SPANISH VERB
to say the friendly you to someone
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Presente · now, habits and facts
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
Condicional · “would”
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
En mi oficina todos tuteamos al director.
At my office we all call the director "tú".
Tuteé al médico sin querer y me puse rojo.
I called the doctor "tú" by accident and went red.
Mis abuelos nunca tuteaban a sus vecinos mayores.
My grandparents never used "tú" with their older neighbours.
Si me lo permite, le tutearé a partir de ahora.
If you'll allow me, I'll call you "tú" from now on.
Yo no tutearía a la jueza en el juicio.
I wouldn't call the judge "tú" in court.
Prefiero que me tutees, que no soy tan mayor.
I'd rather you call me "tú", I'm not that old.
El profesor pidió que lo tuteáramos en clase.
The teacher asked us to call him "tú" in class.
¡Tutéame, por favor, que me haces sentir viejo!
Call me "tú", please, you're making me feel old!
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.