Learn Spanish (Latin America): Yo hago la ensalada, añade el aceite.

Yo hago la ensalada, añade el aceite.

I am making the salad, add the oil.

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Questions & Answers about Yo hago la ensalada, añade el aceite.

Why is the command añade instead of añades if I am telling "you" to do it?

When you give a direct instruction to someone using the informal "you" (tú), you drop the final 's' from their normal present tense form. So, instead of the statement tú añades (you add), the command becomes just añade (add!). This makes the informal command look exactly like the él/ella present tense form.

How would I say this if I wanted to be formal (usted)?

To make a formal command for an -ir verb like añadir, you swap its normal vowel ending for an 'a'. If you were speaking to someone formally, you would say añada el aceite.

Hacer (to make) is a normal -er verb. Why is the "I" form hago instead of "haco"?

The verb hacer has a highly irregular yo (I) form in the present tense, which is hago. It is a very common exception that you just have to memorize! The rest of its present tense forms follow the regular rules (like tú haces and él hace).

The English translation says "I am making". Doesn't Spanish have a different tense for actions happening right now?