How would you say just 'open the door' as a command to a person?

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In Spanish there is the verb 'abrir" which means to open. Example sentence>>> abrir la puerta. (to open the door) But, how would you say just 'open the door' as a command to a person? I know its 'abre la puerta' but i don't get how you're supposed to know how to get "abre" from "abrir" or for any verb for that matter... please show examples!!

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abre is the "command" form, or "imperative mood":

Examples:

imperative mood description

Hope that helps

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This is a large topic to answer in a single forum post. Watch lessons 2.12 through 2.15 to fully understand the subjunctive and command verb forms.

Lession 2.12 - Informal Commands in the Kitchen

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Hy Ryan, welcome to the forum smile

this has been addressed before:

commands

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You are referring to conjugation. It works the same way we get "are" from "to be."

Present Tense conjugation of English verb "to be"

I am, You are, He is, We are, You are, They are.

In English, the command is often the infinitive without the "to": Be quiet!

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