Emplois
a. à donner un ordre direct: Sortez!
b. à exprimer une défense: Ne fumez pas!
c. à présenter une suggestion: Allons au cinéma!
b. à exprimer une défense: Ne fumez pas!
c. à présenter une suggestion: Allons au cinéma!
The Imperative of Regular Verbs - L'Impératif des verbes réguliers
- The imperative is conjugated in the 2nd persons singular and plural as well as in the 1st person plural.
- The verb is conjugated in the present tense and the subject pronoun is omitted.
NOTE: The 2nd person plural can either be the formal you or refer to several people.
2nd person sing. 1st person plur. 2nd person plur. |
"parler"
parle parlons parlez |
"finir"
finis finissons finissez |
"répondre"
réponds répondons répondez |
EXCEPTION!!!
Note Above: For the imperative of -er verbs only, the second person singular DOES NOT take an s!!!
Note Above: For the imperative of -er verbs only, the second person singular DOES NOT take an s!!!
Examples of Imperative:
Finis tes devoirs!
Finissons nos devoirs! Finissez vos devoirs! |
Finish your homework!
Let us finish our homework! Finish your homework! |
THE NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE: The negative ne............pas surrounds the imperative.
Ex. Ne parlez pas! Don't talk!
Ex. Ne parlez pas! Don't talk!