Answer:
For this exercise we have to rewrite the sentences using the preterite or the imperfect tense according to the situation
Explanation:
In Spanish there are two ways to express the past tense, the first one is knwon as the preterite and it yalks about an action that started and finisehd at a specific moment in the past, it like in English the simple past. The second form of the past is the imperfect tense, and it describes an action that was repeated in past, it made part of a routine or a habit in past, it is like in English the structure Used to
1. Ayer Clara fue (ir) a casa de sus primos, saludó (saludar) a su tía y comió (comer) con ellos. (Preterite)
2. Cuando Manuel vivía (vivir) en San José, conducía (conducir) muchos kilómetros todos los días. (imperfect)
3. Mientras Carlos leía (leer) las traducciones (translations), Blanca traducía (traducir) otros textos. (imperfect)
4. El doctor terminó (terminar) el examen médico y me recetó (recetar) un antibiótico. (Preterite)
5. La niña tenía (tener) ocho años y era (ser) inteligente y alegre. (imperfect)
6. Rafael cerró (cerrar) todos los programas, apagó (apagar) la computadora y se fue (irse). (Preterite)
1. Yesterday Clara went (to go) to her cousins' house, greeted (greeted) her aunt and ate (eat) with them. (Preterite)
2. When Manuel lived (lived) in San José, he drove (drove) many kilometers every day. (imperfect)
3. While Carlos read (read) the translations (translations), Blanca translated (translated) other texts. (imperfect)
4. The doctor finished (finished) the medical examination and prescribed (prescribed) an antibiotic. (Preterite)
5. The girl was (being) eight years old and was (being) intelligent and cheerful. (imperfect)
6. Rafael closed (closed) all the programs, turned off (turned off) the computer and left (leaving). (Preterite)