Transcript The Imperative

The Imperative
with reflexive verbs
Remember that the imperative only uses
the tu, nous & vous forms of a verb:
Prends ton livre.
Take your book. (tu form)
Prenez vos livres.
Take your books. (vous form)
Prenons nos livres.
Let’s take our books. (nous form)
Regular –er verbs
Remember that when you write the tu
form of an –er verb as a command, drop
the final s of the verb ending:
Tu rentres tôt  Rentre tôt.
Irregular verbs
If the verb isn’t a regular –er verb, the
spelling of the command form doesn’t
change:
Tu faisFais les devoirs!
Tu prends Prends un hot-dog, Adrien!
To make a command negative, put ne in
front & pas after the verb:
Regarde la télé! → Ne regarde pas la télé!
To make a negative command with a
reflexive pronoun, put the reflexive pronoun
in front of the verb:
Ne te lève pas! Don’t get up!
Ne vous couchez pas tard! Don’t go to bed late!
Ne nous dépêchons pas! Let’s not hurry!
When you make an affirmative command
with a relexive verb, put the reflexive
pronoun after the verb separated by a
hyphen. NOTE: te becomes toi:
Lève-toi! Get up!
Couchez-vous! Go to bed!
Dépêchons-nous! Let’s hurry!