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Personnel in a luxury hotel readily offer advice and recommendations about services and area activities. Complete each sentence with the correct verb form, either the infinitive, present indicative, or present subjunctive, according to the context.
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El recepcionista nos recomienda que (1) durmamos mucho por la noche y que (2) hagamos muchas actividades durante el día. También nos sugiere que (3) saquemos muchas fotos durante las excursiones. Él nos dice que las playas cerca del hotel (4) son magníficas y que es preciso (5) montar a caballo por ellas. El guía del hotel nos aconseja que (6) vayamos al centro histórico para ver la catedral, los monumentos y los jardines. También dice que (7) hay un buen mercado al aire libre donde venden de todo. Nos recomienda que (8) compremos recuerdos en el mercado porque tienen los mejores precios. Nosotros necesitamos (9) regatear en el mercado de todas maneras, ¡porque es así! Es bueno que el hotel (10) de consejos a los viajeros. ¡Es un servicio indispensable!
Explanation:
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The receptionist recommends that (1) we sleep a lot at night and (2) do many activities during the day. He also suggests that (3) we take many photos during excursions. He tells us that the beaches near the hotel (4) are magnificent and that it is necessary (5) to ride horses through them. The hotel guide advises us to (6) go to the historic center to see the cathedral, monuments and gardens. He also says that (7) there is a good outdoor market where they sell everything. He recommends us to (8) buy souvenirs in the market because they have the best prices. We need (9) to haggle in the market anyway, because that's the way it is! It is good that the hotel (10) advises travelers. It is an indispensable service!
Some of these sentences are clear examples of the Present Subjunctive that is very commonly used to express hypothetical scenarios and desires (like compremos or durmamos, these are all actions that are not being done by the narrators of this text but being advised to do by their hotel receptionist). Other sentences are in Simple Present tense, like regatear or montar.