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Question 1 (fill-in-the-blank worth 1 points) fill the blank with the preterite tense of the verb in parentheses. yo a leer el libro ayer. (empezar) answer for blank 1: question 2 (fill-in-the-blank worth 1 points) fill the blank with the preterite tense of the verb in parentheses. ellos a trabajar. (empezar) answer for blank 1: question 3 (fill-in-the-blank worth 1 points) change this verb from the present tense to the preterite tense. yo empiezo answer for blank 1: question 4 (fill-in-the-blank worth 1 points) fill the blank with the preterite tense of the verb in parentheses. yo buena nota. (sacar) answer for blank 1: question 5 (fill-in-the-blank worth 1 points) change this verb from the present tense to the preterite tense. yo busco answer for blank 1:

Select the word from the list that best fits the definition begins está bien café empieza vámonos уа

The teacher didn't explain this at all and i don't understand this