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L’imp ératif

L’imp ératif. Expressing orders or requests. The tu, nous, & vous forms are used without the subject and their present tense ending:. Écoutez, madame… N’insistez pas, docteur!. For verbs ending in –er, -vrir, & -frir, drop the final s on the tu form:.

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L’imp ératif

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  1. L’impératif Expressing orders or requests

  2. The tu, nous, & vous forms are used without the subject and their present tense ending: • Écoutez, madame… • N’insistez pas, docteur!

  3. For verbs ending in –er, -vrir, & -frir, drop the final s on the tu form: • Regarde plutôt ta sauce! Elle brûle (is burning)! • FAITES ATTENTION! Aller is considered an –er verb for this rule: Va au tableau. • All other regular forms keep the s: Attends!

  4. These 4 verbs have irregular tu, nous, & vous forms: • Avoir: aie (rhymes with lait), ayons, ayez • Être: sois, soyons, soyez • Savoir: sache, sachons, sachez • Vouloir: only the vous form, veuillez is used

  5. For pronominal verbs, & verbs using direct & indirect pronouns, the pronouns follow the verb: • Calme-toi! • Parlez-nous un peu de la France… • Donne-les-lui! (Give them to her!) • Appelez-moi. (Call me.) NOTE: me & te become moi & toi if they are the final element of a command.

  6. In negative commands, the pronoun goes in front of the verb, just like it does in a normal statement: • Ne me réponds pas comme ça! (Don’t answer me like that!) • Ne te rase pas maintenant! (Don’t shave right now!)

  7. REMEMBER:While the tu & vous forms are used to give commands, the nous form is used to suggest rather than command, and includes the person speaking: • Appelez les photographes! (Call the photographers!) • Espérons! (Let’s hope so!)

  8. Giving orders or making Requests without the imperative: • Devoir or falloir + an infinitive can be used in statements: • Nous devons aller à l’hôpital. • Il faut réserver à l’avance. • Vouloir + an infinitive can be used in questions: • Veux-tu venir avec moi?

  9. Giving orders or making Requests without the imperative: • Use the present tense with tu, vous, or on (meaning nous). • Du calme! Tu rentres chez toi et tu l’attends. (Calm down! Go home & wait for her.) • The expression d’accord or s’il te/vous plaît is often found at the end. • On parle d’autre chose, d’accord? (Let’s talk about something else, okay?)

  10. Giving orders or making Requests without the imperative: • In formal situations, use veuillez + an infinitive: • Veuillez entrer. (Please come in.) • On official forms, public transportation, signs & in directions, the infinitive is used: • Voir au verso. (Turn over—on a document) • Ne pas apporter de nourriture ou boisson au musée. (Do not bring food or drink into the museum.)

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