Transcript L*impératif (the imperative)

L’impératif (the
imperative)
The IMPERATIVE is used to make suggestions
and to give orders and advice. The commands
or suggestions may be affirmative or negative.
Compare the French and English forms of
the imperative.
Écoute ce CD!
Ne vendez pas votre voiture!
Allons au cinéma!
Listen to this CD!
Don’t sell your car!
Let’s go to the movies!
For regular verbs and most irregular verbs, the forms of the imperative are
the same as the corresponding forms of the present tense. But, the –s of the
tu form is dropped.
Tu parles anglais. Parle français, s’il te plait!
Tu vas au café. Va à la bibliothèque!
Conjugaison:
• Infinitif:
parler
finir
vendre
aller
parle
parlons
parlez
finis
finissons
finissez
vends
vendons
vendez
va
allons
allez
• Impératif:
(tu)
(nous)
(vous)
The negative imperative:
It is formed as follows:
ne + VERB + pas…
Ne choisis pas ce blouson