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set 14, exercise 3 – questions
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el preterito: un asesinato (murder)
There's been a murder in the elevator of the apartment building at Calle de las Calzadas, 29, and the police are taking reports from several people who were at the scene of the crime. Is one of these people lying? Complete each person's statement.
Ramón Torrijo, portero, 57 años: Pues, de verdad no sé nada. (I went out-salir)__1__a la calle a las ocho y media, y (I sat down-sentarme)__2__en la silla que está afuera para descansar un poco. (I smoked-fumar)__3__un cigarrillo y (I read-leer)__4__el periódico. A las nueve menos cinco, (rang-sonar)__5__el teléfono del pasillo, y (I had-tener)__6__que contestarlo. Pero (happened-Dasar)__7__algo raro: cuando lo (answered-contestar)__8__, no había (there wasn't) nadie..(Iasked-Preguntar)__9__: ""¿Quién es? ¿Quién habla?"".
 
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Spanish Grammar Exercises
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