Question

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

Answer 1

I'll send this to SraJMcGin, our Spanish expert.

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

Thank you! that helped a lot!

Answer 4

1-fuimos, 2- salir,3-pregunto, 4-estaba, 5-pudo, 6-supo, 7-iba,8-dijo,9-íbamos, 10-confirmó,11-era.

Answer 5

Thanks for doing my Spanish homework :D