Question

read the statements. then fill in the blanks using estar with an emotion or condition from the list to express how the people are doing or feeling.
modelo pepe tiene que trabajar muchas horas.
pepe está ocupado.
cansado/a contento/a enamorado/a
equivocado/a nervioso/a seguro/a

1. vicente y mónica tienen sueño.
2. no tenemos razón.
3. el pasajero tiene miedo.
4. paloma se quiere casar con (marry) su novio.
5. los abuelos de irene van de vacaciones a puerto rico.
6. no sé (i dont know) si el examen va a ser fácil o difícil.

Explanation:

1. "Tienen sueño" means they are sleepy, so "cansado/a" (tired) is appropriate. The subject is plural (Vicente y Mónica), so we use "están cansados".
2. "No tenemos razón" means we are wrong, so "equivocado/a" is used. The subject is plural (nosotros), so "estamos equivocados".
3. "Tiene miedo" implies nervousness, so "nervioso/a" is chosen. The subject is singular (el pasajero - male), so "está nervioso".
4. "Quieres casar con su novio" suggests being in love, so "enamorado/a" is used. The subject is singular (Paloma - female), so "está enamorada".
5. Going on vacation is likely to make one happy, so "contento/a" is appropriate. The subject is plural (los abuelos), so "están contentos".
6. Not knowing if the exam is easy or hard causes nervousness, so "nervioso/a" is used. The subject is singular (yo - first person singular, but the verb form for "estar" in this context when the subject is not specified clearly but the context is about oneself, we can assume a general "estoy" if we consider the speaker. But since the model uses the third - person for named subjects, if we assume a general "está" (if we consider the exam - related state of the person in general terms, but more accurately, if we assume the speaker is talking about themselves, "estoy" is correct. However, following the model's use of third - person for named subjects and assuming a general "está" for an unspecified subject in a similar structure as the model (though the model has named subjects, but for the sake of following the verb - adjective agreement), we use "está nervioso" (if male) or "está nerviosa" (if female). But since the model uses the third - person singular form for named singular subjects, we'll go with "está nervioso/a" (adjusting gender as needed. But if we follow the verb - adjective agreement strictly for the subject (the person who doesn't know, assumed to be one person), say male "está nervioso", female "está nerviosa". But since the problem doesn't specify gender, we can just write "está nervioso/a" following the list's format).

Answer:

1. Vicente y Mónica están cansados.
2. Estamos equivocados.
3. El pasajero está nervioso.
4. Paloma está enamorada.
5. Los abuelos de Irene están contentos.
6. Estoy nervioso/a (or if following the third - person singular form similar to the model for an unspecified subject: Está nervioso/a).