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set 14, exercise 2 – questions
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el preterito: un asesinato (murder)
There's been a murder at an apartment building and the police are taking reports from people who were at the scene of the crime. Is one of these people lying? Complete each person's statement.
Jaime Duarte, estudiante, 20 años: Bueno, (I woke up-despertarme)__1__tarde, a las nueve menos cuarto. (I bathed-bañarme)__2__y (I got dressed-vestirme)__3__rapidísimo. (I drank-tomar)__4__café negro y después (I left-salir)__5__corriendo para la universidad. Cuando (I tried-intentar)__6__entrar al ascensor, oí (I heard) la voz de doña Catalina, gritando. (I thought-pensar)__7__que necesitaba (she needed) a un médico, y por eso (I returned-volver)__8__a mi apartamento y (I called-llamar)__9__al hospital. La ambulancia (arrived-llegar)__10__en diez minutos.
 
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Spanish Grammar Exercises
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