We need to fill in the blanks with the correct verb. So we need to choose a logical verb and conjugate it in the simple present tense. Recall that this tense is used to talk about habitual actions or routines. This tense is also used to describe things that happens now or in the near future. So the correct answers are as follows:
<h2 /><h2>1. Right answer:</h2><h3>cierra</h3><h3 /><em>El estudiante </em><em>cierra</em><em> el libro para empezar el examen.</em>
cierra is the conjugation of the verb cerrar for the third person singular in the simple present. This sentence stands for the third person singular because we can replace <em>el estudiante </em>by the subject pronoun for the third person singular in masculine form <em>él </em>whose translation is <em>he </em>in English. On the other hands, the verb cerrar means<em> to close</em><em>. </em>Therefore:
<em>The student</em><em> closes</em><em> the book to begin the exam.</em>
<h2>2. Right answer:</h2><h3>empieza</h3><h3 />
<em>La clase </em><em>empieza </em><em>muy temprano por la mañana</em>
empieza is the conjugation of the verb empezar for the third person singular in the simple present. This sentence stands for the third person singular because <em>la clase </em>matches this person. In this way, empezar means <em>to start. </em>By the way, another verb that means the same is comenzar whose conjugation for the third person singular is comienza. Therefore:
<em>Class </em><em>starts </em><em>very early in the morning</em>
<h2>3. Right answer:</h2><h3>quiere</h3><h3 />
<em>Sophie </em><em>quiere</em><em> ir a la playa. </em>
quiere is the conjugation of the verb querer for the third person singular in the simple present. We know that this sentence matches the third person singular because we can replace <em>Sophie </em>by the subject pronoun for the third person singular in feminine form <em>ella </em>whose translation is <em>she </em>in English. On the other hands, the verb querer means<em> </em><em>to want</em><em>. </em>Therefore:
<em>Sophie </em><em>wants </em><em>to go to the beach</em>
<h2>4. Right answer:</h2><h3>habla</h3><h3 />
<em>La muchacha no </em><em>habla </em><em>español porque solamente habla inglés</em>
habla is the conjugation of the verb hablar for the third person singular in the simple present. As well as in the previous exercise, we know that this sentence matches the third person singular because we can replace <em>La muchacha </em>by <em>ella.</em> On the other hand, the verb hablar means<em> </em><em>to speak </em>in this context<em>. </em>Therefore:
<em>The girl does not </em><em>speak </em><em>Spanish because she only speaks English</em>
<h2>5. Right answer:</h2><h3>habla</h3><h3 />
<em>Charlie </em><em>piensa</em><em> que las playas son interesantes.</em>
piensa is the conjugation of the verb pensar for the third person singular in the simple present. This sentence stands for the third person singular because <em>Charlie </em>can be replaced by <em>él</em><em>. </em>By the way, another verb we can use in this context is creer whose conjugation for the third person singular is cree. Therefore:
<em>Charlie</em><em> thinks</em><em> the beaches are interesting.</em>