LingoflyAsking with tú: espera, firma
For tú the request is easy to build: take the él form of the present. Espera — wait. Firma aquí — sign here. Eight common verbs go their own way, and all of them are short: di, haz, ve, pon, sal, sé, ten, ven. For example: “Espera un momento, por favor” — Wait a moment, please. A rule from the Spanish course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
For tú the request is easy to build: take the él form of the present. Espera — wait. Firma aquí — sign here. Eight common verbs go their own way, and all of them are short: di, haz, ve, pon, sal, sé, ten, ven.
Table
| infinitive | tú |
|---|---|
| esperar | espera |
| rellenar | rellena |
| comer | come |
| abrir | abre |
| venir | ven |
By example
- Espera un momento, por favorWait a moment, please
- Fill in the form and sign here
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Asking with tú: how does it work in Spanish?
For tú the request is easy to build: take the él form of the present. Espera — wait. Firma aquí — sign here. Eight common verbs go their own way, and all of them are short: di, haz, ve, pon, sal, sé, ten, ven.
What does it look like in a Spanish example sentence?
“Espera un momento, por favor” — Wait a moment, please. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.