Esta mañana nos (1) _____ temprano en carro sin mapa. Al (2) _____ de la ciudad, Jorge (3) _____ al empleado de una gasolinera dónde (4) _____ el carril para acceder a la autopista. El empleado no (5) _____ contestarle porque no (6) _____ a dónde (7) _____. Entonces, Jorge le (8) _____ que (9) _____ a Málaga. El empleado (10) _____ que el carril enfrente de la gasolinera (11) _____ la ruta más directa.
1-
ir
fuimos (answer)
íbamos
2-
salir
salimos (answer)
salíamos
3-
preguntar
preguntó (answer)
preguntaba
4-
estar
estuvo (answer)
estaba
5-
poder
pudo (answer)
podía
6-
saber
supo (answer)
sabía
7-
ir
fue (answer)
iba
8-
decir
dijo (answer)
decía
9-
ir
fuimos (answer)
íbamos
10-
confirmar
confirmó (answer)
confirmaba
11-
ser
fue (answer)
era
I'll send this to SraJMcGin, our Spanish expert.
It's always a good idea to give the directions first, so we know for sure what you are to do.
1. ok
2. AL requires an infinitive "salir" as will "ALL prepositions"
3. ok
4. estaba = estar in the Preterite has a special meaning "he got"
5. ok
6. saber has a special meaning also in the Preterite (supo = found out) vs sabía = he knew, was knowing
7. fue = he went vs iba = was going and the answer is Imperfect
8. ok
9. NOT the Preterite = we went but the Imperfect (íbamos) = we were going
10. ok
11. This "might" depend upon what the speaker wished to convey
I'll flag th is and come back later to see if you have questions. Concentrate on the few verbs with a special m eaning in the Preterite.
Sra
Thank you! that helped a lot!
1-fuimos, 2- salir,3-pregunto, 4-estaba, 5-pudo, 6-supo, 7-iba,8-dijo,9-íbamos, 10-confirmó,11-era.
Thanks for doing my Spanish homework :D
To fill in the blanks correctly, you need to understand the conjugation of the verbs in the context of the sentence. Here's how you can get the correct answers:
1) To determine the correct verb to fill in the blank, you need to identify the subject of the sentence. In this case, the subject is "nos" which is the first-person plural pronoun. The verb that agrees with this subject is "fuimos," making the correct answer "fuimos."
2) Again, identify the subject of the sentence, which is "al." This is a preposition, not a subject. The verb should agree with the implicit subject, "we." Since "we" is performing the action of going out, the correct verb is "salimos."
3) The subject "Jorge" is performing the action of asking. In the past tense, the correct conjugation is "preguntó."
4) The subject "Jorge" is asking where the highway access lane is located. In the past tense, the correct verb is "estuvo."
5) Since the verb "contestar" is in the negative form "no contestarle," the correct verb is "pudo" to indicate the employee's inability to answer.
6) The correct verb to use is "sabía" which represents the employee's lack of knowledge or not knowing.
7) The verb "a dónde" suggests movement or direction. In the past tense, the correct verb is "iba" to indicate where the employee was heading.
8) "Le dijo" indicates that Jorge said something to the employee. In the past tense, the correct verb is "dijo" to represent Jorge's statement.
9) "Que íbamos" suggests that Jorge told the employee that they were going to Málaga. The correct verb is "íbamos" to indicate the course of action.
10) To indicate the confirmation of Jorge's statement, the correct verb is "confirmó."
11) The phrase "la ruta más directa" suggests that the direct route to the highway was in front of the gas station. The correct verb is "era" to represent the route's status or nature.
Now that you have the correct answers, the completed sentences are as follows:
1- Fuimos
2- Salimos
3- Preguntó
4- Estuvo
5- Pudo
6- Sabía
7- Iba
8- Dijo
9- Íbamos
10- Confirmó
11- Era