Answer:
1. se habla
2. se venden
3. se sirve
4. se recetan
5. se vive
6. se puede
Explanation:
The exercise aims for you to complete the sentences with the appropriate verb conjugated using impersonal constructions with se in the present tense.
Impersonal se constructions (oraciones impersonales) are used to make general observations about what people do.
Here is the translation of the complete sentences:
1. En Costa Rica se habla español.
1. In Costa Rica, Spanish is spoken.
2. En las librerías se venden libros y revistas.
2. Books and magazines are sold in bookstores.
3. En los restaurantes se sirve comida.
3. In the restaurants, food is served.
4. En los consultorios se recetan medicinas.
4. Medicines are prescribed in the offices.
5. En el campo se vive muy bien.
5. You live very well in the countryside.
6. En el mar se puede nadar y pescar.
6. In the sea you can swim and fish.
While some of the above translations contain you, there is no obvious grammatical subject in Spanish. This lack of an obvious subject is a key part of impersonal se constructions; that's why it is impersonal.
The formula for SE impersonal sentences is :
se + verb in 3rd person singular (él/ella)
