Question

select the correct answer.
which form of the verb descansar correctly completes this conversation?

lucia: ¿qué más tengo que hacer?
doctor: beba más agua y ______ bien.

a. descanse
b. descansa
c. descanso
d. descansen

Explanation:

This is a Spanish grammar question about the correct verb form in a command (imperative) context. The doctor is giving advice, so we use the formal (usted) imperative of "descansar". The formal imperative for -ar verbs like "descansar" is formed by using the subjunctive form for usted, which is "descanse" (from the subjunctive present of "descansar" for usted: yo descanse, tú descanse(s), usted descanse, etc.). Option B is the informal (tú) imperative, but the context with "beba" (formal usted imperative of "beber") indicates a formal context, so we need the formal imperative for "descansar", which is "descanse". Option C is the first - person singular (yo) present indicative, and option D is the plural (ustedes) subjunctive or imperative, which doesn't fit here as we are addressing one person (Lucía) formally.

Answer:

A. descanse