Ejercicio 1
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in the past perfect tense.
Parte 1.a
Before the arrival of the Spanish, the Aztecs ___ (developed) a complex writing system to record their history and culture.
- Identifico el sujeto: the Aztecs (plural).
- El past perfect se forma con had + participio pasado.
- El verbo develop es regular: participio developed.
- Resultado: had developed.
Respuesta
had developed
Parte 1.b
By the 18th century, the use of Náhuatl ___ (decline) significantly due to the dominance of Spanish.
- Sujeto: the use of Náhuatl (singular).
- Past perfect: had + participio.
- Decline es regular: participio declined.
- Resultado: had declined.
Respuesta
had declined
Parte 1.c
Unfortunately, many people ___ (stop) speaking Náhuatl fluently before the Mexican War of Independence began.
- Sujeto: many people (plural).
- Past perfect: had + participio.
- Stop es regular: participio stopped (se duplica la consonante final).
- Resultado: had stopped.
Respuesta
had stopped
Parte 1.d
By the 16th century, the Spanish ___ (take over) most of Mesoamerica, an action that ___ (disrupt) the use of many Indigenous languages, including Náhuatl.
- Primer espacio: sujeto the Spanish (plural), verbo frasal take over → participio taken over. Resultado: had taken over.
- Segundo espacio: antecedente an action (singular), verbo disrupt regular → participio disrupted. Resultado: had disrupted.
Respuesta
had taken over / had disrupted
