Impératif is the alternative for English Imperative.
We use this grammar to give instructions.
For example, if you want to say something like this:
Go to a shop. Take this. Call me. Don’t eat this. Tell me the truth. And so on.
We can bulid Imperative only for three persons: tu, nous, vous
er
manger
mange
mangeons
mangez
er
manger
ne mange pas
ne mangeons pas
ne mangez pas
1. For tu take its present form without last letter “s”:
2. For nous take its present form
3. For vous take its present form
If you use “en” then you add “s” in order to sound softer:
parler
Parles-en! (Tell about it!)
ir / re
partir
pars
partons
partez
ir /re
partir
ne pars pas
ne partons pas
ne partez pas
1. For tu take its present form
2. For nous take its present form
3. For vous take its present form
Exception: endings -frir, -vrir
offrir
Offre!
ouvrir
Ouvre!
PRONOM RÉFLÉCHІ
When action is directed to oneself.
+
Get up!
Léve-toi!
Lévons-nous!
Lévez-vous!
Wash!
Lave-toi!
Lavons-nous!
Lavez-vous!
Hurry up!
Dépêche-toi!
Dépêcheons-nous!
Dépêchez-vous!
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Forms as a typical negation:
ne te léve pas
ne nous lévons pas
ne vous lévez pas
If you have both direct and indirect objects then place them like this:
verb – direct – indirect
Add dashes in between.
Donne-le-moi!
Give me this!
Dis-le-nous!
Tell us this!
EN
If you have “en” do like this:
verb – direct – en
Donne-m’en!
Give me this!
Dis-nous-en!
Tell us this!
VERBES IRRÉGULIERS
We have 5 exceptions. Just memorize them.
ÊTRE
sois
soyons
soyez
ALLER
va
allons
allez
If you add “y” then you use “vas”:
Vas-y! (Come here!)
VOULOIR
veuille
veuillons
veuillez
AVOIR
aie
ayons
ayez
SAVOIR
sache
sachons
sachez