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1. Accents count! Accents in Spanish lean to the right like á, é, í, ó, ú.2. Answer all of the following in the preterit tense.3. It is OKAY to use your notes on -CAR -ZAR verbs!
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Yo ________________(jugar) basquetbol anoche.
Explanation
The correct answer is "jugué" because it agrees with the subject "yo" and the past tense form of the verb "jugar" (to play) in Spanish.
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Tú no ____________(jugar) basquetbol anoche.
Explanation
The correct answer is "jugaste" because it is the correct conjugation of the verb "jugar" in the past tense for the second person singular pronoun "tú." This means "You played" in English.
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Ella ______________(buscar) un anillo nuevo el año pasado.
Explanation
The correct answer is "buscó" because it is the past tense form of the verb "buscar" (to search/look for). Since the sentence is referring to an action that happened in the past (last year), the correct verb form to use is the preterite tense.
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Yo _______________(buscar) un traje de baño ayer.
Explanation
The correct answer is "busqué". In this sentence, the verb "buscar" is conjugated in the past tense for the first person singular pronoun "yo" (I). Therefore, "busqué" is the correct form of the verb to match the subject and indicate that "I looked for" a swimsuit yesterday.
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Evan, Spencer, Riley y Forrest __________________(jugar) béisbol la semana pasada.
Explanation
The correct answer is "jugaron" because it is the past tense form of the verb "jugar" (to play) in the third person plural. This form is used to indicate that Evan, Spencer, Riley, and Forrest played baseball last week.
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Yo no _____________(practicar) el piano ayer.
Explanation
The correct answer is "practiqué" because it is the correct conjugation of the verb "practicar" in the first person singular past tense. The sentence is saying "I did not practice the piano yesterday."
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Brandon no _____________(tocar) la guitarra el fin de semana pasado.
Explanation
The correct answer is "tocó." This is the correct form of the verb "tocar" in the third person singular preterite tense. It indicates that Brandon played the guitar in the past weekend.
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Annie y yo no _______________(tocar) los instrumentos ayer.
Explanation
Annie y yo tocamos los instrumentos ayer. (Annie and I played the instruments yesterday.)
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Yo _______________(tocar) la guitarra con mi profesor en la clase el mes pasado.
Explanation
The correct answer is "toqué". In this sentence, the subject "Yo" is performing the action of playing the guitar, which is represented by the verb "tocar". The verb is conjugated in the past tense to match the time frame indicated by "el mes pasado" (last month). Therefore, "toqué" is the correct conjugation of the verb "tocar" for the subject "Yo" in the past tense.
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Mi amiga TJ ____________(jugar) Black Ops en PlayStation III ayer.
Explanation
The correct answer is "jugó". In Spanish, the verb "jugar" means "to play". In this sentence, the subject "Mi amiga TJ" is singular and feminine, so the correct form of the verb is "jugó". This is the preterite tense, which is used to talk about completed actions in the past. Therefore, the sentence translates to "My friend TJ played Black Ops on PlayStation III yesterday."
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Yo ______________(pagar) $15 por los tacos en Spork anoche.
Explanation
The correct answer is "pagué." In this sentence, the verb "pagar" (to pay) is conjugated in the first person singular form, which is "pagué." This indicates that the speaker is referring to themselves and stating that they paid $15 for the tacos at Spork last night.
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¿Tú ____________________(pagar) $1,500 por los jeans Fear of God ayer????????
Explanation
The correct answer is "pagaste". In this sentence, the verb "pagar" is conjugated in the past tense for the second person singular pronoun "tú". Therefore, "pagaste" is the correct form of the verb to match the subject pronoun and indicate that "you" paid $1,500 for the Fear of God jeans yesterday.
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Carlee y Lauren ______________(pagar) $20 por las bufandas.
Explanation
In this sentence, "Carlee y Lauren" is the subject and "pagaron" is the verb. The verb "pagaron" is the correct form of the verb "pagar" in the past tense for the subject "Carlee y Lauren". Therefore, the correct answer is "pagaron".