Need some help with my spanish assignment
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of either dar or decir.
My answers are in parentheses. I am having trouble, any input is appreciated!
1)
Mis amigos (decimos) que hay una fiesta en casa de Pilar este fin de semana.
2)
Paulo y Felipe me (dan) un abrazo cuando me siento triste.
3)
Jorge (dice) que tenemos que salir a las diez en punto.
4)
Nosotros les (damos) regalos a los niños para la Navidad.
5)
Amanda y yo siempre (dicen) la verdad.
6)
Nosotros tenemos otra opinión; ¿qué (decimos) Julia?
7)
Yo te (digo) la receta secreta para mis galletas famosas.
8)
Tu padre te (dices) cuando está enojado (angry), ¿no?
I'll send this to our Spanish expert, SraJMcGin.
With the directions, it's also helpful to tell me which tense is required. Since you don't say, this looks like Spanish I and therefore the Present Indicative Tense, or the FIRST one you learn!
dar = to give and the conjugation is: yo doy, tú das, él/ella/Usted da / nosotros/nosotras damos, vosotros/vosotras dais (not in some Textbooks), ellos/ellas/Ustedes dan. There are 3 different translations in the present tense: yo doy = I give, I DO give, I AM givING.
decir = to say/tell and the conjugation is: yo digo, tú dices, él/ella/Usted dice / nosotros/nosotras decimos, vosotros/vosotras decís, ellos/ellas/Ustedes dicen
The translations: él dice = he says, he DOES say, he IS sayING.
Here are the "markers" for each person:
yo = o / tú = s / él -(vowel) / nosotros = mos / vosotros = is in one syllable and ís in 2 or more / ellos = n
I see you are having difficulty with determining the subject. Mis amigos = ellos (my friends = they / Amanda y yo = nosotras (Amandy and I = we, if you are both girls, it is nosotrAS / Tu padre = él (your father = he)
Corrections are:
1. Mis amigos dicen
5. Amanda y yo siempre decimos
6. This could be as you have it, OR merely asking Julia = qué dices, Julia. (The comma before Julia signifies that you are speaking directly to HER.
8. Tu padre te dice
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Sra
1) Mis amigos dicen que hay una fiesta en casa de Pilar este fin de semana. (correct)
2) Paulo y Felipe me dan un abrazo cuando me siento triste. (correct)
3) Jorge dice que tenemos que salir a las diez en punto. (correct)
4) Nosotros les damos regalos a los niños para la Navidad. (correct)
5) Amanda y yo siempre decimos la verdad. (correct)
6) Nosotros tenemos otra opinión; ¿qué decimos Julia? (correct)
7) Yo te digo la receta secreta para mis galletas famosas. (correct)
8) Tu padre te dice cuando está enojado, ¿no? (correction: In this sentence, the correct form should be "te dice" instead of "te dices")
1) Mis amigos (dicen) que hay una fiesta en casa de Pilar este fin de semana.
To complete this sentence, you'll need to use the verb "decir" (to say). In this case, you want to use the third person plural form "dicen" to match the subject "Mis amigos" (my friends).
2) Paulo y Felipe me (dan) un abrazo cuando me siento triste.
In this sentence, you need to use the verb "dar" (to give). Since the subject is "Paulo y Felipe," you will use the third person plural form "dan."
3) Jorge (dice) que tenemos que salir a las diez en punto.
Again, you need to use the verb "decir" (to say). The subject is "Jorge," so you will use the third person singular form "dice."
4) Nosotros les (damos) regalos a los niños para la Navidad.
To complete this sentence, you need to use the verb "dar" (to give). The subject is "Nosotros," so you will use the first person plural form "damos."
5) Amanda y yo siempre (decimos) la verdad.
Once again, you need to use the verb "decir" (to say). The subject is "Amanda y yo," so you will use the first person plural form "decimos."
6) Nosotros tenemos otra opinión; ¿qué (decimos) Julia?
To complete this sentence, you need to use the verb "decir" (to say). Since the question is referring to the subject "Nosotros," you will use the first person plural form "decimos."
7) Yo te (digo) la receta secreta para mis galletas famosas.
In this sentence, you need to use the verb "decir" (to say). The subject is "Yo," so you will use the first person singular form "digo."
8) Tu padre te (dice) cuando está enojado, ¿no?
To complete this sentence, you need to use the verb "decir" (to say). The subject is "Tu padre," so you will use the third person singular form "dice."