13) the imperative and subjunctive mood and passive voice Flashcards
imperative?
conveys a command or request
how to form imperative mood?
most are the same as present tense conjugation
take your coat
prends ton manteau
go see at the reception if somebody found your keys
allez voir a la reception si personne a trouve vos cles
go and see at the reception if person has found your keys
be braver
sois plus courageux
be more braver
manger - imperative? 1st group
tu mange! (no ‘s’ needed)
nous mangeons!
vous mangez!
2nd group verbs - imperative - finir?
finis!
finissons!
finissez!
3rd group verbs - imperative? - dormir, voir
dors, vois
dormons, voyons
dormez, voyez
3rd group aux - pouvoir, vouloir, devoir - imperative?
generally never conjugated in the imperative
falloir - imperative?
cannot be conjugated in the imperative
savoir imperative?
sache
sachons
sachez
etre imperative?
sois swa soyons swayo soyez swaye
avoir imperative?
aie e ayons eyo ayez eye
aller imperative?
va
allons
allez
(croire) ce que tu veux, ce n’est pas moi qui ai pris ton ordinateur
crois
believe what you think, i wasn’t the one who took your computer
tu dois prendre des forces: …(manger) plus de soupe!
mange
you’ve got to gain more strength: eat more soup!
…(etre) plus forts contre l’adversite!
soyons
let us be stronger against adversity!
subjunctive mood expresses?
wishes, suggestions or desires
verbs in subjunctive mood are always preceded by?
que
-aimer que, conditional (would like)
i would like all of us to be able to go to the cinema together - nous
j’aimerais que nous puissions aller au cinema tous ensemble
i would like that we can go to cinema all together
-souihater que, conditional (wish)
he’d prefer that we get that matter wrapped up as fast as possible - nous
il souhaiterait que nous en terminions avec cette affaire le plus rapidement possible
he would like that we to end with that affair the most quickly possible
subjunctive verbs expressing doubt, desire, possibility
aimer souhaiter preferer esperer douter
-preferer que, conditional (prefer)
i’d rather you didn’t touch anything; i haven’t yet had these vases estimated - tu
je preferais que tu ne touches a rien: je n’ai pas encore fait estimer ces vases
i’d prefer that you not touch anything: i have not still done estimate these vases
-esperer que, conditional (hope)
they were hoping that their boss would give them a raise, but to no avail
ils esperaient que leur patron leur donne une augmentation, mais en vain
they would hope that their boss their gives a raise, but in vain