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Example Question #4 : Verbals In Spanish
Which verb best completes the sentence?
Mi coche no está __________, tengo que arreglarlo.
trabajando
funciona
funcionando
roto
funcionando
The present participle funcionando is correct; funciona is in the wrong tense; roto doesn't make sense in context (one doesn't fix a car that isn't broken); trabajando is bad Spanish and wrong in context, although it is in the right tense.(Machines function, men and animals work).
Example Question #1 : Participles / Participios
Which verb best completes the sentence?
La pagina de la red se está __________.
cargaba
filtra
cargando
cargó
cargando
The estar + gerund structure of this sentence means that only right answer is the gerund, cargando.
Example Question #1 : Participles / Participios
Which verb best completes this sentence?
Mereces un pena doblada, buen rey, porque has __________ a sus amigos más leales.
traicionando
traicionó
traicionado
traicionaste
traicionado
The verb has (haber) requires the past participle, the only example of which here is traicionado.
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