Read Emiliano’s letter. He described his day on vacation.

He used a lot of different tenses and types of verbs:
– the **present** tense *(e.g. saber —> sabes, mirar —> miro)*

– the **preterite** *(e.g. llegar —> llegamos)*
– the **perfect progressive** *(e.g. pasar —> estoy pasando)*
– **reflexive** verbs *(e.g. despertarse —> me despierto)*

This exercise tests your comprehension. You should use ‘X’ to label the sentences Emiliano mentioned in his letter. We will leave blank the ones he did not mention.

1.

*Emiliano’s vacation is boring.*

Emiliano did not mention a boring vacation. On the contrary, he said it is fantastic.

2.

*Emiliano’s s vacation is on/at the beach/the seaside.*

Nowhere did Emiliano mention the beach. He is in the countryside.

3. X

*Emiliano likes the countryside.*

He mentioned that he likes the countryside.

4. X

*The countryside is good for health.*

In the letter, Emiliano says the countryside is good for one’s health.

5.

*Emiliano’s routine starts early.*

Emiliano says he wakes up every day at 9 AM. That is not that early.

6. X

*Emiliano went with his parents.*

Emilio did go with his parents. He mentioned that in his letter.

7.

*Emiliano went with his friends.*

Emiliano did not mention vacationing with his friends. He went with his parents.

See the explanation.

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3. X
4. X
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6. X
7.