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Question

Sube al ático ________de las escaleras. Go up to the attic without falling off the stairs.
Although I got the correct answer to this eg. Sin caerte , I don’t understand why the answer is informal but the question is formal. Sube and not Subes.

Jannice King · Accepted Answer

Of course Inma, I should have known that!Sorry to have bothered you but thanks for the clear explanation.RegardsJannice

Inma Sánchez · Answer

Hola Jannice"Sube" in "Sube al ático" is the imperative of subir for "tú", not "usted". If we wanted this whole sentence as a formal one, we'd say:Suba al ático sin caerse. Here "suba" is the imperative for usted (which is the present subjunctive form of the verb), and the pronoun changes from -te (for informal tú) to -se (for formal usted).I hope this clarified it.SaludosInma