- Which sentence is correctly written for retelling a past story?
Answer: Quando eu estava na praia, encontrei meu amigo.
'Estava' (imperfect of estar) describes the background location, and 'encontrei' reports the event. 'Era na praia' is wrong because temporary location uses estar, not ser.
- Complete the retelling: "Ontem, a Ana ___ um livro e depois foi dormir."
Answer: leu
With 'ontem' and a sequence ('e depois foi dormir'), the completed past 'leu' is needed. 'Lia' is the imperfect and describes background or repeated actions, so it does not fit a finished step in the story.
- Retelling a story, how do you say: "In the end, the girl returned home happy."
Answer: No final, a menina voltou para casa feliz.
'Voltou' is the pretérito perfeito, used for a completed event that moves the story forward. 'Voltava' is the imperfect, which describes habits or ongoing background, so it does not fit a single final event.
- Retelling a story, you want to say the rain started suddenly. Which fits: "___, começou a chover."
Answer: De repente
'De repente' means 'suddenly' and is common in storytelling to introduce a surprise. 'Às vezes' means 'sometimes', which describes repeated events and does not fit one sudden moment.
- Retelling what a character said, how do you say: "She said that she was tired."
Answer: Ela disse que estava cansada.
'Disse' is 'said', 'estava' fits a temporary feeling, and 'cansada' agrees with 'ela'. 'Era cansada' is wrong because being tired is a temporary state, which takes estar, not ser.
