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Avancemos 2

1st Edition

Holt McDougal

ISBN: 9780554025322

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Page 9: Para y piensa

Exercise 1

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Tengo 16 años.

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In this exercise we must complete the sentence correctly, keeping in mind the uses of the verbs **ser o estar** *(to be)* and **tener** *(to have)*, and also how to match adjectives and nouns correctly.

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Let’s remember that the verb **”tener”** is used to talk about what you have, and it is also used to tell the age of a person.

On the other hand, remember that although **ser** and **estar** both mean “to be”, they have some different uses:

– The verb **ser** is used to describe professions, origin, personal traits, physical characteristics, express identity, and give the time and date.

– The verb **estar** is used to indicate locations and to describe how someone feels.

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As we can see in this case, the verbal form **”tengo”** corresponds to the first person singular of the verb “tener”, so the correct option is **“16 años”**, using the verb on this occasion to say the age:

– Tengo 16 años. *( I am 16 years old)*

Exercise 2

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Mi amigo es cómico.

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Let’s remember that the verb **”tener”** is used to talk about what you have, and it is also used to tell the age of a person.

On the other hand, remember that although **ser** and **estar** both mean “to be”, they have some different uses:

– The verb **ser** is used to describe professions, origin, personal traits, physical characteristics, express identity, and give the time and date.

– The verb **estar** is used to indicate locations and to describe how someone feels.

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As we can see in this case, the verbal form **”es”** corresponds to the third person singular of the verb “ser”, also, because the subject “mi amigo” is masculine singular, the option we choose will have to coincide in gender and number, that is why the correct option is **”cómico”**:

– Mi amigo es cómico. *( My friend is funny)*

Exercise 3

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La maestra es pelirroja.

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Let’s remember that the verb **”tener”** is used to talk about what you have, and it is also used to tell the age of a person.

On the other hand, remember that although **ser** and **estar** both mean “to be”, they have some different uses:

– The verb **ser** is used to describe professions, origin, personal traits, physical characteristics, express identity, and give the time and date.

– The verb **estar** is used to indicate locations and to describe how someone feels.

Step 3

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As we can see in this case, the verbal form **”es”** corresponds to the third person singular of the verb “ser”, also, because the subject “la maestra” is femenine singular, the option we choose will have to coincide in gender and number, that is why the correct option is **”peliroja”**:

– La maestra es peliroja. *( The teacher has red hair)*

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