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can someone help me proof read these sentences with the past participle?

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I'm suppose to complete the sentences by writing the forms of estar and the past participle. The past participle is being used as an adjective.
1. La ventana (estar romper) está rota
2. La puerta (estar cerrar) está cerrada ahora
Generalmente, (estar abrir) está abierta por la mañana
3. La tarea (estar escribir) está escrita
4. Tengo un vestido (hacer) hecho en el Ecuador
5. La tierra en Florida nunca (estar cubrir) está cubierta de nieve

Complete the second statement by providing a past participle based on the main verb of the first statement.
6. ¡Paco! Abre las ventanas.
Pero, ¿está Ud. Ciego? Ya están abiertas
7. ¡Maria! Haz tu tarea
Pero mama, te digo que ya está hecha
8. ¡Jorge! Pon la mesa en seguida.
¿Es que no tienes ojos tú? Ya está puesta
9. ¡Ayúdeme Ud.! Este hombre se muere.
Cálmese señor, pues este hombre ya está muerto
10. Tengo que escribir los cheques.
Usted siempre tan olvidadizo. ¿No recuerda que ya están escritos'

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updated Jan 18, 2009
posted by Lala

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Halcyon said:

  1. ¡Paco! Abre las ventanas. Pero, ¿está Ud. Ciego? Ya están abiertas

Me parece que ser ciego es la condición mas o menos permanente. ¿No deberia ser '¿es Ud. Ciego'? entonces?

Estar is often used in this way with nouns that normally indicate a permanent condition, and implies that in this case the condition is not permanent. In this particular context, the nuance would be similar to "Have you gone blind'" That is, while the speaker knows that the other person is not really blind, they are asking if that person can't see. Similarly, ser bueno means to be good, while estar bueno means to look good (hot).

updated Jan 18, 2009
posted by 00bacfba
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  1. ¡Paco! Abre las ventanas.
    Pero, ¿está Ud. Ciego? Ya están abiertas

Me parece que ser ciego es la condición mas o menos permanente. ¿No deberia ser '¿es Ud. Ciego'? entonces'

updated Jan 16, 2009
posted by Halcyon
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If anyone try to nitpick here, you could write "María" with an accent, and depending on the country, "mamá". Otherwise it is perfect.

updated Jan 16, 2009
posted by lazarus1907
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Sorry, I misunderstood what you meant. My bad.

I second LD's opinion.

updated Jan 16, 2009
posted by 00bacfba
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James Santiago said:

It's against the rules of the forum to do homework for people. Try them yourself and ask any specific questions you might have.

No, i did the work and checked it over. i just wanted someone to look them over just in case i missed something.

updated Jan 16, 2009
posted by Lala
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It looks good to me.

updated Jan 16, 2009
posted by LadyDi