Question

preparo una sopa de legumbres. tengo que ________ cada dos minutos mientras está en el fuego.
cocinarla
freírla
revolverla
añadirla

question 18 (5 points)
mis amigos quieren que la mesera ________ la ensalada ahora. no quieren esperar más.
a) sirve
b) sirva
c) sirvan
d) sirves

Explanation:

Analyze the first question

Using the Spanish Cooking Vocabulary knowledge point

• The sentence is: "Preparo una sopa de legumbres. Tengo que ______ cada dos minutos mientras está en el fuego." (I am preparing a vegetable soup. I have to ______ it every two minutes while it is on the fire.)
• Let's analyze the options:
• cocinarla (to cook it): Redundant because the soup is already cooking on the fire.
• freírla (to fry it): You do not fry a soup while it is on the fire.
• revolverla (to stir it): It is standard practice to stir soup every few minutes while cooking.
• añadirla (to add it): Does not fit the context of doing something "every two minutes while on the fire."
• Therefore, the correct verb is revolverla.

Analyze the second question

Using the Spanish Volition Verbs and Spanish Subjunctive Mood knowledge points

• The sentence is: "Mis amigos quieren que la mesera ______ la ensalada ahora. No quieren esperar más." (My friends want the waitress to ______ the salad now. They do not want to wait any longer.)
• The main clause uses a verb of volition/will: "quieren que" (they want that). This triggers the subjunctive mood in the subordinate clause.
• The subject of the subordinate clause is "la mesera" (the waitress), which is third-person singular (ella).
• The verb is servir (to serve), which is an e-to-i stem-changing verb.
• The present subjunctive forms of servir are:
• yo sirva
• tú sirvas
• él/ella/usted sirva
• nosotros sirvamos
• ellos/ellas/ustedes sirvan
• Therefore, the correct form for "la mesera" is sirva.

Answer:

Question 1

• cocinarla
• freírla
• revolverla (Correct answer)
• añadirla

Question 2

• a) sirve
• b) sirva (Correct answer)
• c) sirvan
• d) sirves