Using verb infinitives in a sentence.

[bobjenkins]

Sí el imperativo es así

Cierra la boca (tú
Cierre la boca (usted
Cierren la boca (ustedes
Cerrad la boca (vosotros

Es diferente del infinitivo , es parecido al inglés...

Close (imperativo)your mouth - To close (infinitivo )your mouth
Cierra (imperativo) la boca - Cerrar (infinitivo )la boca

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by bricks

Thank you Perikles. I always thought that the infinitive was used when you want to tell someone something, or command them, or threaten them. I guess you're saying it is not?.

Yes, it is not used generally.

Originally Posted by bricks

I'm not asking about vosotros. Why don't you just answer what I ask, or not at all. Can't get much simpler than that for you.

Well actually it is more complicated than you think, and Irmamar was quite right to say that there are several forms of the command, one of which involves the infinitive plus vosotros. Look - English has just one verb form for a command for example 'get stuffed' could be telling one person or several. Spanish is far more complicated, with 5 different possibilities. If you tell one other person what to do in Spanish, that command is the way I described. But a general command to anybody, such as a notice in a train which says 'no spitting' - this has the form which Irmamar was describing.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Bricks: Read carefully the explanations given and please stay polite.
If you don't feel the answer to your question is given, please try to explain more clearly what you don't understand.

[bricks]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

@Bricks: Read carefully the explanations given and please stay polite.
If you don't feel the answer to your question is given, please try to explain more clearly what you don't understand.

Sorry but I was polite. I asked kindly if he would stick to my topic. I didn't say it in a rude way. I am aware of vosotros, ellos, etc, but I was asking specifically about infinitives. If I want to specifically know about the others I would have said so in the thread title.

The only person who is understanding what I am asking is Perikles. I know there are many forms of verb conjugations. For now I just need to know about infinitives. That's it.

[bobjenkins]

Originally Posted by bricks

Basically I will put my question simply like this.

When do I say "cierra la boca", and when do I say "cerrar la boca" ?

Originally Posted by bricks

Sorry but I was polite. I asked kindly if he would stick to my topic. I didn't say it in a rude way. I am aware of vosotros, ellos, etc, but I was asking specifically about infinitives. If I want to specifically know about the others I would have said so in the thread title.

The only person who is understanding what I am asking is Perikles. I know there are many forms of verb conjugations. For now I just need to know about infinitives. That's it.

Te explicamos el imperativo porque tenías una pregunta de eso, y voy a tratar explicarte el infinitivo abajo

Como dijiste , se debería usar el infinitivo después del verbo conjugado.
Puedes correr

Hay otras situaciones en que tienes que usar el infinitivo
por ejemplo

Después de escribir el hombre fue al parque - After writing the man went to the park
Al hablar por favor no escupáis - While speaking don´t spit
No correr - Don´t run
Prefiero no pensar en ellas - I don´t want to think of them


Espero que te sean fáciles

[irmamar]

Good explanation, Bob