Participles / Participios

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AP Spanish Language and Culture › Participles / Participios

Questions 1 - 3
1

Which verb best completes the sentence?

Mi coche no está __________, tengo que arreglarlo.

funcionando

roto

funciona

trabajando

Explanation

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).

2

Which verb best completes this sentence?

Mereces un pena doblada, buen rey, porque has __________ a sus amigos más leales.

traicionado

traicionando

traicionó

traicionaste

Explanation

The verb has (haber) requires the past participle, the only example of which here is traicionado.

3

Which verb best completes the sentence?

La pagina de la red se está __________.

cargando

filtra

cargó

cargaba

Explanation

The estar + gerund structure of this sentence means that only right answer is the gerund, cargando.

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