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Avancemos 2

1st Edition

Holt McDougal

ISBN: 9780554025322

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Exercise 1

Step 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.“

Step 2

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From all the given verbs, the verb “dormir“ (to sleep) fits best in this sentence.

Step 3

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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)

Step 4

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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.

Step 5

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Therefore, the correct answer is “durmió“.

Result

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durmió

Exercise 2

Step 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 sister bought a leather vest and she liked it so much that ___________ with the vest immediately.

Step 2

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From all the given verbs, the verb “vestirse“ (to put on) fits best in this sentence.

Step 3

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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.

Step 4

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Therefore, the correct answer is “se vistió“.

Result

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se vistió

Exercise 3

Step 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: “All the vendors ________ for our attention, but we saw a unique store and went in.“

Step 2

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From all the given verbs, the verb “competir“ (to compete) fits best in this sentence.

Step 3

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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.

Step 4

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Therefore, the correct answer is “compitieron“.

Result

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compitieron

Exercise 4

Step 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 mom wanted to see the ceramic items, and ______ for assistance from the salesperson.“

Step 2

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From all the given verbs, the verb “pedir“ (to ask) fits best in this sentence.

Step 3

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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.

Step 4

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Therefore, the correct answer is “pidió“.

Result

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pidió

Exercise 5

Step 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: “Then he _______ us refreshments.“

Step 2

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From all the given verbs, the verb “servir“ (to serve) fits best in this sentence.

Step 3

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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.

Step 4

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Therefore, the correct answer is “sirvió“.

Result

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sirvió

Exercise 6

Step 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: “I bought a very thin bracelet made of silver, but my sister ________ the gold bracelets.

Step 2

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From all the given verbs, the verb “preferir“ (to prefer) fits best in this sentence.

Step 3

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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.

Step 4

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Therefore, the correct answer is “prefirió“.

Result

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prefirió

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