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Realidades Guided Practice Activities For Vocabulary And Grammar Level 3 Student Edition

1st Edition

Prentice Hall

ISBN: 9780131661493

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Page 74: Verbos con distinto sentido en el pretérito y en el imperfecto B

Exercise 1

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In this exercise, we need to complete the sentences with the correct preterite or imperfect form of the verbs given.
The sentence reads:
*”It had been many years since Carlos has _________ (know) a salsa singer.”*

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Some verbs have different meanings in the imperfect and in the preterite tense.
Those verbs are *saber* (know/found out), *conocer* (know smth or someone/meet for first time), *querer* (wanted to/tried to), *no querer* (didn’t want to/refused to), *poder* (be able to/tried to).

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Since in the sentence we have “hacía muchos años” (it had been many years) indicating that Carlos knows the singer for a lot of time. Therefore, we will use the imperfect form of the verb *conocer* (knew).
The subject is Carlos. Therefore, we will use the third-person singular imperfect form of *conocer*, which is “conocía”.

Result

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conocía

Exercise 2

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In this exercise, we need to complete the sentences with the correct preterite or imperfect form of the verbs given.
The sentence reads:
*”I ____ (know how to) dance salsa and I liked going to salsa clubs.”*

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Since in the sentence we have “bailar salsa” (dance salsa) indicating knowing to do something. Therefore, we will use the imperfect form of the verb *saber* (know).
The subject is *yo* (I). Therefore, we will use the first-person singular imperfect form of *saber*, which is “sabía”.

Result

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sabía

Exercise 3

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In this exercise, we need to complete the sentences with the correct preterite or imperfect form of the verbs given.
The sentence reads:
*”One night Carlos and I decided to go to the club where the singer worked, but then I ____ (found out) that I had to work and I couldn’t go.”*

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Since in the sentence we have “pero luego” (but later), and from the context, we know that Ana found out something. Therefore, we will use the preterite form of the verb *saber* (found out).
The subject is *yo* (I). Therefore, we will use the first-person singular preterite form of *saber*, which is “supe”.

Result

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supe

Exercise 4

Step 1

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In this exercise, we need to complete the sentences with the correct preterite or imperfect form of the verbs given.
The sentence reads:
*”Carlos ____ (know) that I wanted to meet his friend and invited her to my house the next day.”*

Step 2

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Some verbs have different meanings in the imperfect and in the preterite tense.
Those verbs are *saber* (know/found out), *conocer* (know smth or someone/meet for the first time), *querer* (wanted to/tried to), *no querer* (didn’t want to/refused to), *poder* (be able to/tried to).

Step 3

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From the context, we know that Carlos knew what she wanted. Therefore, we will use the imperfect form of the verb *saber* (know).
The subject is Carlos. Therefore, we will use the third-person singular imperfect form of *saber*, which is “sabía”.

Result

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sabía

Exercise 5

Step 1

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In this exercise, we need to complete the sentences with the correct preterite or imperfect form of the verbs given.
The sentence reads:
*”I ____ (meet) the singer and it was the most fantastic day of my life.”*

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From the context, we know that she met the singer for the first time. Therefore, we will use the preterite form of the verb *conocer* (meet).
The subject is *yo* (I). Therefore, we will use the first-person singular preterite form of *conocer*, which is “conocí”.

Result

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conocí

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