Mateo y yo <u><em>prefiero</em></u> los libros de Lord of the Rings en vez de los de Harry Potter.
Answer: These could be four possible answers:
1. Carlos fue con Manuel a ver un partido de baloncesto.
2. El partido fue estresante (nerve-racking), porque dos de nuestros mejores jugadores fueron expulsados.
3. Katarina y Esteban fueron al cine y luego a un restaurante de comida portuguesa.
4. Esteban le pidió a Katarina que se casara con él.
Explanation: Since I understand that you can invent the replies, and since I do not know your level of Spanish, I have tried to use concise sentences, all featuring the "pretérito perfecto simple" or simple past of the verbs <em>ir</em> (to go) and <em>pedir</em> (to ask), since all the questions ask for actions that took place in the past. This tense is used to refer to actions, processes, or states that happened in the past and have already finished when the speaker is talking.
Rice has always been considered important in Japan.
