Answer:
The verbs that could fill the blank in the conversation are:
<em>- SR. RIVAS:</em><em> Tomás, ¿es la primera vez que viajas a otro país? </em>
<em>- TOMAS:</em><em> Sí, señor Rivas, y tengo muchas ganas de ir. Ya pagué el depósito para estudiar en Nueva York. El curso comienza el 20 de julio. ¿Hace calor allá en julio? </em>
<em>- SR. RIVAS:</em><em> Sí, hace mucho calor. Te sugiero que </em><em><u>uses</u></em><em> ropa ligera: pantalones cortos, camisetas, zapatos de tenis... </em>
<em>- TOMAS:</em><em> Y las clases, ¿van a ser muy difíciles? No hablo mucho inglés. </em>
<em>- SR. RIVAS:</em><em> Bueno, te </em><em><u>recomiendo</u></em><em> que estudies. Te pido que </em><em><u>asistas</u></em><em> a todas tus clases. Pero aparte de las clases hay otras cosas que puedes hacer para mejorar tu inglés. Como siempre les digo a los estudiantes, prohíbo que </em><em><u>hables</u></em><em> del español.</em>
Explanation:
The translation of the conversation is:
- MR. RIVAS: Tomás, is it the first time you travel to another country?
- TOMAS: Yes, Mr. Rivas, and I really want to go. I already paid the deposit to study in New York. The course starts on July 20. Is it hot there in July?
- MR. RIVAS: Yes, it's very hot. I suggest you <u>wear</u> light clothing: shorts, shirts, tennis shoes ...
- TOMAS: And the classes, are they going to be very difficult? I do not speak much English.
- MR. RIVAS: Well, I <u>recommend</u> you study. I ask you to <u>attend</u> all your classes. But apart from classes there are other things you can do to improve your English. As I always tell students, I forbid you to <u>speak</u> Spanish.
Although the paragraph is in Present, two forms of conjugation can be noted in the verbs: <u>the simple and the imperative</u>, The way to recognize a verb that is being conjugated in imperative tense is quite simple, since <u>before the conjugated verb is the relative </u><u><em>"que."</em></u> The imperative of the verbs used within the text, according to the personal pronoun that uses them is:
- <em>Tú: </em><u><em>uses</em></u><em>/recomiendes/</em><u><em>asistas/hables</em></u><em>.
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- <em>Él, Ella, Usted: </em><em>use/recomiende/asista/hable.
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- <em>Nosotros: </em><em>usemos/recomendemos/asistamos/hablemos.
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- <em>Ellos/Ellas: </em><em>usen/recomienden/asistan/hablen.
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Only when Mr. Rivas made the recommendation was the conjugate verb used in the present simple, which for the first person is <u>"recomiendo."</u>