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The Present Imperative
The Present Imperative
It is used to express an order :
Eg : Viens ici, écoute-moi.
Here are the main rules of conjugation for the Present Imperative form:
ONLY three persons: 2nd person singular and 1st and 2nd person plural:
Eg : Mange, Mangeons, Mangez
Ex : offre, offrons, offrez
The four verbs below have an irregular imperative due to their unique structure :
Être : sois, soyons, soyez
Avoir : aie, ayons, ayez
Savoir : sache, sachons, sachez
The position of the pronoun with the imperative form
The personal pronoun is, in most cases, placed before the verb
but it may differ in the case of the imperative :
Non negative imperative form
Rappelez-vous-en !
If there are several pronouns, the direct object pronoun (C.O.D.) comes after the verb.
The indirect object pronouns (C.O.I.) then follow behind»
J’ai besoin de ce cours, donnez-le-moi
'Donnez' what ? le (cours )=> COD, 'Donnez' to whom ?à moi => COI . And never : (donnez moi le).
Particular case
If the COD is « en » it is always located in the second position after the Imperative verb.
You have to say =>Donne-m’en.
But never => Donne moi (z’) en
The imperative negative form
If the verb is in the imperative negative form (with 'ne… pas'), the pronouns are placed before the verb.
This rule also applies to pronominal verbs .
Ne me le donne pas maintenant.
Ne te lève pas tout de suite
Ne vous perdez pas en chemin
When is the « S » retained in the Imperative tu-form ?
The tu-form of all « er » verbs, in the Imperative tense, drop the « s », and end in an « e »
Eg. Donne-lui une chance.
Ex. Amènes-y ta sœur.
The verb « aller » also follows this rule.
Eg. Vas-y.
Eg :
À Londres, vas-y si tu veux, mais amènes-y ta sœur et rapporte-moi un cadeau.
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