1. Which of the following is correct?
a) Maria estaba cocinando cuando ella se cortaba.
b) Maria estaba cocinando cuando ella se corto.
c) Maria estuvo cocinando cuando ella se cortaba.
d) Maria estuvo cocinando cuando ella se corto.
2. Which of the following is correct?
a) Me lastime el tobillo cuando estaba jugando futbol.
b) Me lastimo el tobillo cuando estaba jugando futbol.
c) Me lastime el tobillo cuando juego futbol.
d) Me lastimo el tobillo cuando estuve jugando futbol.
3) What is the correct way of saying "You were writing" in Spanish?
a) Nos estabamos escribiendo
b) Tu estabas escribiendo
c) Se estaban escribiendo
d) Estaba escribiendo.
This is supposed to be dealing with the imperfect progressive and preterite tenses. My answers are
1. A
2. B
3. B
Please explain your answers.
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1. words with necessary accents are incorrect if the accent is not there. The answer is B BUT cortó requires an accent.
Preterit is an action "over and done with" = she DID cut herself
Imperfect is an action "ongoing" = she WAS cooking and uses the Imperfect of estar with the Present Participle (NOT the Preterit)
2. me lastimé = means "on purpose" so the answer is B but only with the 2 necessary accent marks = lastimó & fútbol
3. Since the subject could be "tú" (BUT with the accent, because "tu" means your (adjective) and tú = you (subject), or usted, or even ustedes (OR vosotros IF your textbook teaches it)
Possitilibites:
tú estabas escribiendo
usted estaba
ustedes estaban
D is correct IF you understand that the subject is usted, so B is the best choice here BUT only with the accent mark on tú
Part of the directions (at the end) say (Please explain your answers) = Did that refer to YOU or to ME?!!
Sra
2. usually it is "jugar a" something = jugar al fútbol (with accent) =
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