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Gli Imperativi

Gli Imperativi. Giving commands in Italian. What is an Imperative?. Imperatives are commands or pleas to do something. Some examples in English would be: Look! Stop! Let’s go!. Imperatives in Italian.

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Gli Imperativi

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  1. Gli Imperativi Giving commands in Italian

  2. What is an Imperative? • Imperatives are commands or pleas to do something. • Some examples in English would be: • Look! • Stop! • Let’s go!

  3. Imperatives in Italian • Commands in Italian can only be given in the tu, noi, voi, Lei and Loroforms. • Affirmative commands are those where you are telling someone to do something. • The following are command forms for ARE verbs: • tunoivoi • Guarda!*Guardiamo! Guardate! • *Tu command forms of Regular ARE verbs changes the last letter to an ‘a’.

  4. Imperatives in Italian • The following are command forms for ERE verbs: • tunoivoi • Prendi! Prendiamo! Prendete! • The following are command forms for IRE verbs: • tunoivoi • Finisci! Finiamo! Finite!

  5. Negative Imperatives • The following are negative command forms for regular ARE verbs: • tunoivoi • Non guardate!* Non guardiamo! Non guardate! • *When forming a negative command in the “tu” form with a regular ARE , ERE or IRE verb, use non + the inifinitive.

  6. Negative Imperatives • The following are negative command forms for regular ERE verbs: • tunoivoi • Non prendere! Non prendiamo! Non prendete! • The following are negative command forms for regular IRE verbs: • tunoivoi • Non finire! Non finiamo! Non finite!

  7. Commands with Reflexive Verbs • When a reflexive verb is used in a command form, the reflexive pronoun is attached to the end of the conjugated verb. • For example: • tuvoi • Svegliati! Sbrigatevi!

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