Transcript L`IMPÉRATIF

L’IMPÉRATIF
• IMPERATIVE is another word for
COMMAND. Imperatives tell people to do
or not to do things.
• The imperative starts with the verb. This
is similar to English.
• Arrête!  (You) Stop!
• Mangez votre dîner!  (You all) eat your
dinner!
• There are three persons of the imperative:
TU, NOUS, and VOUS.
• PARLE!  (you) Speak!
• PARLONS!  Let’s speak!
• PARLEZ!  (You all) speak!
• These are conjugated like the regular
present. BUT, with –ER verbs, the –S
regularly on the TU form is dropped.
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PRENDS!  (You) take!
PRENONS!  Let’s take!
PRENEZ!  You all take!
With non-ER verbs, keep the –S on the TU
form.
• FAIS!
• FAISONS!
• FAITES!
• To make an imperative in the negative,
use NE … PAS.
• NE BOIS PAS ÇA!  Don’t drink that!
• NE JOUONS PAS AU BILLARD!  Let’s
not play pool!
• N’ACHETEZ PAS CES JUPES!  Don’t
buy those skirts!
• With pronouns in a command, put them
after the verb.
• LEVE-TOI!  Get (yourself) up!
• MANGEONS-LE!  Let’s eat it!
• With pronouns in a negative imperative,
leave them before the verb as usual.
• NE M’APPELLE PAS.  Don’t call me.
• NE LA REGARDEZ PAS.  Don’t look at
her.
Mettez à l’impératif
• Faire le devoir! (tu)
• Manger la pizza! (vous)
• Aller au supermarché! (vous)
• Prendre le bus! (nous)
• Parler le francais! (tu)
• Ne parler pas l’anglais! (nous)