Informal tu commands

Kimberly W.A1Kwiziq community member

Informal tu commands

How do you differentiate an action in the present tense (third person singular present tense) from the informal tu command when speaking since the same form is used? Thanks, Kim

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Confusion between commands, imperative and present subjunctive"

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola Kimberly

This can only be differentiated by the context. You need to read the whole sentence to see what makes sense. Also, the imperative very often comes with exclamation marks.

For example:

Bebe mucha agua. = He/She drinks a lot of water.

¡Bebe mucha agua! = Drink a lot of water!

Saludos

Inma

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Kimberly W. asked:

Informal tu commands

How do you differentiate an action in the present tense (third person singular present tense) from the informal tu command when speaking since the same form is used? Thanks, Kim

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