Can you wait at the door?
Ustedes pueden .....etc
Why ustedes, ustedes = they
Poder (to be able to / can) is irregular in El Presente:
| yo | puedo |
| tú | puedes |
| él / ella / Ud. |
puede |
| nosotros / nosotras |
podemos |
| vosotros / vosotras |
podéis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. |
pueden |
Notice how the stem of all forms changes from -o- to -ue-, except nosotros and vosotros. The endings are the same as regular -er verbs: Conjugate regular -er verbs in El Presente (present tense).
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Conjugate stem-changing -er verbs (o > ue) in El Presente (present tense)
List of common Spanish Stem-changing Verbs: present tense (o > ue)
Conjugate regular -er verbs in El Presente (present tense)
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InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Jerry
Ustedes is used as a you formal (usted = you singular formal, ustedes = you plural formal). But the verb going with this pronoun is conjugated in the 3rd person plural, like "they", so you can have:
Vosotros podéis... or Ustedes pueden
They are both referring to a "you plural" but vosotros is "you informal" as in for example "you guys" and ustedes is "you formal" as in for example "you sirs".
I hope this clarified it.
Saludos
Inma
Jerry asked:View original
Why ustedes when using 'you '
Can you wait at the door?
Ustedes pueden .....etc
Why ustedes, ustedes = they
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SamKwiziq community member
not a question...
Hola! Sorry, not a question - but I just wanted to say I noticed a typo at the top, in the first sentence right after the first chart. It says "nosostros" instead of "nosotros". Thanks, I wasn't sure where to put this comment!
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Sam asked:View original
not a question...
Hola! Sorry, not a question - but I just wanted to say I noticed a typo at the top, in the first sentence right after the first chart. It says "nosostros" instead of "nosotros". Thanks, I wasn't sure where to put this comment!
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