Question

question 20

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

Explanation:

Identify the subject and context

The conversation is between "TÚ" and "MARÍA". We need to conjugate the verb estar correctly based on the subject pronouns and context.

Conjugate the first blank

The first sentence is: "TÚ: Hola, María. ¿Cómo (estar) \_\_\_\_\_?"
The subject is "tú" (informal "you").
Using Estar Conjugation, the correct form for "tú" is estás.

Conjugate the second blank

The second sentence starts with: "MARÍA: (estar) \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_ por Francisco."
María is speaking about herself ("yo") and expressing concern/worry about Francisco.
The verb estar conjugates to estoy for "yo".
To express "worried", we use the adjective preocupada (matching María, feminine singular) using Estar with Emotions.
Thus, the blanks are estoy preocupada.

Conjugate the third and fourth blanks

The next part is: "Él (estar) \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_ y (estar) \_\_\_\_\_ en el hospital."
The subject is "Él" (Francisco, masculine singular).
For "Él (estar) \_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_", we need está followed by an adjective like enfermo (sick) or mal (bad/ill). Given the context of being in the hospital, está enfermo (he is sick) or está mal (he is unwell) fits perfectly. Let's use está enfermo.
For "y (estar) \_\_\_\_\_ en el hospital", the subject is still "él", so the verb is está.
Thus, the remaining blanks are está enfermo and está.

Answer:

TÚ: Hola, María. ¿Cómo (estar) <blank>estás</blank>?
MARÍA: (estar) <blank>Estoy preocupada</blank> por Francisco. Él (estar) <blank>está enfermo</blank> y (estar) <blank>está</blank> en el hospital.