Impératif
Practise the ImpératifWhen
Orders and requests. Viens ici ! (Come here.) Parlons français. (Let's speak French.)
How to form it
Usually the présent of tu, nous and vous, without the subject. Finis, finissons, finissez.
Pitfalls
- With -er verbs the s of tu drops: parle !, not parles !. The same goes for va ! (aller) and for verbs like ouvrir and offrir: ouvre !
- Exception: before y and en the s comes back: vas-y !, manges-en !
- Irregular: sois, soyons, soyez (être), aie, ayons, ayez (avoir), sache (savoir), veuillez (vouloir).
- In a negative the pronoun goes before the verb: dis-le but ne le dis pas.
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Examples
parler
| (tu) | parle |
|---|---|
| (nous) | parlons |
| (vous) | parlez |
finir
| (tu) | finis |
|---|---|
| (nous) | finissons |
| (vous) | finissez |
vendre
| (tu) | vends |
|---|---|
| (nous) | vendons |
| (vous) | vendez |