Examples of VERBS in the SECOND person

The second person verbs are those in which the issuer addresses a person who is present and speaks directly to him. The phrase "you are very tall" would be a simple example of a sentence that contains a second person verb.

In this lesson from a PROFESSOR we want to explain to you what are they and some examples of verbs in the second person for you to understand better.

within the types of verbs in spanish we find the verbs in the second person. They are those that are conjugated in the grammatical second person. They are addressed to someone who is present at that very moment and the transmitter directs the conversation directly to him.

For example:Are the kindest person i have ever met in my life

The second person, then, shows us the addressee to whom the message is addressed and, on the other hand, the subject of the action that is expressing the verb used.

For example: ¿you will drink more water?

In the example above, the addressee of the sentence is the person who is in front of the sender with a full glass of water. Furthermore, that person is also the one being asked if she will do

the action of the verb, in this case drink.

These recipients of prayer and action can be many or just one. So we can classify the verbs in the second person according to their number.

Verbs in the second person singular

These verbs are included in sentences that address directly to a single receiver. This receptor corresponds to the pronouns "tú" or "vos".

For example: I know you usually take hot coffee.

Verbs in the second person plural

Verbs in the second person plural are part of sentences that are addressed to a collective subject, that is, formed by more than one person. It doesn't matter if the group of people is 2 or 100, because the verb form will always be the same. This receptor corresponds to the pronouns "vosotros", "vosotras" or "ustedes".

For example:You you ate you this piece of cake?

A curious fact is that the impersonal verb form of imperative it only works with verbs in the second person and will never address the first or third person.

For example:grab the plane before it takes off

The best way to internalize a lesson is by looking at some examples of second person verbs. In this way you will know how to clearly identify the second person of the verbs, when you find it in a text or sentence. We have divided the examples depending on subject number to which they refer, so you can see it more schematically.

List of verbs in the second person singular

These are some of the verbs in the second person singular:

• yes
• you will graduate
• lie
• freak out
• you had
• resolved
• you were born
• you bathed
• you would have finished
• narrate
• you were looking for
• you do
• you forgot
• you will sing
• you have shown
• you will omit
• you comment
• you have answered
• excuse me
• would you buy
• you would have preferred
• you paint
• get
• resolved
• you claimed
• I decided
• you will excite
• recruited
• you defrauded
• would instigate
• would restrict
• you understood
• you sensed
• would you go out
• evades
• you play
• you dreamed
• excluded
• you hurt
• you suffer
• you fanaticize
• would you take
• you played
• you will flex
• keep
• you will use
• would encourage
• you made up
• would live
• you spent
• deserve
• claws

List of second person plural verbs

This is a list of some of the Conjugated verbs in the second person plural:

• you clarified
• they will spend
• they rode
• admonished
• they would enjoy
• obstruct
• you would learn
• you have offended
• you would forget
• will yawn
• you had found
• you caught
• they joke
• they will have concluded
• could
• seek
• have allowed
• resist
• eat
• have received
• restore
• compete
• they would have talked
• submit
• despair
• shipwrecked
• suffered
• digest
• you imitated
• take
• distract
• influenced
• they had
• listen
• you will play
• you would finalize
• estimate
• regret
• usurped
• you would avoid
• read
• visit
• encourage
• you memorized
• they would live
• merge
• belittle
• you will vociferate
• you won
• they would deserve
• they will stomp

Sometimes it is difficult for us to find the meaning of a single word. Therefore, here are some sentences containing verbs in the second person. In this way you will be able to see how this type of verb conjugation works, when we immerse it in a context.

The following sentences contain verbs in the second person, both singular and plural:

• Do you have any idea what time it is?
• Go up the stairs and you'll find me waiting at the door.
• You were never my friend, it was all a deception.
• Take up arms for combat!
• Are you always so happy?
• If you were an engineer, you could build a building.
• When you go out, be very careful of the cold because it is very intense.
• You will understand that we do not all think in the same way.
• You have been very hospitable to all of us during our stay.
• You will have to study hard if you want to pass the exam.
• When you no longer find escape, you will turn to me.
• Why do you cry?
• I would like to know if you want to be my friend.
• Many times you complain for no reason.
• When you think it's all over, the wheel turns again.
• You never spoke in public, it is logical that you are nervous.
• You have many resources to solve the problem that arises.
• If you don't build your links on a firm foundation, they probably won't last.
• You have stoically resisted all enemy attacks.
• Go and tell your friends that the snack is ready.
• You will keep this amulet in a secret place until you need to use it.
• Have you seen any girl smarter than this?
• If you continue with that bad attitude, you will ruin the party.
• Young people, if you all yell at once, I can't hear you.
• Wash all the dishes you use for lunch, please.
• If you feel the same as me, we should get married.
• Although unintentionally, you destroyed your brother's favorite toy.
• You sleep all day and then you complain about the lack of time.
• Do you hear that voice coming from the back of the house?
• If you have learned something from all this, you will become a wiser person.
• You sure make up for lost time with your girl.
• Don't spit in my community garden.
• Why do you hit anyone who passes by on the street?
• I know you lie to protect another person.
• At night you read every day for a while.
• Now you take the plane from Madrid to Córdoba.
• Don't tell me you sing bad.
• At this point you are done arguing.
• You have a lot of fun looking at the stars.
• On Saturdays you do the laundry for the whole week.
• You don't have to say everything to your face.
• At Cruces Hospital you heal many patients.
• Are you coming to the party?
• Now you sing a song by Agustín Casanova.

Now that you have known the definition and you have already seen some examples of verbs in the second person, we are going to leave you with activities. This exercise will help you identify verbs in the second person, anywhere, whether they are singular or plural. We have marked in bold all the verbs in this fragment of text by Carlos Fuentes. The exercise consists of you having to identify those verbs that are conjugated in the second person and mark them.

"you raise with slow steps to the hall, you come back to listen to Mrs. Consuelo's door, are you still, on tiptoes, to Aura's: the you push, without warning, and you enter to that bare bedroom. (...) Do not do you have time to think more:

—Sit down in bed Philip.

-Yes.

—Go to play. You do not you do any. Let me do it all to me.

Sitting in bed, you treat to distinguish the origin of that diffuse, opaline light, which barely It allows separate the objects, the presence of Aura, from the golden atmosphere that she wraps. She you she will have seen looking up, looking for that origin. for the voice, You know what she is kneeling in front of you:

"The sky is neither high nor low. Is above and below us at the same time.

Tea you will remove shoes, socks, and she / it will caress your bare feet

You you feel the warm water that bathes your plants, relieves, while she wash with thick cloth directs furtive glances at the black wooden Christ, turns away finally of your feet, takes you holding her hand, she pins some violet buds to her loose hair, takes you in her arms and sings that melody, that waltz that you dance with her, on to the whisper of his voice, turning to the very slow, solemn rhythm that she imposes on you, oblivious to the light movements of her hands, which unbutton your shirt, caress your chest, seek your back, dig into it. "

These are the solutions to the previous exercise of verbs in the second person. In this case, only those verbs that YES are conjugated in the second person.

"you raise with slow steps to the hall, you come back to listen to Mrs. Consuelo's door, are you still, on tiptoes, to Aura's: the you push, without warning, and you enter to that bare bedroom. (...) Do not do you have time to think more:

—Sit down in bed Philip.

-Yes.

-Let's play. You do not you do any. Let me do it all for myself.

Sitting on the bed you treat to distinguish the origin of that diffuse, opaline light, which barely It allows separate the objects, the presence of Aura, from the golden atmosphere that surrounds them. She will have seen you looking up, looking for that source. From her voice, you know that she is kneeling in front of you:

"The sky is neither high nor low. She is above and below us at the same time.

Tea you will remove shoes, socks, and will caress your bare feet.

You you feel the warm water that bathes your soles, soothes them, while she washes you with a thick cloth, casts furtive glances at the black wooden Christ, finally moves away from your feet, she takes you holding her hand, she pins some violet buds to her loose hair, takes you in her arms and sings that melody, that waltz that you dance with her, caught up in the whisper of her voice, turning to the very slow, solemn rhythm that she imposes on you, oblivious to the light movements of her hands, which unbutton your shirt, caress your chest, look for your back, dig into she."

We hope that this article has been helpful to you and that you now know perfectly what are verbs in the second person and you can identify them in a sentence. If you are interested in continuing to learn about this topic or something similar, do not hesitate to consult our grammar and linguistics section.