- Which sentence is written correctly?
Answer: Ontem ele pôde sair cedo da escola.
Poder is irregular in the preterite: eu pude, ele pôde. The circumflex in pôde marks the past and separates it from present pode. Without the accent, the sentence says 'can' instead of 'could,' which clashes with ontem.
- To show what happened next in your story, complete: "Primeiro fui à praia. ___ almocei com minha família."
Answer: Depois
Depois means 'then/after that,' so it shows the next event in the sequence. Antes is the most tempting choice, but it means 'before,' which points backward instead of forward in the story.
- Choose the correct translation: "Last weekend I visited my grandparents."
Answer: No fim de semana passado, visitei meus avós.
Fim de semana passado means 'last weekend,' and visitei is the preterite for eu. Visitou is also past tense, but it means 'he/she/you visited,' so it does not match 'I.'
- Complete the sentence: "Ontem nós ___ futebol depois da aula."
Answer: jogamos
For nós, the preterite of jogar is jogamos, which fits ontem. Joguei is also past tense, but it belongs to eu, so it does not agree with the subject nós.
