Yo puse el libro en la mesa (past tense put)
Yo pongo el libro en la mesa (present tense put)
Yo pondré el libro en la mesa (future tense put)
Choose the one you think is more convenient. Good luck!
1) Read the text fast and find the words that are cognate.
2) Use the context to guess the significance of the new words in the text.
3) Translate word for word to english.
4) Read the text multiple times.
In my opinion I think it might be 2 or 3 but its up to you, just look at the translation I did.
Juana está haciendo la mesa.
Mamá está preparando la cena.
Papá está sirviendo en los platos.
Bryan está barriendo.
La tía Susy está lavando los platos.
Las I think or la probably las