The French imperative (l’impératif) is a tense or mood that is used for giving commands, orders and making requests. Examples of the imperative are
Mange!
(Eat!), Parlez!
(Speak!) and Allons-y!
How do you use the imperative voice in French?
French imperative conjugations are relatively simple. There are only three grammatical persons that can be used in the imperative:
tu, nous, and vous
, and most of the conjugations are the same as the present tense — the only difference is that the subject pronoun is not used in the imperative.
What is the affirmative imperative in French?
In the French Imperative affirmative form,
the pronoun goes after the verb and the pronouns “me” and “te” (m’, t’) become “moi” and “toi”
. Note the use of an hyphen (un trait d’union) to link the verb and the pronoun.
What are the 3 forms of the imperative?
There are three forms of the imperative:
tu, nous and vous
. For all verbs, the imperative is formed by taking the corresponding forms of the present indicative, but without subject pronouns. The lack of a subject pronoun is what identifies the imperative mood.
Which is imperative sentence?
An imperative sentence is
a sentence that expresses a direct command, request, invitations, warning, or instruction
. Imperative sentences do not have a subject; instead, a directive is given to an implied second person. For example, the sentence “Wash the dinner plates” commands the implied subject to wash the dishes.
How do you form an imperative?
You can use the imperative form to give an order, to give a warning or advice, and (if you use “please”) to make a request. To make the imperative,
use the infinitive of the verb without ‘to’
: “Come here!” “Sit down!”
What is the present imperative French?
For regular verbs in French, the imperative is
the same as the tu, nous and vous forms of the present tense, except that you do not say the pronouns tu, nous and vous
. Also, in the tu form of -er verbs like donner, the final -s is dropped. Donne-moi ça! Give me that!
What is the imperative of aller?
Aller is a third group verb even if it finishes in -er. It conjugates with 3 different bases : va to indicative present and imperative : je vais,
tu vas
…, base ir to future and conditional : j’irais, tu iras…. Otherwise, base is all.
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