, un inmigrante que vive ahora en Chicago, describe su vida en México. Completa las oraciones con la forma apropiada de los verbos en el pretérito o el imperfecto.

Yo ______________________ (1. tener) que encontrar trabajo, pero en mi pueblo no ______________________ (2. haber) mucho trabajo así que no busqué. Entonces, tomé la decisión de emigrar a los Estados Unidos para ganarme la vida. ______________________ (3. Solicitar) una visa, pero el consulado de los Estados Unidos no ______________________ (4. querer) dármela. Por eso, ______________________ (5. decidir) cruzar la frontera como indocumentado. Mi familia y yo ______________________ (6. saber) que iba a ser muy difícil para mí, pero yo ______________________ (7. estar) convencido de que ese era el momento de hacer algo. Yo ______________________ (8. viajar) solo a Tijuana y después de hablar con varias personas, ______________________ (9. conocer) a un buen coyote. Nosotros ______________________ (10. ir) a cruzar la frontera un martes por la noche, pero ______________________ (11. tener) que esperar hasta el día siguiente para entrar en los Estados Unidos. Cuando pasamos la frontera, un gringo nos ______________________ (12. llevar) a su finca para empezar a recoger fruta al día siguiente.


1. tenía 7. estaba
2. había 8. viajé
3. Solicité 9. conocí
4. quiso 10. íbamos
5. decidí 11. tuvimos
6. sabíamos 12. llevó

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