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Help with photos: who did what?

Follow あげる, くれる and もらう to identify each person’s action.

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  1. 先週、友達のミナさんと弟の三人で、公園へ写真を撮りに行きました。

    Last week, three of us—my friend Mina, my younger brother and I—went to the park to take photos.

  2. 私は古いカメラを持っていきましたが、使い方を忘れていたので、ミナさんに教えてもらいました。

    I brought an old camera, but I had forgotten how to use it, so Mina showed me.

  3. 弟は重いかばんを持っていたので、私は公園の入口まで持ってあげました。

    My younger brother had a heavy bag, so I carried it for him as far as the park entrance.

  4. 公園に着くと、ミナさんが私と弟の写真を撮ってくれました。

    When we arrived, Mina took a photo of my younger brother and me.

  5. その後、弟は池の前でミナさんに写真を撮ってもらいました。私はその間、ベンチで休んでいました。

    After that, Mina took my younger brother’s photo by the pond. I rested on a bench meanwhile.

  6. 帰る前に、私は二人に温かいお茶を買ってあげました。ミナさんはカメラをかばんに入れてくれました。

    Before leaving, I bought warm tea for them both. Mina put the camera in the bag for me.

  7. 今度はミナさんの町へ行って、私がミナさんの写真を撮ろうと思っています。

    Next time I intend to visit Mina’s town and take her photo myself.

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