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33 - L’impératif Flashcards

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1
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I can recognize the imperative of verbs which end in “-er” and “-ir”

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Je peux reconnaître l’impératif des verbes qui se terminent en -er et -ir.

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I can use (lit. employ) the imperative with pronominal verbs.

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Je peux employer l’impératif avec des verbes pronominaux.

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Eat your vegetables!

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Mange tes légumes !

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Take some.

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Prenez-en.

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Give him back his pen.

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Rends-lui son stylo.

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We are going to learn to form the imperative and to use it.

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Nous allons apprendre à former l‘impératif et à l‘utiliser.

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Save the world!

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Sauvons le monde !

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The imperative is only conjugated with three persons: you, us, and you (pl)

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L’impératif ne se conjugue qu’avec trois personnes : tu, nous, et vous.

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However, it is not necessary to put the subject before the verb.

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Cependant, il ne faut pas mettre le sujet devant le verbe.

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For verbs in “-er,” we don’t put the “s” in the conjugation of “tu”

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Pour les verbes en –er, on ne met pas de s à la conjugaison de tu

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Verb “arrêter” (to stop) in the indicative

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j'arrête
tu arrêtes
il/elle/on arrête
nous arrêtons
vous arrêtez
ils/elles arrêtent
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Verb “arrêter” (to stop) in the imperative

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arrête (tu)
arrêtons (nous)
arrêtez (vous)

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If a verb is irregular in the indicative, it will also be in the imperative.

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Si un verbe est irrégulier à l’indicatif, il le sera aussi à l’impératif.

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Imperative of “aller” (to go)

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va
allons
allez

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Imperative of “dire” (to say)

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dis
disons
dites

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Imperative of “faire” (to do)

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fais
faisons
faites

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With verbs in “-er,” of the first group, we don’t put the “s” in the conjugation of “tu.”
With verbs of the second and third groups, we keep the “s” in the conjugation of “tu.”

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Avec les verbes en –er, du premier groupe, on ne met pas le s à la conjugaison de tu.
Avec les verbes des deuxième et troisième groupes, on garde le s à la conjugaison de tu.

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Imperative of “finir” (to finish)

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finis
finissons
finissez

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Imperative of “écrire” (to write)

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écris
écrivons
écrivez

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20
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Drink water regularly

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bois de l’eau régulièrement

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Sleep eight hours per night

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dors huit heures par nuit

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Write to your grandmother more often

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écris plus souvent à ta grandmère

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Be careful (lit. pay attention) while crossing the road

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fais attention en traversant la route

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Go to the bank for me

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va à la banque pour moi

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25
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Tell the truth

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dis la vérité

26
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Practice giving an order or advice (lit. counsil) with the following verbs

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Entraînez-vous à donner un ordre ou un conseil avec les verbes suivants

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In the affirmative imperative, pronouns are after the verb which is in the imperative. The verb and the pronoun are connected by a hyphen.

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A l’impératif affirmatif, les pronoms sont après le verbe qui est à l’impératif. Le verbe et le pronom sont reliés par un trait d’union.

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Cut the onions // Cut them

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Coupez les oignons // Coupez-les

29
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Put the salt (on it) // Put it on

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Mettez le sel // Mettez-le

30
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Heat the oil // Heat it

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Chauffez l’huile // Chauffez-la

31
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Eat the onions // Eat them

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Mangez les oignons // Mangez-les

32
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For verbs in “-er” with “tu,” we keep the “s” if the pronoun which follows the verb is “en” or “y.”

Ex: eat some, work on it, play it

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Pour les verbes en –er avec tu, on garde le s si le pronom qui suit le verbe est en ou y.

Ex: manges-en, travailles-y, joues-en

33
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In the negative imperative, the negation is placed before the verb and the pronoun.

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À l’impératif négatif, la négation se place avant le verbe et le pronom.

34
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Eat them // Don’t eat them

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Mange-les // Ne les mange pas

35
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Let’s talk about it // Let’s not talk about it

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Parlons-en // N’en parlons pas

36
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Go for it, go there // Don’t go

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Allez-y // N’y allez pas

37
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What advice (lit. counsel) would you give to your children in order to have good health?

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Quels conseils donneriez-vous à vos enfants pour avoir une bonne santé ?

38
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to go to bed early

A

se coucher de bonne heure

39
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Let’s talk together

A

parlons-nous

40
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Let’s wash

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lavons-nous

41
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Rest!

A

reposez-vous !

42
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Get up!

A

lève-toi !

43
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“Avoir,” “savoir,” “vouloir” and “être” are irregular. “Vouloir” is very rarely used with “tu” and “nous.”

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Avoir, savoir, vouloir et être sont irréguliers. Vouloir est très rarement utilisé avec tu et nous.

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There are two forms of (lit. in) the verb “vouloir” in the imperative. Instead, we use the form “veuill-“ in polite expressions (lit. formulas), especially in writing.

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Il y a deux formes au verbe vouloir à l’impératif. On utilise plutôt la forme en veuill- dans les formules de politesse, surtout à l’écrit.

45
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Imperative of “avoir” (to have)

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aie
ayons
ayez

46
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Imperative of “savoir” (to know)

A

sache
sachons
sachez

47
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Imperative of “vouloir” (to want)

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veux / veuille
voulons / veuillons
voulez / veuillez

48
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Imperative of “être” (to be)

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sois
soyons
soyez

49
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it will be better

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ça ira mieux

50
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Play the role of the angel and of the devil for the following situations

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Jouez le rôle de l‘ange et du diable pour les situations suivantes

51
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to cheat on exams

A

tricher aux examens

52
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to take a third piece of cake

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prendre une troisième part de gâteau

53
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to lie to your boss

A

mentir a son patron

54
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to buy another pair of shoes

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acheter une autre paire de chaussures

55
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hangover

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gueule de bois

56
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the plates

A

les assiettes

57
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In the affirmative imperative, “me” and “te” become “moi” and “toi”

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à l’impératif affirmatif “me” et “te” deviennent “moi” et “toi”

58
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Give me the book! / Don’t give me the book!

A

Donne-moi le livre ! / Ne me donne pas le livre!

59
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Please take a seat

A

Veuillez vous asseoir

60
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Don’t tell me what to do!

A

Ne me dites pas quoi faire

61
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Easy as drinking water ! (It’s not the sea to drink)

A

Facile comme de l’ea a boire! (Ce n’est pas la mer a boire!)

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