Realidades Practice Workbook 3
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780130360038
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Exercise 1
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Ayer conocà a la señora Piñedo.
Yesterday I met Mrs. Piñedo.
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conocĂ
Preterite: a completed action.
I met
Result
3 of 3
conocĂ
Exercise 2
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Entonces, ÂżtĂş no la conocĂas?
So you didn’t know her?
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conocĂas
Imperfect: it refers to a general time in the past
you knew
Result
3 of 3
conocĂas
Exercise 3
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No. Nunca podĂa ir a verla en su taller.
No. I could never go see her in her workshop.
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podĂa
Imperfect: a repeated action
I couldn´t
Result
3 of 3
podĂa
Exercise 4
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ÂżTĂş ya sabĂas cĂłmo llegar?
Did you already know how to get there?
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sabĂas
Imperfect: the action does not have a clear end.
you knew
Result
3 of 3
sabĂas
Exercise 5
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SĂ. Fue fácil llegar al taller.
Yes. It was easy to get to the workshop.
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Fue
Preterite: a completed action
It was
Result
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Fue
Exercise 6
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¿Cómo estaba la señora Piñedo?
How was Mrs. Piñedo?
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estaba
Imperfect: an emotion
she was
Result
3 of 3
estaba
Exercise 7
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Y el taller era muy grande.
And the workshop was very large.
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era
Imperfect: characteristic.
it was
Result
3 of 3
era
Exercise 8
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Las paredes estaban pintadas.
The walls were painted.
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estaban
Imperfect: characteristic
were
Result
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estaban
Exercise 9
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SĂ. Pude ver muchos cuadros de la señora Piñedo.
Yes. I was able to see many paintings of Mrs. Piñedo.
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pude
Preterite: a completed action
I was able
Result
3 of 3
pude
Exercise 10
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la señora Piñedo era una artista realista
Mrs. Piñedo was a realist artist
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era
Imperfect: characteristic
she was
Result
3 of 3
era
Exercise 11
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Ella ya no quiso pintar más cuadros realistas.
She no longer wanted to paint realistic pictures.
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quiso
Preterite: a completed action
she wanted
Result
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quiso
Exercise 12
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Los cuadros que vi eran muy abstractos.
The paintings I saw were very abstract.
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eran
Use of the imperfect tense: characteristic
(they) were
Result
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eran
Exercise 13
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Yo no conocĂa los cuadros realistas de ella.
I did not know the realistic paintings of her.
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(yo) conocĂa
Imperfect: an action in the past in general
I knew
Result
3 of 3
conocĂa
Exercise 14
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ÂżPudiste verlas?
Were you able to see them?
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Pudiste
Preterite: a completed action
You were able to
Result
3 of 3
Pudiste
Exercise 15
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QuerĂa verlas
I wanted to see them
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QuerĂa
Use of imperfect: sets the stage for a following event
I wanted
Result
3 of 3
QuerĂa
Exercise 16
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pero no pude
but I could not
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pude
Preterite: a completed action
I could
Result
3 of 3
pude
Exercise 17
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Creo que las esculturas estaban en otro taller.
I think the sculptures were in another workshop.
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estaban
Imperfect: a location the action also does not have a definite end
they were
Result
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estaban
Exercise 18
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Antes de estudiar con ella, yo no era tan buen pintor.
Before studying with her, I was not such a good painter.
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(yo) era
Use of imperfect: characteristic
I was
Result
3 of 3
era
Exercise 19
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Siempre querĂa estudiar con la señora Piñedo.
I always wanted to study with Mrs. Piñedo.
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querĂa
Imperfect: a repeated action, and a mental state.
I wanted
Result
3 of 3
querĂa
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