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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 8: Presente de los verbos con cambio de raíz C

Exercise 1

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In this exercise, we need to write complete sentences about what are the people doing for an activity.
The task reads:
*”This weekend/ my friends and I/ want/ play volleyball”*

Step 2

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To write the complete sentence first we have to conjugate the verb *perder* (to lose) in the correct present form.

Since the subject is *Nadia y Bárbara*, we will use the third-person plural form of *perder*, which is “pierden”.

Note that the verb *perder* (to lose) has an “e->ie” stem change in all forms, except in the *nosotros* and *vosotros* form.

Result

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Nadia y Bárbara siempre pierden las llaves.

Exercise 2

Step 1

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In this exercise, we need to write complete sentences about what are the people doing for an activity.
The task reads:
*”The school cafeteria/ to serve/ healthy food”*

Step 2

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To write the complete sentence first we have to conjugate the verb *servir* (to serve) in the correct present form.

Since the subject is *la cafetería* (the cafeteria), we will use the third-person singular form of *servir*, which is “sirve”.

Note that the verb *servir* (to serve) has an “e->i” stem change in all forms, except in the *nosotros* and *vosotros* form.

Result

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La cafetería de la escuela sirve comida saludable.

Exercise 3

Step 1

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In this exercise, we need to write complete sentences about what are the people doing for an activity.
The task reads:
*”You/ can/ speak Russian and play chess/ no?”*

Step 2

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To write the complete sentence first we have to conjugate the verb *poder* (can) in the correct present form.

Since the subject is *tú* (you), we will use the second-person singular form of *poder*, which is “puedes”.

Note that the verb *poder* (can) has an “o->ue” stem change in all forms, except in the *nosotros* and *vosotros* form.

Result

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Tú puedes hablar ruso y jugar al ajedrez, ¿no?

Exercise 4

Step 1

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In this exercise, we need to write complete sentences about what are the people doing for an activity.
The task reads:
*”First class of the day/ start/ at eight o’clock.”*

Step 2

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To write the complete sentence first we have to conjugate the verb *empezar* (start) in the correct present form.

Since the subject is *la Primera clase* (the first class), we will use the third-person singular form of *empezar*, which is “empieza”.

Note that the verb *empezar* (start) has an “e->ie” stem change in all forms, except in the *nosotros* and *vosotros* form.

Result

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La primera clase del día empieza a las ocho de la mañana.

Exercise 5

Step 1

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In this exercise, we need to write complete sentences about what are the people doing for an activity.
The task reads:
*”I/ not understand/ Math’s homework “*

Step 2

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To write the complete sentence first we have to conjugate the verb *entender* (understand) in the correct present form.

Since the subject is *yo* (I), we will use the first-person singular form of *entender*, which is “entiendo”.

Note that the verb *entender* (understand) has an “e->ie” stem change in all forms, except in the *nosotros* and *vosotros* form.

Result

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Yo no entiendo la tarea de matemáticas.

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