Question 1 with 13 blanks(1) (ser) las ocho de la mañana y yo (2) (calentar) el café cuando (3) (acordarse) de que (4) (ser) el cumpleaños de alejandro, mi mejor amigo. (5) (vestirse) a toda prisa y (6) (salir) corriendo al almacén. (7) (tener) que encontrar un buen regalo para alejandro. cuando (8) (ser) mi cumpleaños, él me (9) (dar) un regalo maravilloso. yo no (10) (poder) ser menos generoso, al fin y al cabo es mi mejor amigo. cuando (11) (llegar) al almacén, todo (12) (estar) cerrado: (13) (ser) domingo.

Explanation:

The exercise is aiming for you to practice completing the blanks with past forms of different verbs.

Here is the translation of the hole story the guy is telling.

It was eight in the morning and I was warming my coffee when I remembered it was Alejandro's birthday, my best friend. I got dressed at full speed and I went out running to the warehouse. I had to find a good gift for Alejandro. When it was my birthday, he gave me a wonderful gift. I couldn't be less generous, at the end he is my best friend. When I arrived to the warehouse, everything was closed: It was Sunday.

Answers to the blanks are the following written in order as requested:

1. Eran

2. calentaba

3. me acordé

4. era

5. Me vestí

6. salí

7. Tenía

8. fue

9. dio

10. podía

11. llegué

12. estaba

13. era

in english pick the right answer. charlie explains that you know, in south america.