Question

él me ____ que no ____ el timbre.

decía, oyó
decía, oía
dijo, oyó
dijo, oía

question 2 (10 points)
choose the correct verb form to complete the statement.

ellos siempre ______ la misma cosa.

dijeron
decían

Explanation:

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Analyze the first question

The sentence is: "Él me ______ que no ______ el timbre."

• The first blank describes a completed action in the past (He told me): preterite of decir for él is dijo.
• The second blank describes an ongoing state or background action in the past (he didn't hear / wasn't hearing the doorbell): imperfect of oír for él is oía.
• Therefore, the correct combination is "dijo, oía".

Analyze the second question

The sentence is: "Ellos siempre ________ la misma cosa."

• The keyword "siempre" (always) indicates a habitual or repeated action in the past, which requires the imperfect tense.
• The imperfect form of decir for ellos is decían.

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Question 1

<mcq-option>(A) decía, oyó</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>(B) decía, oía</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>(C) dijo, oyó</mcq-correct>
<mcq-correct>(D) dijo, oía</mcq-correct>

Question 2

<mcq-option>(A) dijeron</mcq-option>
<mcq-correct>(B) decían</mcq-correct>
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• The second blank describes an ongoing state or background action in the past (he didn't hear / wasn't hearing the doorbell): imperfect of oír for él is oía.
• Therefore, the correct combination is "dijo, oía".

Analyze the second question

The sentence is: "Ellos siempre ________ la misma cosa."

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• The imperfect form of decir for ellos is decían.

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Question 1

<mcq-option>(A) decía, oyó</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>(B) decía, oía</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>(C) dijo, oyó</mcq-correct>
<mcq-correct>(D) dijo, oía</mcq-correct>

Question 2

<mcq-option>(A) dijeron</mcq-option>
<mcq-correct>(B) decían</mcq-correct>
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