Question

the following people were very busy last week. complete the sentences about their activities with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. then write the corresponding letters in the numbered boxes to reveal a common spanish proverb.

1. ayer yo ______________ (desayunar) a las 8:00.
2. ustedes no me ______________ (entender).
3. nosotros ______________ (aprender) mucho sobre el arte mexicano.
4. yo ______________ (empezar) a estudiar piano.
5. yolanda ______________ (buscar) un libro en la biblioteca.
6. ¿cuándo ______________ (vender) tu carro?
7. yo ______________ (sacar) buenas notas el semestre pasado.
8. yo ______________ (tocar) la guitarra en el parque.
9. ¿ellos ______________ (dar) una fiesta anoche?

proverbio:
what do you think this proverb means? what proverb in english has the same meaning?

Explanation:

To complete the sentences, we need to use the preterite tense of the verbs. The preterite tense is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past.

1. For "Ayer yo... (desayunar) a las 8:00", the preterite form of "desayunar" (yo form) is "desayuné".
2. For "Ustedes no me... (entender)", the preterite form of "entender" (ustedes form) is "entendieron".
3. For "Nosotros... (aprender) mucho sobre el arte mexicano", the preterite form of "aprender" (nosotros form) is "aprendimos".
4. For "Yo... (empezar) a estudiar piano", the preterite form of "empezar" (yo form) is "empecé".
5. For "Yolanda... (buscar) un libro en la biblioteca", the preterite form of "buscar" (él/ella/Ud. form) is "buscó".
6. For "¿Cuándo... (vender) tu carro?", the preterite form of "vender" (tú form) is "vendiste".
7. For "Yo... (sacar) buenas notas el semestre pasado", the preterite form of "sacar" (yo form) is "saqué".
8. For "Yo... (tocar) la guitarra en el parque", the preterite form of "tocar" (yo form) is "tocé".
9. For "¿Ellos... (dar) una fiesta anoche?", the preterite form of "dar" (ellos/ellas/Uds. form) is "dieron".

Now, we write the corresponding letters in the numbered boxes. After filling all the boxes, we get the Spanish proverb "A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente" which means "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" in English.

Answer:

1. desayuné
2. entendieron
3. aprendimos
4. empecé
5. buscó
6. vendiste
7. saqué
8. tocé
9. dieron

Proverb: "A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente" means "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" in English.