Here we have to read the previous *fotonovela* to be able to answer this exercise, which asks us to arrange the following situations in order of appearance.

Let’s translate to make it easier also we are gonna add another column for the answer:

|Orden/order | Español| english |
|–|–|–|
|**2** | a. Brindan por la revista. | a. Toast to the magazine. |
|**1** |b. Cantan cumpleaños feliz. |b. They sing happy birthday. |
|**5** |c. Fabiola pide un aumento de sueldo. |c. Fabiola asks for a raise. |
|**6** |d. Diana piensa regalarle a Aguayo un llavero. |d. Diana plans to give Aguayo a keychain. |
| **4**|e. Eric sugiere regalarle a Aguayo un pececito de colores. |e. Eric suggests giving Aguayo a goldfish as a gift. |
|**3** |f. Fabiola dice que esta en crisis económica . |f. Fabiola says that she is in economic crisis. |

In this exercise we also have to take into account the *”fotnovela”* and **pay attention to the dialogues**, since some actions were done in the present or in the past.

The exercise asks us **to use the verbs in their respective tenses according to the dialogue to which they refer.**

1. Eric **creyó** (creer) que Fabiola era hija de un millonario. **(pasado)**
*Eric thought that Fabiola was the daughter of a millionaire. (past)*

Fabiola remebers what Éric says in her first day.

2. Los empleados de la revista **brindan** (brindar) por el aniversario. **(presente)**
*The magazine’s employees toast the anniversary. (present)*

That is what is happening at that moment.

3. Eric **pensó** (pensar) que se había enamorado de Fabiola. **(pasado)**
*Eric thought he had fallen in love with Fabiola. (past)*

Eric remembers when he made that joke in the past.

4. Diana **propone** (proponer) hacerle un regalo a Aguayo. **(presente)**
*Diana proposes to give Aguayo a gift. (present)*

At that meeting Diana propose to give a gift.

5. Johnny **llegó** (llegar) tarde a la oficina. **(pasado)**
*Johnny was late to the office. (past)*

It is mentioned in the memory of Eric’s first day.

6. Fabiola le **pide** (pedir) a Aguayo un aumento de sueldo. **(presente)**
Fabiola asks Aguayo for a raise. (present)

Fabiola enters Aguayo’s office to talk to him.

Once again we have to take the *”fotonovela”* into consideration, we are asked to associate each dialogue with the person who could have said it.

Be sure to understand the context to make it easier to find the result, however, we will translate it and we can in the same table the answers.

**HINT:** *learning to read in Spanish and interpret it in English is very helpful in these exercises, take your time to understand it better.*

Finally we only do a small association exercise:

|Personaje |Español |Eglish |
|–|–|–|
|**Diana** |1. Hace ya dos año que trabajamos aquí. ¡Quien lo diría! | 1. We’ve been working here for two years now – who knew!|
|**Aguayo** | 2. ¡Pidan todos un deseo! | 2. Everybody, make a wish!|
|**Fabiola** |3. Jefe, usted sabe que trabajo muy duro. | 3. Boss, you know I work very hard. |
|**Fabiola** | 4. Mi padre no es empresario. |4. My father is not a businessman. |
|**Mariela** |5. Yo pensaba que nos dejarían irnos mas temprano del trabajo. |5. I thought they would let us leave work early . |

We continue using the *”fotonovela”* , this time **we have to form complete sentences based on what each sentence asks for.**

First of all, **we must have a context of the situation having read the fotonovela beforehand,** otherwise we would not be able to answer correctly, as here you have to answer with your own words, I will give you my own examples:

1. ¿Qué celebran las empleados de Facetas? /
*What do *”Facetas”* employees celebrate?*

R: Ellos están celebrando el aniversario de la revista. / *They are celebrating the anniversary of the magazine.*

****HINT:** *Try to form complete and simple sentences, do not over-explain.***

2. ¿Por qué creía Éric que se había enamora do de Fabiola? Explica tu respuesta. / *Why did Eric think he had fallen in love with Fabiola? Explain your answer.*

R: Por que el pensaba que era la hija de un empresario millonario. / *Because he thought she was the daughter of a millionaire businessman.*

3. ¿Por qué Fabiola no puede ayudar con el regalo? / Why can’t Fabiola help with the gift?

A: Por que ella se encuentra en una muy mala situación económica de momento. / *Because she is in a very bad financial situation at the moment.*

4. ¿Le gusta a Fabiola la idea de regalarle un llavero a Aguayo? / 4. Does Fabiola like the idea of giving Aguayo a keychain?

A: No, ella piensa que podría cambiarlo por un pez. / A: No, she thinks she could exchange it for a fish.