Por favor, escucha con atención cuando enseñe el imperativo, así aprendes más rápido.

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Breakdown of Por favor, escucha con atención cuando enseñe el imperativo, así aprendes más rápido.

• aprender: to learn
• con: with
• cuando: when
• escuchar: to listen
• más: more
• rápido: fast
• enseñar: to teach
• él: he
• ,: comma
• el imperativo: the imperative
• la atención: the attention
• así: thus

Questions & Answers about Por favor, escucha con atención cuando enseñe el imperativo, así aprendes más rápido.

Why is escucha in the imperative form here instead of something like escuchas?

In Spanish, the imperative is used to give orders, instructions, or requests directly. Escucha is the second person singular imperative form of escuchar, so it is like saying "Listen!" in English. If you used escuchas, that would be simple present, which doesn’t convey the direct command.

Why is enseñe written with an -e at the end instead of enseña?

In this sentence, enseñe is in the present subjunctive (first-person singular in a formal context or third-person singular in general). The subjunctive is triggered by cuando (when) referring to a future or anticipated action. Spanish often uses the subjunctive after certain conjunctions (like cuando) to indicate actions that haven’t happened yet but are expected to.

How come aprendes is in the indicative if we just talked about subjunctive usage?

Here, así aprendes states a more certain outcome (you learn faster), referring to a result that is presented as generally true or expected. It’s a statement of fact in this context rather than a condition, so the indicative form aprendes is appropriate.

What is the difference between using con atención and atentamente?

Both imply paying attention, but con atención literally means "with attention," focusing on how you perform the action. Atentamente can often sound more formal and is frequently used in writing (like "attentively" in English), especially at the end of letters (Atentamente, meaning "Sincerely").

Could we say Por favor, escucha con atención cuando enseño el imperativo (using indicative) instead?

You might hear it, but it slightly changes the meaning. Using the indicative (enseño) would suggest you’re talking about something the speaker does regularly or habitually. Subjunctive (enseñe) emphasizes that you want the listener to pay attention in the context of a future or possible teaching moment. In everyday speech, some speakers might use the indicative, but the subjunctive is more precise for that sense of "whenever I teach it in the future."