Question

el otro día yo lo ______ pero no ______.

• llamé, contestó
• llamé, contestaba
• llamaba, contestó
• llamaba, contestaba

question 7 (10 points)
choose the correct time expression to complete each statement.

mandé un e-mail ________.

• ayer por la tarde
• todas las tardes

Explanation:

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Analyze the first question

The sentence is: "El otro día yo lo ______ pero no ______."

• "El otro día" (The other day) is a specific time marker that triggers the preterite tense for completed past actions.
• Both actions ("llamé" - I called, and "contestó" - he/she answered) are completed, single events in the past.
• Therefore, both verbs must be in the preterite tense: "llamé" (first-person singular preterite of llamar) and "contestó" (third-person singular preterite of contestar).

Analyze Question 7

The sentence is: "Mandé un e-mail ________."

• "Mandé" is the preterite form of mandar (I sent), indicating a completed action at a specific point in the past.
• "ayer por la tarde" (yesterday afternoon) is a specific past time marker compatible with the preterite.
• "todas las tardes" (every afternoon) indicates habitual action, which would require the imperfect tense ("mandaba").
• Therefore, "ayer por la tarde" is the correct choice.

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Question 1

<mcq-correct>llamé, contestó</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>llamé, contestaba</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>llamaba, contestó</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>llamaba, contestaba</mcq-option>

Question 2

<mcq-correct>ayer por la tarde</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>todas las tardes</mcq-option>
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• Both actions ("llamé" - I called, and "contestó" - he/she answered) are completed, single events in the past.
• Therefore, both verbs must be in the preterite tense: "llamé" (first-person singular preterite of llamar) and "contestó" (third-person singular preterite of contestar).

Analyze Question 7

The sentence is: "Mandé un e-mail ________."

• "Mandé" is the preterite form of mandar (I sent), indicating a completed action at a specific point in the past.
• "ayer por la tarde" (yesterday afternoon) is a specific past time marker compatible with the preterite.
• "todas las tardes" (every afternoon) indicates habitual action, which would require the imperfect tense ("mandaba").
• Therefore, "ayer por la tarde" is the correct choice.

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Question 1

<mcq-correct>llamé, contestó</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>llamé, contestaba</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>llamaba, contestó</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>llamaba, contestaba</mcq-option>

Question 2

<mcq-correct>ayer por la tarde</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>todas las tardes</mcq-option>
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