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1.In Spanish the preterite tense is used to

AIndicate something that was happening
BIndicate the duration of a process
CTell something that happened once
DTell continuous actions

  1. In Uruguay the SINAE is responsible for organizing responses to
AEmergencies
BFires
CFloods

D.Earthquakes

  1. Uruguayan atilio pelossi is famous for
APutting out a fire in Montevideo
BTrying to save a girl from a burning building
CComposing Tangos
DSurviving the collapse of a buildings roof

Verified Answer :

For #1 is answer A
for #2 is answer A
For #3 is answer B

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1. Right answer: Tell something that happened once

In spanish (castillian) gramar the Preterite Tense (also called Simple Past Tense)  is used to express specific actions completed or concluded in the past that are separated from the present.

In other words:  

It is applied when the person speaking gives information about the past that is not related to the present.  


Therefore the answer is option C

2. Right answer: Emergencies  

The SINAE (National Emergencies System) of the Presidency of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay is a permanent public system, whose main objective is to protect people, property considered of significance and the environment from adverse phenomena that may derive in situations of emergency or disaster (for example, fires, floods, earthquakes).


In other words, this system is responsible for managing the risk of emergencies and disasters in its different phases, which are: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, rehabilitation and recovery.


Therefore the answer is option A

3. Right answer: Trying to save a girl from a burning building

Atilio Pelossi was born on October 12, 1899. In the southern winter of 1925 (on June 11th), when he was a 25-year-old young man, while walking back home through the streets of the center of the capital, he encountered a fire situation when he reached the corner of Río Negro and Uruguay.


In front of the Victoria Theater a house was on fire; there were desperate people and neighbors calling the firemen, because there was still a girl, called Asunción, inside that house.


Then Atilio entered the house on fire, ready to save Asunción. However, the young man did not achieve his goal, dying both of them .


With this heroic action that is still remembered, Atilio became the first civil hero of Uruguay.


Therefore the answer is option B

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