Using general forms of verbs

Question

I know how to conjugate verbs pretty well but I want to make sure I'm doing it right.

For example, if I just want to say "wait," not "you wait," etc...it would be "espere," right? Or "look"="mire"

I guess my question is is that the correct way to tell someone to do something w/o conjugating?

Also, how do you use "about" in spanish, exactly?

Like I want to say "I'm talkin about people that don't live here." Would I use "de" or somethin else? "Estoy hablando de personas esa no vive aqui..." Es ese corecto'

Answer 1

I think you would still be understood if you just used 'de' as opposed to acerca de

Answer 2

estoy hablando acerca de personas que no viven aquí
i think its something like the above.
i thought "acerca de" was "about"

Answer 3

Wouldn't it simply be, "Estoy hablando de personas que no viven aqui,........?

Help Cherry!

Answer 4

There must always be a conjugated verb in every sentence just like there must be a subject and verb in every sentence in English. The conjugated verb indicates the subject by the verb ending.

It depends on if you are wanting to use formal or informal commands whether you would use mira or mire.
See the following links for information about commands.
Informal affirmative commands:
[url=http://learnspanish.spanishdict.com/lessons/page/show'id=1710195%3APage%3A802#24]http://learnspanish.spanishdict.com/lessons/page/show'id=1710195%3APage%3A802#24[/url]
Formal commands :
[url=http://learnspanish.spanishdict.com/lessons/page/show'id=1710195%3APage%3A802#25]http://learnspanish.spanishdict.com/lessons/page/show'id=1710195%3APage%3A802#25[/url]
Negative informal commands:
[url=http://learnspanish.spanishdict.com/lessons/page/show'id=1710195%3APage%3A802#26]http://learnspanish.spanishdict.com/lessons/page/show'id=1710195%3APage%3A802#26[/url]

About has several translations depending on the usage.
http://beta.spanishdict.com/translate/about
The one you chose to use "de" will work here, but there are a couple of minor corrections:
Estoy hablando de las personas esa que no viven aqui.