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Imperfect/perterite homework part 1 (echoline)

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OK, I'm already on my way to the dunce corner, but could someone please read this paragraph and see how close I came on this. My choices for preterite/imperfect are in bold. Thank you, and feel free to laugh.

Cuando yo tenía once años, mis padres me llevaron por primera vez a ver una ópera. La acomodadora nos sentó y nos dio el programa. Mientras leíamos las notas sobre la obra, las luces se apagaron. Luego subió el telón y vimos la escena. Había un decorado de palacio. Una cantante que hacía el papel de la reina estaba sentada en el trono. Ella llevaba una corona de oro y vestía una capa de terciopelo verde con armiño. El cantante que hacía el papel del rey salió a la escena y se puso a cantar. Yo quedé tan impresionada con lo que vi y oí que me hice aficionada a la ópera para siempre.

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updated Oct 25, 2010
edited by cogumela
posted by Echoline
I will be interested to read the responses you get. I think I will learn a lot from your homework. Thanks for sharing. - sagiia, Oct 24, 2010
I'm glad to help you , even in so small thing. Your help to me is priceless, dear Echo. - cogumela, Oct 24, 2010
Cogu, I am your biggest fan! - Echoline, Oct 24, 2010
Echo, I just have realized that I made a mistake. Edit: "Lo que vi" does not have tilde! - cogumela, Oct 25, 2010

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Dunce corner? Echo... it's almost perfect! Great job!

Cuando yo tenía once años, mis padres me llevaron por primera vez a ver una ópera. La acomodadora nos sentó y nos dio el programa. Mientras leíamos las notas sobre la obra, las luces se apagaron. Luego subió el telón y vimos la escena. Había un decorado de palacio. Una cantante que hacía el papel de la reina estaba sentada en el trono. --- Llevaba una corona de oro y vestía una capa de terciopelo verde con armiño. El cantante que hacía el papel del rey salió a -- escena y se puso a cantar. --Quedé tan impresionada con lo que v*i** y oí que me hice aficionada a la ópera para siempre.

updated Oct 25, 2010
edited by cogumela
posted by cogumela
Thank you, cogu. Could you please tell me where I went wrong on those? Thank you. - Echoline, Oct 24, 2010
But why quedé? - Echoline, Oct 24, 2010
The queen estaba sentada en aquel momento, she was sit just in that moment, when the curtain rose. If you say "estuvo sentada" seems like she was sit during the entire performance. I can't explain myself better.... I'm sorry. - cogumela, Oct 24, 2010
"Quedé", because this impression was permanent, the impression remained for all your life. - cogumela, Oct 24, 2010
Well.. I would explain it in a different way. "Quedar impresionado" means "to be impressed". It is really a fleeting moment, not a long process, so when you say "I was impressed" it's like you are talking about an instant, and thus it can't be imperfect. - bill1111, Oct 24, 2010
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That looks good to me. The only one I question is:

la reina estuvo sentada - She's just sitting there, just like she was wearing a crown and a cape, so I would have used estaba sentada

updated Oct 24, 2010
posted by KevinB
Thank you, Ken. I went back and forth on that one, and decided that her playing the role was imperfect, but at that moment she was seated. But it could also be looked on as background info, so I'm not sure, either. - Echoline, Oct 24, 2010
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You came pretty close. Leíamos should be leyamos but that's all i see that hasn't been fixed. Good job

updated Oct 24, 2010
posted by zquez
Leyamos? - cogumela, Oct 24, 2010
Thank you for writing, zquez. My book and the SD conjugation chart show that the nosotros form of leer in the imperfect is leíamos. - Echoline, Oct 24, 2010
Leíamos is correct here, Echoline. I don't think leyamos is a Spanish word. - KevinB, Oct 24, 2010