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Avancemos 2

1st Edition

Holt McDougal

ISBN: 9780554025322

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Page 228: Actividad 5

Exercise 1

Solution 1

Solution 2

Result

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Almorcé

Step 1

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As with every exercise, we must first read the problem statement and understand what it asks of us.

Step 2

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In this exercise, we must read the following paragraph about Jorge’s day and change the indicated verbs to write the story from our perspective, following the model as a guide.

Step 3

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**The model reads:**

**English**

* This morning George **turned off** the light and **left** the house.
* This morning I **turned off** the light and **left** the house.

**Español**

* *Esta mañana Jorge **apagó** la luz y **salió** de la casa.*
* *Esta mañana yo **apagué** la luz y **salí** de la casa.*

Step 4

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**Tip:**

* We must review the information in the section on the page ***”Preterite of -car, -gar, and -zar Verbs”*** on page **227**, since, in order to rewrite the story from our perspective, the indicated verbs must be in the past tense.

Step 5

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**The paragraph reads:**

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**The first sentence reads:**

**Español**: ****Almorzó*** temprano porque tenía mucha hambre.*

**English**: He had lunch early because he was very hungry.

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* In this case, to rewrite the sentence from our perspective, we must use the preterite indicative of the verb “**Almorzar**”, conjugated in the first person singular: **(Yo)** ***Almorcé***.

**The answer is:**

**Español**: ***Almorcé** temprano porque tenía mucha hambre.*

**English**: **I had lunch** early because I was very hungry.

Exercise 2

Solution 1

Solution 2

Result

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Busqué

Step 1

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As with every exercise, we must first read the problem statement and understand what it asks of us.

Step 2

2 of 7

In this exercise, we must read the following paragraph about Jorge’s day and change the indicated verbs to write the story from our perspective, following the model as a guide.

Step 3

3 of 7

**The model reads:**

**English**

* This morning George **turned off** the light and **left** the house.
* This morning I **turned off** the light and **left** the house.

**Español**

* *Esta mañana Jorge **apagó** la luz y **salió** de la casa.*
* *Esta mañana yo **apagué** la luz y **salí** de la casa.*

Step 4

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**Tip:**

* We must review the information in the section on page ***”Preterite of -car, -gar, and -zar Verbs”*** on page **227**, since, in order to rewrite the story from our perspective, the indicated verbs must be in the past tense.

Step 5

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**The paragraph reads:**

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**The second sentence reads:**

**English**: Then he looked for the cinema with Sandra and Beto.
**Español**: *Luego **buscó** el cine con Sandra y Beto*.

Step 7

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* In this case, to rewrite the sentence from our perspective, we must use the indicative past tense of the verb “**Buscar**”, conjugated in the first person singular: **Busqué**, **(Yo)**.

**The answer is:**

**Español**: Luego **busqué** el cine con Sandra y Beto.

**English**: Then I **looked** for the cinema with Sandra and Beto.

Exercise 3

Solution 1

Solution 2

Result

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Llegué

Step 1

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As with every exercise, we must first read the problem statement and understand what it asks of us.

Step 2

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In this exercise, we must read the following paragraph about Jorge’s day and change the indicated verbs to write the story from our perspective, following the model as a guide.

Step 3

3 of 7

**The model reads:**

**English**

* This morning George **turned off** the light and **left** the house.
* This morning I **turned off** the light and **left** the house.

**Español**

* *Esta mañana Jorge **apagó** la luz y **salió** de la casa.*
* *Esta mañana yo **apagué** la luz y **salí** de la casa.*

Step 4

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**Tip:**

Step 5

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**The paragraph reads:**

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**The third sentence reads:**

**English**: Soon he arrived at the cinema.

**Español**: *Pronto **llegó** al cine*.

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* In this case, to rewrite the sentence from our perspective, we must use the indicative past tense of the verb “**Llegar**”, conjugated in the first person singular: **Llegué**, **(Yo)**.

**The answer is:**

**Español**: *Pronto, **llegué** al cine.*

**English**: Soon, I **arrived** at the cinema.

Exercise 4

Solution 1

Solution 2

Result

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Crucé

Step 1

1 of 7

As with every exercise, we must first read the problem statement and understand what it asks of us.

Step 2

2 of 7

In this exercise, we must read the following paragraph about Jorge’s day and change the indicated verbs to write the story from our perspective, following the model as a guide.

Step 3

3 of 7

**The model reads:**

**English**

* This morning George **turned off** the light and **left** the house.
* This morning I **turned off** the light and **left** the house.

**Español**

* *Esta mañana Jorge **apagó** la luz y **salió** de la casa.*
* *Esta mañana yo **apagué** la luz y **salí** de la casa.*

Step 4

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**Tip:**

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**The paragraph reads:**

Step 6

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**The fourth sentence reads:**

**English**: and crossed the street to get on the bus.

**Español**: *y **cruzó** la calle para subir al autobús.*

Step 7

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* In this case, to rewrite the sentence from our perspective, we must use the indicative past tense of the verb “**Cruzar**”, conjugated in the first person singular: **Crucé**, **(Yo)**.

**The answer is:**

**Español**: *y **crucé** la calle para subir al autobús.*

**English**: and **I crossed** the street to get on the bus.

Exercise 5

Solution 1

Solution 2

Result

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Pagué

Step 1

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As with every exercise, we must first read the problem statement and understand what it asks of us.

Step 2

2 of 7

In this exercise, we must read the following paragraph about Jorge’s day and change the indicated verbs to write the story from our perspective, following the model as a guide.

Step 3

3 of 7

**The model reads:**

**English**

* This morning George **turned off** the light and **left** the house.
* This morning I **turned off** the light and **left** the house.

**Español**

* *Esta mañana Jorge **apagó** la luz y **salió** de la casa.*
* *Esta mañana yo **apagué** la luz y **salí** de la casa.*

Step 4

4 of 7

**Tip:**

* We must review the information in the section on page ***”Preterite of -car, -gar, and -zar Verbs”*** on page **227**, since in order to rewrite the story from our perspective, the indicated verbs must be in the past tense.

Step 5

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**The paragraph reads:**

Step 6

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**The fifth sentence reads:**

**English**: He paid for the ticket.

**Español**: ***Pagó** el boleto.*

Step 7

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* In this case, to rewrite the sentence from our perspective, we must use the indicative past tense of the verb “**Pagar**”, conjugated in the first person singular: ***Pagué***, **(Yo)**.

**The answer is:**

**Español**: *Pagué el boleto.*

**English**: I paid for the ticket.

Exercise 6

Solution 1

Solution 2

Result

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Empecé

Step 1

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As with every exercise, we must first read the problem statement and understand what it asks of us.

Step 2

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In this exercise, we must read the following paragraph about Jorge’s day and change the indicated verbs to write the story from our perspective, following the model as a guide.

**The model reads:**

**English**

* This morning George **turned off** the light and **left** the house.
* This morning I **turned off** the light and **left** the house.

**Español**

* *Esta mañana Jorge **apagó** la luz y **salió** de la casa.*
* *Esta mañana yo **apagué** la luz y **salí** de la casa.*

Step 3

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**Tip:**

Step 4

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**The paragraph reads:**

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**The sixth sentence reads:**

**English**: and started the trip to Tula.

**Español**: *y **empezó** el viaje para Tula.*

Step 6

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* In this case, to rewrite the sentence from our perspective, we must use the indicative past tense of the verb “**Empezar**”, conjugated in the first person singular: ***Empecé***, **(Yo)**.

**The answer is:**

**Español**: *y **empecé** el viaje para Tula.*

**English**: and I **started** the trip to Tula.

Exercise 7

Solution 1

Solution 2

Result

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Practiqué

Step 1

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As with every exercise, we must first read the problem statement and understand what it asks of us.

Step 2

2 of 7

In this exercise, we must read the following paragraph about Jorge’s day and change the indicated verbs to write the story from our perspective, following the model as a guide.

Step 3

3 of 7

**The model reads:**

**English**

* This morning George **turned off** the light and **left** the house.
* This morning I **turned off** the light and **left** the house.

**Español**

* *Esta mañana Jorge **apagó** la luz y **salió** de la casa.*
* *Esta mañana yo **apagué** la luz y **salí** de la casa.*

Step 4

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**Tip:**

Step 5

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**The paragraph reads:**

Step 6

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**The seventh sentence reads:**

**English**: He did not play sports today,

**Español**: *No **practicó** deportes hoy,*

Step 7

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* In this case, to rewrite the sentence from our perspective, we must use the indicative past tense of the verb “**Practicar**”, conjugated in the first person singular: ***Practiqué***, **(Yo)**.

**The answer is:**

**Español**: *No **practiqué** deportes hoy,*

**English**: I didn’t **practice** sports today,

Exercise 8

Solution 1

Solution 2

Result

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Toqué

Step 1

1 of 7

As with every exercise, we must first read the problem statement and understand what it asks of us.

Step 2

2 of 7

In this exercise, we must read the following paragraph about Jorge’s day and change the indicated verbs to write the story from our perspective, following the model as a guide.

Step 3

3 of 7

**The model reads:**

**English**

* This morning George **turned off** the light and **left** the house.
* This morning I **turned off** the light and **left** the house.

**Español**

* *Esta mañana Jorge **apagó** la luz y **salió** de la casa.*
* *Esta mañana yo **apagué** la luz y **salí** de la casa.*

Step 4

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**Tip:**

Step 5

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**The paragraph reads:**

Step 6

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**The eighth sentence reads:**

**English**: pero **tocó** la quitarra.

**Español**: but he **played** the guitar.

Step 7

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* In this case, to rewrite the sentence from our perspective, we must use the indicative past tense of the verb “**Tocar**”, conjugated in the first person singular: ***Toqué***, **(Yo)**.

**Español**: *pero **toqué** la guitarra.*

**English**: but I **play** the guitar.

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