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Avancemos 2
Avancemos 2
1st Edition
Holt McDougal
ISBN: 9780554025322
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Page 228: Actividad 5

Exercise 1
Solution 1
Solution 2
Result
1 of 1
Almorc茅
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.

**Espa帽ol**

* *Esta ma帽ana Jorge **apag贸** la luz y **sali贸** de la casa.*
* *Esta ma帽ana yo **apagu茅** la luz y **sal铆** de la casa.*

Step 4
4 of 7
**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:**

| |**English** |**Espa帽ol**|
|–|–|–|
|**1**. |He had lunch early because he was very hungry. |***Almorz贸** temprano porque ten铆a mucha hambre.* |
|**2**. |Then he looked for the cinema with Sandra and Beto. |*Luego **busc贸** el cine con Sandra y Beto.*|
|**3**. |Soon he arrived at the cinema | *Pronto **lleg贸** al cine*|
|**4**. |and crossed the street to get on the bus. |y ***cruz贸** la calle para subir al autob煤s.*|
|**5**. |He paid for the ticket |***Pag贸** el boleto*|
|**6**. |and started the trip to Tula. |*y **empez贸** el viaje para Tula.* |
|**7**. |He did not play sports today, |*No **practic贸** deportes hoy,* |
|**8**. |but he played the guitar. |*pero **toc贸** la guitarra.*|

Step 6
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**The first sentence reads:**

**Espa帽ol**: ****Almorz贸*** temprano porque ten铆a mucha hambre.*

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

Step 7
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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)** ***Almorc茅***.

**The answer is:**

**Espa帽ol**: ***Almorc茅** temprano porque ten铆a mucha hambre.*

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

Exercise 2
Solution 1
Solution 2
Result
1 of 1
Busqu茅
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.

**Espa帽ol**

* *Esta ma帽ana Jorge **apag贸** la luz y **sali贸** de la casa.*
* *Esta ma帽ana yo **apagu茅** la luz y **sal铆** 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
5 of 7
**The paragraph reads:**

| |**English** |**Espa帽ol**|
|–|–|–|
|**1**. |He had lunch early because he was very hungry. |***Almorz贸** temprano porque ten铆a mucha hambre.* |
|**2**. |Then he looked for the cinema with Sandra and Beto. |*Luego **busc贸** el cine con Sandra y Beto.*|
|**3**. |Soon he arrived at the cinema | *Pronto **lleg贸** al cine*|
|**4**. |and crossed the street to get on the bus. |y ***cruz贸** la calle para subir al autob煤s.*|
|**5**. |He paid for the ticket |***Pag贸** el boleto*|
|**6**. |and started the trip to Tula. |*y **empez贸** el viaje para Tula.* |
|**7**. |He did not play sports today, |*No **practic贸** deportes hoy,* |
|**8**. |but he played the guitar. |*pero **toc贸** la guitarra.*|

Step 6
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**The second sentence reads:**

**English**: Then he looked for the cinema with Sandra and Beto.
**Espa帽ol**: *Luego **busc贸** 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: **Busqu茅**, **(Yo)**.

**The answer is:**

**Espa帽ol**: Luego **busqu茅** el cine con Sandra y Beto.

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

Exercise 3
Solution 1
Solution 2
Result
1 of 1
Llegu茅
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.

**Espa帽ol**

* *Esta ma帽ana Jorge **apag贸** la luz y **sali贸** de la casa.*
* *Esta ma帽ana yo **apagu茅** la luz y **sal铆** 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
5 of 7
**The paragraph reads:**

| |**English** |**Espa帽ol**|
|–|–|–|
|**1**. |He had lunch early because he was very hungry. |***Almorz贸** temprano porque ten铆a mucha hambre.* |
|**2**. |Then he looked for the cinema with Sandra and Beto. |*Luego **busc贸** el cine con Sandra y Beto.*|
|**3**. |Soon he arrived at the cinema | *Pronto **lleg贸** al cine*|
|**4**. |and crossed the street to get on the bus. |y ***cruz贸** la calle para subir al autob煤s.*|
|**5**. |He paid for the ticket |***Pag贸** el boleto*|
|**6**. |and started the trip to Tula. |*y **empez贸** el viaje para Tula.* |
|**7**. |He did not play sports today, |*No **practic贸** deportes hoy,* |
|**8**. |but he played the guitar. |*pero **toc贸** la guitarra.*|

Step 6
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**The third sentence reads:**

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

**Espa帽ol**: *Pronto **lleg贸** al cine*.

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 “**Llegar**”, conjugated in the first person singular: **Llegu茅**, **(Yo)**.

**The answer is:**

**Espa帽ol**: *Pronto, **llegu茅** al cine.*

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

Exercise 4
Solution 1
Solution 2
Result
1 of 1
Cruc茅
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.

**Espa帽ol**

* *Esta ma帽ana Jorge **apag贸** la luz y **sali贸** de la casa.*
* *Esta ma帽ana yo **apagu茅** la luz y **sal铆** 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
5 of 7
**The paragraph reads:**

| |**English** |**Espa帽ol**|
|–|–|–|
|**1**. |He had lunch early because he was very hungry. |***Almorz贸** temprano porque ten铆a mucha hambre.* |
|**2**. |Then he looked for the cinema with Sandra and Beto. |*Luego **busc贸** el cine con Sandra y Beto.*|
|**3**. |Soon he arrived at the cinema | *Pronto **lleg贸** al cine*|
|**4**. |and crossed the street to get on the bus. |y ***cruz贸** la calle para subir al autob煤s.*|
|**5**. |He paid for the ticket |***Pag贸** el boleto*|
|**6**. |and started the trip to Tula. |*y **empez贸** el viaje para Tula.* |
|**7**. |He did not play sports today, |*No **practic贸** deportes hoy,* |
|**8**. |but he played the guitar. |*pero **toc贸** la guitarra.*|

Step 6
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**The fourth sentence reads:**

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

**Espa帽ol**: *y **cruz贸** la calle para subir al autob煤s.*

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: **Cruc茅**, **(Yo)**.

**The answer is:**

**Espa帽ol**: *y **cruc茅** la calle para subir al autob煤s.*

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

Exercise 5
Solution 1
Solution 2
Result
1 of 1
Pagu茅
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.

**Espa帽ol**

* *Esta ma帽ana Jorge **apag贸** la luz y **sali贸** de la casa.*
* *Esta ma帽ana yo **apagu茅** la luz y **sal铆** 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
5 of 7
**The paragraph reads:**

| |**English** |**Espa帽ol**|
|–|–|–|
|**1**. |He had lunch early because he was very hungry. |***Almorz贸** temprano porque ten铆a mucha hambre.* |
|**2**. |Then he looked for the cinema with Sandra and Beto. |*Luego **busc贸** el cine con Sandra y Beto.*|
|**3**. |Soon he arrived at the cinema | *Pronto **lleg贸** al cine*|
|**4**. |and crossed the street to get on the bus. |y ***cruz贸** la calle para subir al autob煤s.*|
|**5**. |He paid for the ticket |***Pag贸** el boleto*|
|**6**. |and started the trip to Tula. |*y **empez贸** el viaje para Tula.* |
|**7**. |He did not play sports today, |*No **practic贸** deportes hoy,* |
|**8**. |but he played the guitar. |*pero **toc贸** la guitarra.*|

Step 6
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**The fifth sentence reads:**

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

**Espa帽ol**: ***Pag贸** 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: ***Pagu茅***, **(Yo)**.

**The answer is:**

**Espa帽ol**: *Pagu茅 el boleto.*

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

Exercise 6
Solution 1
Solution 2
Result
1 of 1
Empec茅
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 6
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.

**Espa帽ol**

* *Esta ma帽ana Jorge **apag贸** la luz y **sali贸** de la casa.*
* *Esta ma帽ana yo **apagu茅** la luz y **sal铆** de la casa.*

Step 3
3 of 6
**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 4
4 of 6
**The paragraph reads:**

| |**English** |**Espa帽ol**|
|–|–|–|
|**1**. |He had lunch early because he was very hungry. |***Almorz贸** temprano porque ten铆a mucha hambre.* |
|**2**. |Then he looked for the cinema with Sandra and Beto. |*Luego **busc贸** el cine con Sandra y Beto.*|
|**3**. |Soon he arrived at the cinema | *Pronto **lleg贸** al cine*|
|**4**. |and crossed the street to get on the bus. |y ***cruz贸** la calle para subir al autob煤s.*|
|**5**. |He paid for the ticket |***Pag贸** el boleto*|
|**6**. |and started the trip to Tula. |*y **empez贸** el viaje para Tula.* |
|**7**. |He did not play sports today, |*No **practic贸** deportes hoy,* |
|**8**. |but he played the guitar. |*pero **toc贸** la guitarra.*|

Step 5
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**The sixth sentence reads:**

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

**Espa帽ol**: *y **empez贸** 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: ***Empec茅***, **(Yo)**.

**The answer is:**

**Espa帽ol**: *y **empec茅** el viaje para Tula.*

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

Exercise 7
Solution 1
Solution 2
Result
1 of 1
Practiqu茅
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.

**Espa帽ol**

* *Esta ma帽ana Jorge **apag贸** la luz y **sali贸** de la casa.*
* *Esta ma帽ana yo **apagu茅** la luz y **sal铆** 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
5 of 7
**The paragraph reads:**

| |**English** |**Espa帽ol**|
|–|–|–|
|**1**. |He had lunch early because he was very hungry. |***Almorz贸** temprano porque ten铆a mucha hambre.* |
|**2**. |Then he looked for the cinema with Sandra and Beto. |*Luego **busc贸** el cine con Sandra y Beto.*|
|**3**. |Soon he arrived at the cinema | *Pronto **lleg贸** al cine*|
|**4**. |and crossed the street to get on the bus. |y ***cruz贸** la calle para subir al autob煤s.*|
|**5**. |He paid for the ticket |***Pag贸** el boleto*|
|**6**. |and started the trip to Tula. |*y **empez贸** el viaje para Tula.* |
|**7**. |He did not play sports today, |*No **practic贸** deportes hoy,* |
|**8**. |but he played the guitar. |*pero **toc贸** la guitarra.*|

Step 6
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**The seventh sentence reads:**

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

**Espa帽ol**: *No **practic贸** 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: ***Practiqu茅***, **(Yo)**.

**The answer is:**

**Espa帽ol**: *No **practiqu茅** deportes hoy,*

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

Exercise 8
Solution 1
Solution 2
Result
1 of 1
Toqu茅
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.

**Espa帽ol**

* *Esta ma帽ana Jorge **apag贸** la luz y **sali贸** de la casa.*
* *Esta ma帽ana yo **apagu茅** la luz y **sal铆** 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
5 of 7
**The paragraph reads:**

| |**English** |**Espa帽ol**|
|–|–|–|
|**1**. |He had lunch early because he was very hungry. |***Almorz贸** temprano porque ten铆a mucha hambre.* |
|**2**. |Then he looked for the cinema with Sandra and Beto. |*Luego **busc贸** el cine con Sandra y Beto.*|
|**3**. |Soon he arrived at the cinema | *Pronto **lleg贸** al cine*|
|**4**. |and crossed the street to get on the bus. |y ***cruz贸** la calle para subir al autob煤s.*|
|**5**. |He paid for the ticket |***Pag贸** el boleto*|
|**6**. |and started the trip to Tula. |*y **empez贸** el viaje para Tula.* |
|**7**. |He did not play sports today, |*No **practic贸** deportes hoy,* |
|**8**. |but he played the guitar. |*pero **toc贸** la guitarra.*|

Step 6
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**The eighth sentence reads:**

**English**: pero **toc贸** la quitarra.

**Espa帽ol**: but he **played** the guitar.

Step 7
7 of 7
* 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: ***Toqu茅***, **(Yo)**.

**Espa帽ol**: *pero **toqu茅** la guitarra.*

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

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