Marisa vamos, antonio, que llegamos tarde. oye, ¿las (1)
tienen aire? ¿y limpiaste (did you clean) el (2)
para ver bien la carretera (highway)?

antonio sí, sí. pero yo no (3)
bien el carro. ayer llegué muy cansado de la oficina.

marisa si sigues muy cansado, yo puedo (4)
hoy.

antonio no, gracias, pero si quieres puedes ayudarme a poner las maletas en el (5)
.

marisa oye, recuerda que tenemos que ir a la (6)
para llenar el tanque.

antonio sí. sube, marisa, que nos lo siento pero no funciona el (7)
. está (8)
.

marisa chico, ¡qué mala suerte! ¿por qué no llamas al (9)
desde tu teléfono (10)
?

In this exercise, we need to complete the dialogue selecting the appropriate words from the following list:

aceite - baúl - celular - descompuesto  

estéreo - estacioné - fax - gasolinera

llantas - manejar - parabrisas - taller

So the answers are given as follows:

(1) Right llantas

llantas translates into tire an is a rubber covering, usually inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, with the intention of placing around a wheel to form a flexible contact with the road. So llantas is a feminine and plural noun. The definite article that matches this noun is las (feminine and plural as well)

(2) Right parabrisas

parabrisas translates into windshield and is a window in front of of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. So limpiaste is the conjugation of the verb limpiar for the second person singular in the preterite tense.  The preterite tense is one of two simple past tenses. It is used to describe actions that took place or were completed at a certain point in the past.

(3) Right estacioné

estacioné comes from the verb estacionar and translates into to park and means to stop a vehicle leave it temporarily, typically in a parking lot or by the side of the road. Moreover, estacioné is a conjugation of the verb estacionar that stands for the first person singular (yo) in the preterite tense.

(4) Right manejar

Manejar is a verb given in infinitive form and translates into to drive whose meaning is to operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.  Infinitive verbs are the most basic form of verbs in Spanish. It tell us anything neither about who is performing the action nor the time that is taking place.

(5) Right baúl

baúl is a masculine and singular noun that translates into trunk and is a large box with a hinged lid for storing or transporting clothes and other articles. Since this is a masculine and singular noun, the definite article must match it in both gender and number, so el is the correct definite article for this noun. It is common to put suitcases in the trunk.

(6) Right gasolinera

gasolinera is a feminine and singular noun that translates into gas station  and is an establishment beside a road selling gasoline and oil. Since this is a noun given in feminine and singular, the definite article for this noun is la.

(7) Right estéreo

estéreo is a masculine and singular noun that translates into stereo and means a piece of electrical equipment we use for playing music, or listening to the radio. This sounds very natural for sounds come out of two speakers

(8) Right descompuesto

descompuesto translates into broken. In this sentence, we use está that is the conjugation of the verb estar for the third person singular in the simple present. We use the verb estar to indicate temporary states and locations. In this way, this verb stands for position, location, action, condition, and emotion.

(9) Right taller

Taller is a masculine and singular noun that translates into Automobile repair shop and is a place motor vehicles are fixed by auto mechanics and technicians. Taller is a masculine and singular noun, so the matching definite article is el.

(10) Right celular

celular is a noun and translates into cell phone is a portable telephone we use for making and receiving calls over a radio frequency link. Also, the word that comes before this noun tu is a possessive adjective. This type of adjectives indicate who or what possesses or owns something.

1. hoy es el domingo ( sunday ) 2. mi cumpleaño es nueve de octubre ( oct 9 ) 3. yo no salgo por vacationed de navidad4. ¿comó estas?

Because it’s a specified person/thing