Question

señor costa is reporting a crime to the police. fill in the blanks using the past participle form of verbs from the box. use each verb once. abrir caer desorientar escribir hacer ordenar poner prender romper sentar \lo primero que vi cuando llegué a casa fue la puerta; estaba. todas las luces estaban. la sala estaba ; no vi nada fuera de lo normal. luego fui al comedor. vi que la mesa estaba , pero algunos platos y vasos estaban. caminé inmediatamente a los dormitorios; las camas no estaban y dos lámparas estaban en el suelo. yo estaba tan que tuve que sentarme un momento. mientras estaba en la

Explanation:

To solve this, we need to recall the past participle forms of the given Spanish verbs. The past participle of regular -ar verbs is -ado, -er and -ir verbs is -ido (with some irregularities). Let's analyze each blank:

1. For "puerta" (door), the logical verb is "abrir" (to open). Past participle: abierta (feminine, singular as "puerta" is feminine singular).
2. For "luces" (lights), "prender" (to turn on) makes sense. Past participle: prendidas (feminine, plural).
3. For "sala" (living room), "ordenar" (to tidy) fits. Past participle: ordenada (feminine, singular).
4. For "mesa" (table), "poner" (to set) is appropriate. Past participle: puesta (feminine, singular).
5. For "platos y vasos" (plates and glasses), "romper" (to break) works. Past participle: rotos (masculine, plural).
6. For "camas" (beds), "hacer" (to make) is used. Past participle: hechas (feminine, plural).
7. For "lámparas" (lamps) "caer" (to fall) fits. Past participle: caídas (feminine, plural).
8. For "yo" (I) feeling, "desorientar" (to disorient) works. Past participle: desorientado (masculine, singular).
9. For the action of sitting, "sentar" (to sit) is used. Past participle: sentado (masculine, singular) (since the subject is "yo", masculine singular in context here as "Señor Costa" is male).
10. For the last blank (assuming context like writing a report, "escribir" (to write) fits. Past participle: escribiendo? Wait, no, the structure "estaba + past participle" or "estaba + gerund"? Wait, the last part is "Mientras estaba ____ en la..." If it's a gerund (present participle) for an ongoing action, but the problem says "past participle". Wait, maybe a typo, but if we follow past participle:

Wait, let's re - check the verbs:

• abrir: abierto (masc), abierta (fem)
• caer: caído (masc), caída (fem)
• desorientar: desorientado (masc), desorientada (fem)
• escribir: escrito (masc), escrita (fem)
• hacer: hecho (masc), hecha (fem)
• ordenar: ordenado (masc), ordenada (fem)
• poner: puesto (masc), puesta (fem)
• prender: prendido (masc), prendida (fem)
• romper: roto (masc), rota (fem)
• sentar: sentado (masc), sentada (fem)

Let's fill each blank with the correct past participle (matching gender and number of the noun it modifies or the subject):

1. puerta (fem, sing) → abierta (from abrir)
2. luces (fem, pl) → prendidas (from prender)
3. sala (fem, sing) → ordenada (from ordenar)
4. mesa (fem, sing) → puesta (from poner)
5. platos y vasos (masc, pl) → rotos (from romper)
6. camas (fem, pl) → hechas (from hacer)
7. lámparas (fem, pl) → caídas (from caer)
8. yo (masc, sing) → desorientado (from desorientar)
9. yo (masc, sing) → sentado (from sentar)
10. (assuming the last action is writing, like "escribir") → escrito (but need to match context. If it's "Mientras estaba ____ en la..." maybe "escribiendo" (gerund) but the problem says past participle. Maybe a mistake, but following the problem's instruction of past participle:

Let's list the filled blanks in order:

1. abierta
2. prendidas
3. ordenada
4. puesta
5. rotos
6. hechas
7. caídas
8. desorientado
9. sentado
10. escrito (if the last part is about writing a report, "escribir" past participle is escrito)

Answer:

1. abierta (from abrir)
2. prendidas (from prender)
3. ordenada (from ordenar)
4. puesta (from poner)
5. rotos (from romper)
6. hechas (from hacer)
7. caídas (from caer)
8. desorientado (from desorientar)
9. sentado (from sentar)
10. escrito (from escribir) (Note: The last blank's context might need adjustment, but based on verb usage and past participle rules, these are the appropriate forms.)