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L’impératif. L’impératif the imperative. Used to… Give an order Express a desire Make a request Offer advice Recommend something. L’impératif. When you tell someone to do something, you use the command form of the verb – this is the imperative ( impératif ). Giving orders.
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L’impératifthe imperative • Used to… • Give an order • Express a desire • Make a request • Offer advice • Recommend something
L’impératif • When you tell someone to do something, you use the command form of the verb – this is the imperative (impératif)
Giving orders • How do you give commands or directions in English? • Eat your vegetables. • Listen to the directions. • Let’s go shopping at the mall. • What are the usual parts of sentences? • Subject • Verb • Object • So what’s missing? Is it really missing?
Giving orders • Eat your vegetables. • (tu) Mange teslégumes. • Listen to the directions. • (vous) Écoutez aux directions. • Let’s go shopping at the mall. • (nous) Faisons du shopping au centre commercial.
How to conjugate the verbs? • You can use one of 3 forms in French • Tu (informal command) • Vous (formal command) • Nous (suggestion/advice “let’s…”) • Conjugate the verbs normally except don’t write the “tu”, “vous” or “nous”
-er verbs • Tudanses. Danse! You dance. Dance! • Vousdansez. Dansez! You dance. Dance! • Nous dansons. Dansons! We dance. Let’s dance!
-ir verbs • Tu finis. Finis! You finish. Finish! • Vousfinissez. Finissez! You finish. Finish! • Nous finissons. Finissons! We finish. Let’s finish!
-re verbs • Tu attends. Attends! You wait. Wait! • Vousattendez. Attendez! You wait. Wait! • Nous attendons. Attendons! We wait. Let’s wait!