Expresate!: Spanish 1
Expresate!: Spanish 1
1st Edition
Rinehart, Winston and Holt
ISBN: 9780030452048
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Exercise 1
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In this exercise, we need to fill in the blank with the correct verb, formatted in the present tense. The sentence reads:

*After school, my sister ______ videogames but…*

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We are given two different verbs to chose between to put in the blank: *servir (to serve)* and *jugar (to play)*.

In this context, *jugar* makes the most sense. “my sister **plays** videogames…”

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Now we need to conjugate *jugar* in the correct present-tense form. Since the subject is *my sister*, we will use the third-person singular form of *jugar*, which is “juega.”

Note that “jugar” has an **u – ue** stem change in this form.

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juega
Exercise 2
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In this exercise, we need to fill in the blank with the correct verb, formatted in the present tense. The sentence reads:

*After school, my sister plays video games but I _____ my homework at 3.*

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We are given two different verbs to chose between to put in the blank: *probar (to try)* and *empezar (to start)*.

In this context, *empezar* makes the most sense. “I **start** my homework at 3.”

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Now we need to conjugate *empezar* in the correct present-tense form. Since the subject is *I*, we will use the first-person singular form of *empezar*, which is “empiezo”.

Note that “empezar” has an **e – ie** stem change in this form.

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empiezo
Exercise 3
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In this exercise, we need to fill in the blank with the correct verb, formatted in the present tense. The sentence reads:

*My sister and I _____ dinner every day.*

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We are given two different verbs to chose between to put in the blank: *servir (to serve)* and *almorzar (to have lunch)*.

In this context, *servir* makes the most sense. “My sister and I **serve** dinner…”

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Now we need to conjugate *servir* in the correct present-tense form. Since the subject is *my sister and I*, we will use the first-person plural form of *servir*, which is “servimos.”
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servimos
Exercise 4
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In this exercise, we need to fill in the blank with the correct verb, formatted in the present tense. The sentence reads:

*My parents _____ to have dinner early.*

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We are given two different verbs to chose between to put in the blank: *acostar (put to bed*) and *preferir (to prefer)*.

In this context, *preferir* fits best. “My parents **prefer** to have dinner..”

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Now we have to conjugate *preferir* in the correct present-tense form. Since the subject is *my parents*, we need to use the third-person plural form of *preferir*, which is “prefieren”.

Don’t forget that “preferir” has an **e – ie** stem change in this form.

Result
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prefieren
Exercise 5
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In this exercise, we need to fill in the blank with the correct verb, formatted in the present tense. The sentence reads:

*My father always _____ to read a book after dinner…*

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We are given two different verbs to chose between to put in the blank: *querer (to want)* and *servir (to serve)*.

In this context, *querer* makes the most sense. “My father always **wants** to read a book…”

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Now we need to conjugate *querer* in the correct present-tense form. Since the subject is *my father*, we will use the third-person singular form of *querer*, which is “quiere”.

Note that “querer” has an **e – ie** stem change in this form.

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quiere
Exercise 6
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In this exercise, we need to fill in the blank with the correct verb, formatted in the present tense. The sentence reads:

*… but my mother _____ listening to music.*

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We are given two different verbs to chose between to put in the blank: *dormir (to sleep)* and *preferir (to prefer)*.

In this context, *preferir* fits best. “my mother **prefers** listening to music”

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Now we have to conjugate *preferir* in the correct present-tense form. Since the subject is *my mother,* we need to use the third-person singular form of *preferir*, which is “prefiere”.

Don’t forget that “preferir” has an **e – ie** stem change in this form.

Result
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prefiere
Exercise 7
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In this exercise, we need to fill in the blank with the correct verb, formatted in the present tense. The sentence reads:

*My father always ______ before 9 p.m.*

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We are given two different verbs to chose between to put in the blank: *levantarse (to get up)* and *acostarse (to go to bed)*.

In this context, *acostarse* makes the most sense. “My father always **goes to bed** before 9 p.m.”

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Now we need to conjugate *acostarse* in the correct present-tense form. Since the subject is *my father*, we will use the third-person singular form of *acostarse*, which is “se acuesta”.

Note that “acostarse” has an **o – ue** stem change in this form.

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se acuesta
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