Answer:
the correct answer is A.) Cuesta
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Explanation:
(English translation) all of them means cost
Ella (Her) - to cost (o—>ue)
a. cuesta - (present femine)
b. costa - (incorrect form)
c. cuesto (past tense)
d. cuestas (when there is more than one)
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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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