Feeling ashamed in Spanish

Talk about feeling ashamed and what caused it.

The idea

Avergonzado agrees with the person: avergonzada, avergonzados and avergonzadas. Use estar or sentirse, followed by de or por to introduce the cause.

Ana está avergonzada de haber mentido.Ana is ashamed of having lied.
Luis se sintió avergonzado por su comentario.Luis felt ashamed of his comment.
Las niñas estaban avergonzadas de su conducta.The girls were ashamed of their behaviour.
Mis hermanos se quedaron avergonzados por el ruido que hicieron.My brothers felt ashamed about the noise they had made.
Me siento avergonzada de no haber pedido perdón.I feel ashamed that I did not apologise.
El vecino estaba avergonzado por haber olvidado la cita.The neighbour was ashamed of having forgotten the appointment.

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Do not use ser for a temporary feeling, or leave the adjective masculine when it describes a woman.

Choose the correct option: Marta está ___ de su mentira. (avergonzado / avergonzada)
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avergonzada
avergonzada agrees with Marta.
Choose the correct option: Los jugadores se sienten ___ por su conducta. (avergonzados / avergonzadas)
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avergonzados
avergonzados agrees with the masculine plural subject.
Choose the correct option: Siento vergüenza por haber gritado: estoy avergonzado ___ haber gritado. (de / por)
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de / por
de and por can both introduce the action that caused the shame.

Describe a time you felt ashamed and explain why.