we have to complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense.

The imperfect tense is one of the simple past tenses in Spanish, the other one is the preterite.

The imperfect is used for describing past habitual actions or talking about what someone was doing when they were interrupted by something else.

We will review how to conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense while rewriting sentences.

The Spanish past imperfect does not exist as such in English, it can be translated in various ways depending on the context.

The English translation will be done in the simple past.

Step 3

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They are often used to talk about actions that you do to yourself in your daily routine, as shaving, taking a shower, etc.

Step 4

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To know if a verb is reflexive, we must identify the object of the verb, if this is the same person who performs the action, the verb is reflexive.

To use a reflexive verb in Spanish, you need to know which reflexive pronoun to use.
.

Step 5

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Step 6

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Reflexive pronouns can either go before the conjugated verbs or at the end a participle or infinitive.

**Example**:

Step 7

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Verbs can be treated as reflexive when they talk about reciprocal actions, meaning that people do things for each other (both parties are doing the same thing to or for each other).

They will be conjugated with reflexive pronouns in the **Ellos / Ellas / Uds. and Nosotros** forms.

Step 8

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**Now let´s take a look at the imperfect form of some verbs**.

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C.- Abuelita Cecilia is telling her grandchildren how the family was when she was little. Complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense. Follow the model.

**Modelo**:
(Abrazar). Mis primos y yo siempre **nos abrazabamos** en las reuniones familiares.

The verb is **Parecer**, the subject is **Ellos (Mis hermanos)**, third-person plural, so the correct form is **parecían** and the reflexive pronoun is **se**.
The answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|7.- (Parecer). Mis hermanos **se parecían** mucho. | (To look like). My brothers looked like to each other a lot.|

Exercise 8

Step 1

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First of all, let´s read the instructions carefully, understand them, and remember the information we need to do the activity.

Step 2

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In this activity, we have to complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense.

The imperfect tense is one of the simple past tenses in Spanish, the other one is the preterite.

The imperfect is used for describing past habitual actions or talking about what someone was doing when they were interrupted by something else.

We will review how to conjugate verbs in the imperfect tense while rewriting sentences.

The Spanish past imperfect does not exist as such in English, it can be translated in various ways depending on the context.

The English translation will be done in the simple past.

Step 3

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They are often used to talk about actions that you do to yourself in your daily routine, as shaving, taking a shower, etc.

Step 4

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To know if a verb is reflexive, we must identify the object of the verb, if this is the same person who performs the action, the verb is reflexive.

To use a reflexive verb in Spanish, you need to know which reflexive pronoun to use.
.

Step 5

5 of 11

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Reflexive pronouns can either go before the conjugated verbs or at the end a participle or infinitive.

**Example**:

Step 7

7 of 11

Verbs can be treated as reflexive when they talk about reciprocal actions, meaning that people do things for each other (both parties are doing the same thing to or for each other).

They will be conjugated with reflexive pronouns in the **Ellos / Ellas / Uds. and Nosotros** forms.

Step 8

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**Now let´s take a look at the imperfect form of some verbs**.

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C.- Abuelita Cecilia is telling her grandchildren how the family was when she was little. Complete each sentence with the reciprocal verb form in the imperfect tense. Follow the model.

**Modelo**:
(Abrazar). Mis primos y yo siempre **nos abrazabamos** en las reuniones familiares.

The verb is **Contar**, the subject is **Nosotros (Mis primos y yo)**, first-person plural, so the correct form is **contábamos** and the reflexive pronoun is **nos**.
The answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|8.- (Contar). Mis primos y yo nos contábamos chistes cómicos. | (To tell). My cousins and I used to tell funny jokes.

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