Mi mamá me da las toallas de la playa.
Alberto toma fotos de las montañas para su trabajo.
Mi padre nos ha traído el bloqueador de sol a mi hermano y a mi.
El turista les pregunta de las atracciones.
(this one idk if it's past, present or future, because there's no accent mark) srry.
Tú le escribes el mensaje a Pablo.
The answer is 'Eres más bajo que él.'
The other statement would be translated as "You are as short as he is"
The definition of cognates is words that are spelt exactly the same in Spanish and English except for maybe an accent over one letter and they mean the same thing in both languages.
Ex: Animal/Animal, Actor/Actor
For auto it’ll be auto meaning it is a false cognates