Verb conjugation of "emulate" in English

Let's not forget how we started. We were writing each other very long messages and today we are both much more fluent in both languages. No book could have brought us that far. Cheers.
I had a few problems with my Mac. I guess I will have to buy a new one in the near future. I have already found the right product, and I will soon order it from the local hardware dealer.
I need to learn a lot of Spanish because I want to study at the university of Madrid. In Switzerland, I studied law, but after 2 years I have switched to medicine: to help people, rather than you know....