Question

Using the verb in parentheses, write the correct command for the subject given.
Ud. (respirar)

Answer 1

So basically you want to say, You breathe.

You - Usted
breathe. - respira.

Usted respira.

Answer 2

Ud. respira is correct.

Answer 3

The answers above are both incorrect.

The correct answer is:
Respire!
This is the command form for Ud., which really is the present subjunctive form for Ud.

The question is not how to say "you breathe." That would be "Ud. respira."

Answer 4

Hello there!
I agree with @mathstudent55 !
Here's a useful hint: regular -AR ending verbs (like *respirAR*), form the *usted* command with a form ending in -E.

Let's add *por favor* (please) to it, just to make it clearer it's a command.

*Por favor, cantE (usted).* (CANTAR) (= "Please sing.")

*Por favor, respirE (usted)*. (RESPIRAR) (= "Please breathe.")

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Those command sentences are different from ordinary statement (affirmative sentences), like:

*Si (usted) respirA hondo, se sentirá mejor.* (= "If you breathe deeply, you will feel better.")

Hope this helps!
Blessings

Answer 5

Ud. means usted and respire isn't the right form. Usted respire?

Answer 6

@Alfonso-O Yes, but at the bottom of the question, it does not say, ask them to breathe or tell them to.

Answer 7

Hello!
I agree there, @inowalst !

I just added that in order to help us understand the basic meaning of a command (which is "asking somebody to do something", or "telling them to do something").

Imagine you're a physician and you want to give a patient a command... you'd say:
"Please breathe", or simply "Breathe".

--> And in Spanish: *Por favor, respire*, or simply *RespirE*.
That would be the *usted* command, which is formal.

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Now, if you gave that command to a friend, you'd say:

"Breathe" (which in English doesn't change)

--> And in Spanish: *Respira*.
That would be the *tú* command, i.e., familiar.


Hope this makes sense! :)
Best

Answer 8

Oh, I forgot to add a link:

http://www.spanishdict.com/conjugate/respirar

Going down to the "Imperative" part:

él/ella/Ud. respire

Hope this helps!
Best

Answer 9

thank you all so much!!! I'm sorry I didn;t get the notifications that you guys had answered my question I just saw it =o but thank you so much =)

Answer 10

:)