Spanish question

Question

Hello I need help with this spanish question because I don't fully understand it:

La semana pasada _[blank 1]_ en un torneo de esgrima, pero antes del torneo _[blank 2]_ por dos meses.

¿Qué verbos completan la oración correctamente?

haber competido; practico

copmitieron; han practicado

competimos; habiamos practicado

compito; voy a practicar

Answer 1

Hi there! Just for context, the question is saying "Last week, ____ in a fencing tournament, but before the tournament ____ for two months".

Now, we can get into which answer makes the most sense. The answer would be the third choice; the main difference is han versus habiamos. Han signifies 'they have' (and is typically used more with the present tense or near past) while habiamos signifies 'we had' (and is typically used with preterite/imperfect or past past). So, to say that "Last week, we competed in a fencing tournament, but before the tournament we had practiced for two months" makes the most sense both logically and gramatically!

Answer 2

competimos; habiamos practicado

This is an example of a combination of tenses within the Indicative Mood, or "Modo Indicativo" in Spanish.

Competimos = tiempo Presente

Habíamos = tiempo Imperfecto

Both are plural forms, first person.

Suerte! : )