Question

Question 24 (matching worth 20 points) i am writing about things that i do on the ship. choose the correct verb (based on its meaning) to complete each sentence. match term definition ______ el piano.
a.toco d ______ en la piscina.
b.como e ______ en el comedor al mediodía.
c.miro g ______baloncesto.
d.nado j ______la música.
e.almuerzo ______la película. f) abro f ______la puerta con la llave. g) juego ______por teléfono. h) hablo ______en bicicleta. i) voy ______ frutas y ensaladas. j) escucho

Answer 1

In this exercise, we need to choose the correct verb that matches each sentence. All this verbs are given in the simple present. In Spanish, the simple present tense (el presente or el presente de indicativo) is used to talk about habitual actions or routines or to talk about general truths. In this way:

1. matches to a.

Toco el piano (I play the piano)

Toco is the conjugation of the verb tocar (to play) for the first-person singular in the simple present. In Spanish, it is common to ignore the pronoun in a sentence. So, by knowing the conjugation of the verb and the context of the sentence we would know who is talking.

2. matches to d.

Nado en la piscina (I swim in the swimming pool)

Nado is the conjugation of the verb nadar (to swim) for the first-person singular in the simple present. By knowing the conjugation we can know that I am the one who is swimming.

3. matches to b.

Como en el comedor al mediodía (I eat in the dining room at noon)

Como is the conjugation of the verb comer (to eat) for the first-person singular in the simple present. As we know that for the pronoun yo (I) the conjugation of the verb is como, then we may ignore the pronoun in the sentence.

4. matches to g.

Juego baloncesto. (I play basketball)

juego is the conjugation of the verb jugar (to play) for the first-person singular in the simple present. In this sentence, we also ignore the pronoun yo (I) because we know that for this pronoun the conjugation of the verb is juego

5. matches to j.

Escucho la música (I listen to the music)

escucho is the conjugation of the verb escuchar (to listen to) for the first-person singular in the simple present. We also have ignored the pronoun in this sentence.

6. matches to c.

Miro la película (I watch the movie)

Miro is the conjugation of the verb mirar (to watch) for the first-person singular in the simple present. As in the previous exercises, here we have ignored the pronoun as well.

7. matches to f.

Abro la puerta con la llave (I open the door with the key)

Abro  is the conjugation of the verb abrir (to open) for the first-person singular in the simple present. We have ignored the pronoun yo (I) in this sentence.

8. matches to h.

Hablo por teléfono (I talk on the phone)

Hablo  is the conjugation of the verb hablar (to talk) for the first-person singular in the simple present. Also, we may include the pronoun and say: Yo hablo por teléfono

9. matches to i.

Voy en bicicleta (I ride a bicycle)

Voy  is the conjugation of the verb ir  for the first-person singular in the simple present. According to the context of the sentence, here the meaning of the verb ir in English is to ride.

10. matches to e.

Almuerzo frutas y ensaladas (I have lunch fruits and salads)

Almuerzo is the conjugation of the verb almorzar (to have lunch) for the first-person singular in the simple present. In this sentence, we have ignored the pronoun as well.