"¿Qué _____ tú esta mañana cuando ocurrió el terremoto?" "Estaba afeitándome."
a. hiciste
b. estabas haciendo
c. haces
d. estás haciendo
can you please explain the quesiton and choices to me, thanks
What.........you......this morning when th e earthquake occured. I was shaving.
a. did do
b. were doing
c. are doing
d. are doing
See the verb "ocurrió?" Th at tells you it must be past ten se.
Sra
The question is asking "What were you doing this morning when the earthquake happened?" It is asking for the activity that "you" (tú) were involved in at that moment.
Now, let's go through each of the answer choices:
a. hiciste - This option translates to "did you do," which is in the past tense. It does not match the verb tense of "estaba," which is in the imperfect tense. So, this choice is not the correct answer.
b. estabas haciendo - This option translates to "were you doing," which is in the past progressive tense. It matches the verb tense of "estaba," so this choice is a possible answer.
c. haces - This option translates to "do you do," which is in the present tense. This does not match the verb tense of "estaba," so this choice is not the correct answer.
d. estás haciendo - This option translates to "are you doing," which is in the present progressive tense. This does not match the verb tense of "estaba," so this choice is not the correct answer.
Based on the verb tense used in the question ("estaba"), the correct answer is b. estabas haciendo, which translates to "were you doing."