According to the context of the given text to be grammatically correct, the correct conjugation of the verbs in the preterite tense to fill in the blanks:
Después de pasar tres días en cama, Jorge Ruiz levantó para ir un rato a su restaurante. Quería ver si tenía que ayudar a sus trabajadores y si todo estaba funcionando correctamente. Pero cuando llegó, se encontró con una sorpresa. Uno de los cocineros conversaban con un policía. Alguien había entrado la noche anterior al restaurante y había robado todo el dinero y toda la comida y bebidas. El policía tomó nota de todo lo que el cocinero le contaba. Jorge se puso muy nervioso. Todos se sorprendieron cuando vieron a Jorge. Rápidamente lo enviaron de nuevo a la cama. En el restaurante, todo estaba en orden.
Translation:
After spending three days in bed, Jorge Ruiz got up to go to his restaurant for a while. He wanted to see if he had to help his workers and if everything was working properly. But when he arrived, he found a surprise. One of the cooks was talking with a policeman. Someone had broken into the restaurant the night before and stolen all the money and all the food and drinks. The policeman took note of everything the cook told him. Jorge was very nervous. Everyone was surprised when they saw Jorge. They quickly sent him back to bed. In the restaurant, everything was in order.
Therefore, we can conclude that the past tense expresses actions concluded in the present, in a period of time that has already ended.
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