Question

"El culpable está__________," dice el señor juez.

Answer 1

Answer:

mintiendo

Explanation:

"El culpable está mintiendo," dice el señor juez

Answer 2

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Está is the present he/she/it/you formal form of the verb estar, which is one of the verbs for "to be". When está precedes a verb, the following verb will end with -ando if it is an -ar verb or -iendo if it is an -er or -ir verb.

Tú estás nadando (You are swimming)

Estoy corriendo (I am running)

Therefore, the correct answer is "El culpable está mintiendo," dice el señor juez.

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