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French Grammar Tenses Imperative
Edit Usage of the Imperative
This tense is used to give commands, express requests or make suggestions.
Edit Formation of the Imperative
The imperative is used in
tu,
nous and
vous forms; the
nous and
vous forms are the same as the indicative in both regular and irregular verbs (except the 3 irregulars shown below). The
tu form is also the same unless it comes from an infinitive that ends in -er, in which case the
tu form would drop the 's' (eg: parles -> parle).
The infinitive can also be used as the imperative, but only for impersonal commands, eg:
mettre la ceinture.
Edit Regular Conjugations
- danser, perdre & finir are regular verbs that can be used in the imperative.
Danser| Subject | Ending |
|---|
| (Tu) | danse |
| (Nous) | dansons |
| (Vous) | dansez |
Perdre| Subject | Ending |
|---|
| (Tu) | perds |
| (Nous) | perdons |
| (Vous) | perdez |
finir| Subject | Ending |
|---|
| (Tu) | finis |
| (Nous) | finissons |
| (Vous) | finissez |
Edit Irregular Verbs in their Imperative Conjugations
- faire, aller, venir, sortir, and partir
Faire| Subject | Ending |
|---|
| (Tu) | fais |
| (Nous) | faisons |
| (Vous) | faites |
Aller| Subject | Ending |
|---|
| (Tu) | va |
| (Nous) | allons |
| (Vous) | allez |
Venir| Subject | Ending |
|---|
| (Tu) | viens |
| (Nous) | venons |
| (Vous) | venez |
Sortir| Subject | Ending |
|---|
| (Tu) | sors |
| (Nous) | sortons |
| (Vous) | sortez |
Edit Irregular Conjugations
- Être, Avoir & Savoir are the only verbs that are irregular in the imperative.
Être| Subject | Ending |
|---|
| (Tu) | sois |
| (nous) | soyons |
| (vous) | soyez |
Avoir| Subject | Ending |
|---|
| (Tu) | aie |
| (nous) | ayons |
| (vous) | ayez |
Savoir| Subject | Ending |
|---|
| (Tu) | sache |
| (nous) | sachons |
| (vous) | sachez |
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