Respuesta :
Answer:
La muerte de don Ignacio
1. murió
2. vivió
3. salió
4. trajo
5. murió
6. tenía
7. abandonaron
8. tenía
9. era
10. tenía
11. era
12. podía
13. necesitaba
14. estaba
15. tuvo
16. descubrieron
17. tenía
18. llevaban
19. encontraron
Explanation:
In order to complete this exercise we must opt for either the preterito or the imperfecto. Here's how you should do it.
1. Ignacio Cuéllar, the oldest patient of the Metropolitano hospital, died today.
The central actions or events of a narrative are always expressed in the preterito. It illustrates an action executed entirely and in the past. The verb morir is conjugated in the third person singular.
2. He had lived in the room 702 during 80 years.
One might doubt the use of the preterito in this one but what is crucial here is the exact time reference. It indicates when an action was fulfilled and places it unquestionably in the past. The imperfecto would be suitable had it not been for the time reference.
3. He left the hospital only once during two days to see the sea.
In this case, it is just an action, conducted once during two days, in the past. Whenever we have a time indicator, it accentuates the accomplishment of an action. The right choice is the preterito.
4. Doctor Peña brought him back, a lovely doctor that fell sick
5. and died 60 years ago now.
The verbs 4 and 5 happen one after the other. The doctor brings him back (4), falls sick and dies (5). This is an example of successive actions executed in order of appearance and that are of similar importance for the narrative. They are always illustrated by the preterito.
6. Don Ignacio had no family.
Background information kicks in. There is a pause in the text, without any action and we use it to describe. There is no time reference. There is no action. The information is non-dynamic and we choose the imperfecto.
7. His parents left him
8. when he was 3 years old and since then,
9. as he was a child of many illnesses,
10. he had to live in the hospital.
A part from being a time reference for the above sentence, the phrase number 8 serves also as description and background information - the verb tenir is in similar cases almost always used in the imperfecto. The verbs 9 and 10 have similar function. They specify the condition of the young Ignacio. It is a descriptive verbal sequence so we continue in the imperfecto. There is only one central piece of information, one event, and that is sus papás lo abandonaron. Other than that it's all background information.
11. He was a lovely man
12. and even though he couldn't speak,
13. he didn't even have to, his eyes explained everything that was needed in order to understand him.
The verb ser in cases similar to this one illustrates qualities that someone used to have in the past. This way it describes the person and that is why the imperfecto must be used. The verbs 12 and 13 present us with background information in the past. They describe usual situations that concerned Don Ignacio. The imperfecto is used for repetitive actions of the past.
14. Don Ignacio was badly ill these last 6 months.
In order to describe somebody's condition we use the imperfecto. The verb estar alone demands this verbal tense as it is a verb of state and prefers this overall descriptive verbal form. Even though there is a time reference, the focus isn't on the accomplishment of the action but on Don Ignacio's condition.
15. In the beginning it was only a throat infection
16. but soon later the doctors discovered
17. he had heart problems.
We used the preterito in number 15 in order to indicate that the throat infection had come and gone, it was the first action of a sequence. The next thing is the discovery of Don Ignacio's heart problems. That is why the verb descubrir is also used in the preterito. It is the next thing that happened, while the verb tener in the imperfecto can be explained as consequence of the sequence of tenses: the doctors would have told him tienes problemas en el corazón and the reported speech turns the present into the imperfecto.
18. This morning, the nurses that had been bringing him breakfast everyday
An action or a habit which occurred in the past on a regular basis, is expressed with the use of the imperfecto. The verb llevar is then used in the third person plural, illustrating repetition.
19. found him lifeless in his bed, room 702.
The central information of the sentence must always be expressed with the preterito. It is the event, the happening, and it is also determined by a time reference: this morning. This time reference assures that the message is well situated in the past, as accomplished.
Happy learning!
The correct Preterite Tense or Imperfect Tense in Spanish to fill the text is:
La muerte de don Ignacio.
Hoy murió Ignacio Cuéllar, el paciente más viejo del hospital Metropolitano. Él vivió en la habitación 702 durante 80 años. Solamente salió del hospital una vez durante dos días para conocer el mar. Lo llevó el doctor Peña, un amable doctor que enfermó y murió hace ya sesenta años. Don Ignacio no tenía familia. Sus papás lo abandonaron cuando tenía tres años y desde entonces, como era un niño con muchas enfermedades, tuvo que vivir en el hospital. Era un hombre amable, y aunque no podía hablar, tampoco tuvo hacerlo, sus ojos expresaban lo necesario para entenderlo. Don Ignacio estaba muy enfermo desde hacía seis meses. Al principio sólo fue una infección en la garganta, poco después, los médicos encontraron que tenía problemas en el corazón. Esta mañana las enfermeras que le llevaban su desayuno a diario lo encontraron sin vida en su cama, en la habitación 702.
The Preterite Tense and the Imperfect Tense.
In Spanish two forms of verb tenses are used which allude to the past, the preterite tense and the imperfect tense.
The difference between these two is that the imperfect form is used when the exact moment in which the event occurred is not clear , while in the preterite form the tense has a related base, such as a previous sentence or the like.
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