| hablar | comer | vivir | where the form comes from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tú | habla | come | vive | = 3rd person present |
| usted | hable | coma | viva | subjunctive |
| nosotros | hablemos | comamos | vivamos | subjunctive (let's go! = vamos) |
| vosotros | hablad | comed | vivid | infinitive: -r → -d |
| ustedes | hablen | coman | vivan | subjunctive |
Eight irregular tú forms: tener → ten, venir → ven, poner → pon, salir → sal, hacer → haz, decir → di, ir → ve, ser → sé. Stem changes stay: piensa, duerme, pide.
No hables. No comas. No vengas. No hagáis eso. No vayas. — Don't speak. Don't eat. Don't come. Don't do that. Don't go. Why? A ban is felt as a wish: (quiero que) no hables.
Affirmative: attached, with a written accent if needed: Dímelo. Siéntese. Cómpralo. Negative: before: No me lo digas. No se siente.
Letters that drop: nosotros + nos → the -s drops: sentemos + nos → sentémonos, vámonos. vosotros + os → the -d drops: sentad + os → sentaos (exception: idos). In speech in Spain you often hear the infinitive (¡Sentaros!), which is informal.
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