Avancemos 2
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780554025322
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Page 179: Actividad 11
Exercise 1
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In this task you are supposed to complete the text about a family that visited the market with verbs given in the preterite tense.
The example reads: “My brother went to ______ in the car but we woke him up when we arrived.“
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From all the given verbs, the verb “dormir“ (to sleep) fits best in this sentence.
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When we add the pronoun “se“ in front of the verb “dormir“, we want to say that someone falls asleep. (Dormir = to sleep; dormirse = to fall asleep)
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Because the subject of this sentence is “mi hermano“ (my brother), we should use the third-person singular form of the verb “dormir“ in preterite tense.
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Therefore, the correct answer is “durmió“.
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durmió
Exercise 2
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In this task you are supposed to complete the text about a family that visited the market with verbs given in the preterite tense.
The example reads: My sister bought a leather vest and she liked it so much that ___________ with the vest immediately.
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From all the given verbs, the verb “vestirse“ (to put on) fits best in this sentence.
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Because the subject of this sentence is “mi hermana“ (my sister), we should use the third-person singular form of the verb “vestirse“ in preterite tense.
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Therefore, the correct answer is “se vistió“.
Result
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se vistió
Exercise 3
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In this task you are supposed to complete the text about a family that visited the market with verbs given in the preterite tense.
The example reads: “All the vendors ________ for our attention, but we saw a unique store and went in.“
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From all the given verbs, the verb “competir“ (to compete) fits best in this sentence.
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Because the subject of this sentence is “los vendedores“ (vendors), we should use the third-person plural form of the verb “competir“ in preterite tense. This verb has an irregular form.
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Therefore, the correct answer is “compitieron“.
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compitieron
Exercise 4
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In this task you are supposed to complete the text about a family that visited the market with verbs given in the preterite tense.
The example reads: “My mom wanted to see the ceramic items, and ______ for assistance from the salesperson.“
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From all the given verbs, the verb “pedir“ (to ask) fits best in this sentence.
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Because the subject of this sentence is “mamá“ (mom), we should use the third-person singular form of the verb “pedir“ in preterite tense. This verb has an irregular form.
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Therefore, the correct answer is “pidió“.
Result
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pidió
Exercise 5
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In this task you are supposed to complete the text about a family that visited the market with verbs given in the preterite tense.
The example reads: “Then he _______ us refreshments.“
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From all the given verbs, the verb “servir“ (to serve) fits best in this sentence.
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Because the subject of this sentence is “él“ (he), we should use the third-person singular form of the verb “servir“ in preterite tense. This verb has an irregular form.
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Therefore, the correct answer is “sirvió“.
Result
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sirvió
Exercise 6
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In this task you are supposed to complete the text about a family that visited the market with verbs given in the preterite tense.
The example reads: “I bought a very thin bracelet made of silver, but my sister ________ the gold bracelets.
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From all the given verbs, the verb “preferir“ (to prefer) fits best in this sentence.
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Because the subject of this sentence is “mi hermana“ (my sister), we should use the third-person singular form of the verb “preferir“ in preterite tense. This verb has an irregular form.
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Therefore, the correct answer is “prefirió“.
Result
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prefirió
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