Question

question 15
tú: hola, maría. ¿cómo (estar) ______?
maría: (estar) ____ por francisco. él (estar) __ y (estar) ____ en el hospital.

question 16
tú: hola, maría. ¿cómo (estar) ______?
maría: (estar) ____ por francisco. él (estar) __ y (estar) ____ en el hospital.

Explanation:

Analyze Question 15

The prompt asks to fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verb estar based on the context of the conversation.

• The first blank is in the question: "TÚ: Hola, María. ¿Cómo (estar) ______?"
• The subject is "tú" (informal "you"), so the correct conjugation of estar is estás. This is a direct application of Estar Conjugation.
• The second blank is: "MARÍA: (estar) ______ por Francisco."
• The asterisk next to the first blank in the prompt indicates that this specific question (Question 15) focuses on filling that first blank, which is estás.
• Let's look at the context of the rest of the conversation to ensure complete understanding:
• "MARÍA: Estoy preocupada por Francisco." (I am worried about Francisco - Estar with Emotions).
• "Él está enfermo y está en el hospital." (He is sick and is in the hospital - Estar with Location).

Analyze Question 16

• The prompt shows the same dialogue, but the asterisk is next to the second blank: "MARÍA: (estar) ______ por Francisco."
• The speaker is María, talking about herself ("I").
• The correct conjugation of estar for the first-person singular ("yo") is estoy.
• This applies Estar Conjugation to express her state of being.

Answer:

Question 15

TÚ: Hola, María. ¿Cómo (estar) <blank>estás</blank>?

Question 16

MARÍA: (estar) <blank>estoy</blank> por Francisco.