Cuando me rompí la pierna, el enfermero llamó por teléfono a mi madre mientras la médica me _____ el yeso.
a. estaba poniendo
b. está poniendo
c. pone
d. estoy poniendo
can you please explain the question and each answer choice,
thanks a lot
When I broke the leg, the nurse called by telephone mother while medical me ___ plaster.
a. it was putting
b. it is putting
c. it puts
I'm pretty sure the only thing they are looking for is the correct tense for the answer. Each of the answers is the same word in a different tense.
When my leg was broken, the nurse called my mother on the telephone while the doctor was........plaster.
a. was putting
b. is putting
c. is putting, does put, puts
d. I am putting
Be sure to select the correct subject and the correct tnese!
Sra
Sure! The question is asking for the correct verb form to fill in the blank. Let's look at each answer choice:
a. estaba poniendo: This is the past progressive tense in Spanish, which indicates an ongoing action in the past. So this option means "was putting." It implies that the doctor was in the middle of putting the cast when the nurse called your mother.
b. está poniendo: This is the present progressive tense in Spanish, which indicates an ongoing action in the present. So this option means "is putting." It implies that the doctor is currently putting the cast while the nurse is making the call.
c. pone: This is the present tense in Spanish, which means "puts." It indicates a habitual action. This option suggests that the doctor regularly puts casts, but it doesn't specify whether they were putting the cast at the exact moment the nurse called your mother.
d. estoy poniendo: This is the present progressive tense in Spanish with the first person pronoun "estoy" (which means "I am"). So this option means "I am putting." It implies that you yourself are putting the cast on your leg while the nurse is calling your mother.
Given the context of the question, it is most likely that "a. estaba poniendo" is the correct answer since it indicates that the nurse called your mother while the doctor was in the process of putting the cast on your leg.