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The imperative

How do you find the imperative in French?

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One takes the ‘‘tu’’, ‘‘nous’’, ‘‘vous’’ forms of the present indicative and drobs the subject pronouns. This rule holds for all regular and irregular verbs except for ‘‘être’’, ‘‘avoir’’ and ‘‘savoir’’ which have irregular imperatives. With all ‘‘-er’’ ending verbs, as well as with those ‘‘-ir’’ ending verbs which are conjugated like ‘‘-er’’ in the present tense (‘‘ovrir’’, ‘‘couvrir’’) one also drops the ‘’s’’ from the second person singular verb form.

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The imperative

give!

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donne!

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The imperative

let’s give!

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donnons!

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The imperative

give! (formal, 2nd person plural)

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donnez!

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The imperative

finish!

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finis!

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The imperative

let’s finish!

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finissons!

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The imperative

finish! (formal, 2nd person plural)

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finissez!

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The imperative

wait!

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attends!

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The imperative

let’s wait!

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attendons!

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The imperative

attendez! (formal, 2nd person plural)

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wait!

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The imperative

do!

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fais!

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The imperative

let’s do!

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faisons!

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The imperative

do! (formal, 2nd person plural)

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faites!

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The imperative

Get home safely!

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Rentre bien!

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The imperative

Speak more slowly!

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Parlez moins vite!

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The imperative

Let’s get back to our subject!

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Revenons à nos moutons!

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The imperative

Look after yourself!

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Prends soinde toi!

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The imperative

Please respond!

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Répondez s.v.p.

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The imperative

Let’s keep our fingers crossed!

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Croisons les doigts!

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The imperative

Let’s eat!

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Mangeons!

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The imperative

Come in!

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Entrez!

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The imperative

Have a seat!

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Prenez place!

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The imperative

Turn to the right!

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Tournez à droite!

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The imperative

Get well soon!

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Guéris vite!

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The imperative | Pack your suitcase!
Fais la valise!
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The imperative | Push!
Puissez!
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The imperative | Pull!
Tirez!
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The imperative | How one form negative imperative?
One surronds the verb with the negative expression (ne...pas, ne...jamais, etc.)
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The imperative | Don't move!
Ne bouge pas!
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The imperative | Don't hang up! (Please hold! Stay on the line!)
Ne quittez pas!
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The imperative | Don't say anything!
Ne dis rien!
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The imperative | Let's not laugh any more!
Ne rions plus!
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Which verbs have irregular imperative forms?
¸etre, avoir, savoir, vouloir
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The imperative be! let's be! be! (formal, 2nd person plural)
sois! soyons! soyez!
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The imperative have! let's have! have! (formal, 2nd person plural)
aie! ayons! ayez!
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The imperative know! let's know! know! (formal, 2nd person plural)
sache! sachons! sachez!
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The imperative | Please give the imperative form of the verb ''vouloir''
veuille! veuillons! veuillez!
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The imperative | Be good! Behave yourself!
Sois sage!
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The imperative | Welcome!
Soyez le (la) bienveneu(e)!
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The imperative | Let's be frank!
Soyons francs!
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The imperative | Trust me! Have faith in me!
Aie confiance en moi!
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The imperative | Don't be afraid!
N'ayez pas peur!
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The imperative | Know that I am there for you!
Sachez que je suis là pour vous!
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The imperative | Which one of the imperative forms of ''vouloir'' is commonly used?
veuillez
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The imperative | Please wait!
Veuillez patienter.
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The imperative | Please have a seat!
Veuillez vous asseoir.
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The imperative | Sincerely
Veuillez agréer, Madame, l'expression de mes sentiments distingués.
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The imperative | Which form of the verb ''vouloir'' is used in the negative imperative?
veux, voulez
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The imperative | to be angry with / mad at sb
en vouloir à qqn
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The imperative | Don't be mad at me!
Ne m'en veux / voulez pas!
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The imperative | Have a good day!
Bonne journée!
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The imperative | Have a good evening!
Bonne soirée!
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The imperative | Have a good afternoon!
Bon après-midi!
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The imperative | Have a good trip!
Bon voyage!
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The imperative | Have a nice meal!
Bon appétit!
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The imperative | Have a good weekend!
Bon week-end!
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The imperative | Have a good New Year!
Bonne année!
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The imperative | Have a good vacation!
Bonnes vacances!
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The imperative | Have a good week!
Bonne semaine!
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The imperative | Have a nice stay!
Bon séjour!
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The imperative | What is the position of the reflexive pronoun in the negative imperative?
The reflexive pronoun precedes the verb and the object pronoun if there is one.
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The imperative | Don't hurry!
Ne te dépêche pas! | Ne vous dépêchez pas!
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The imperative | Let's not hurry!
Ne nous dépêchons pas!
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The imperative | Don't go away!
Ne t'en va pas!
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The imperative | Let's not go away!
Ne nous en allons pas!
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The imperative | Don't go away!
Ne vous en allez pas!
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The imperative | What is the position of the reflexive pronoun in the affirmative imperative?
The reflexive pronoun follows the verb and is attached to it by a hyphen. The pronoun ''te'' becomes ''toi'' except before ''en''.
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The imperative | Hurry!
Dépêche-toi! | Dépêchez-vous!
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The imperative | Let's hurry!
Dépêchons-nous!
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The imperative | Sit down!
Assieds-toi! | Asseyez-vous!
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The imperative | Let's sit down!
Asseyons-nous!
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The imperative | Go away!
Va-t'en! | Allez-vous-en!
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The imperative | Let's go away!
Ne nous en allons pas!
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The imperative | Look after yourself!
Soignez-vous bien!
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The imperative | Watch out!
Méfiez-vous!
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The imperative | Imagine!
Imaginez-vous!
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The imperative | Make yourself comfortable!
Mettez-vous à l'aise!

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