A + inf vs. imperative

Julia S.B2Kwiziq community member

A + inf vs. imperative

When would you use this vs. the regular imperative? Are they exchangeable or is one preferred over the other under certain circumstances?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using preposition a + infinitive to express a command in Spanish"

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola Julia

There isn't any specific context to use this structure as a command, really. It's an option that is a bit more generally directed to more than one person I would say, although you could also use it for "tú". Maybe in more desperate situations where you actually need to shout the order? a typical case is what is shown in the example about the kids when they are noisy.

Saludos

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Julia S. asked:

A + inf vs. imperative

When would you use this vs. the regular imperative? Are they exchangeable or is one preferred over the other under certain circumstances?

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