L’impératif ( = command forms)

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1 L’impératif ( = command forms)
We use command forms regularly in daily speech: Get up! Please don’t sneeze without covering your mouth and nose! No smoking! Don’t drink & drive! Please, no talking in the library!

2 L’impératif en français:
Commands can be both POSITIVE & NEGATIVE There are THREE forms of + and - commands: (+) TU: Parle en français s’il te plaît! VOUS: Asseyez-vous! NOUS: Allons-y! (-) TU: Ne parle pas en anglais! VOUS: Ne commencez pas tout de suite! NOUS: Ne faisons pas de bruit!

3 How do we form commands in French?
As a general rule, take the TU, VOUS and NOUS forms of the verb: (***BUT*** with the TU form of –ER verbs, remove the –S first!) (EX: PARLER --- Parle! Parlez! Parlons!) To make them negative, just sandwich them between NE---PAS (EX: PARLER Ne parle pas! Ne parlez pas! Ne parlons pas!)

4 What do we do with REFLEXIVE VERBS?
There are different things depending on whether the command form is POSITIVE or NEGATIVE: POSITIVE: With Reflexive Verbs we INVERT the verb form and the REFLEXIVE PRONOUN (***also the reflexive Pronoun TE becomes: TOI***) (Ex: S’ASSEOIR = to sit down Assieds-toi! Asseyez-vous! Asseyons-nous! NEGATIVE: we keep them exactly the same but just surround them with NE—PAS (Ex: SE LEVER = to stand/get up Ne te lève pas! Ne vous levez pas! Ne nous levons pas!

5 ***Irregulars*** As this is French, there are ALWAYS irregulars!! TU NOUS VOUS AVOIR: Aie! Ayons! Ayez! = have ÊTRE: Sois! Soyons! Soyez! = be SAVOIR: Sache! Sachons! Sachez! = know VOULOIR: Veuille! Veuillons! Veuillez! = want

6 What to do with PRONOUNS…
(+) Positive commands These are put AT THE END of the command form and attached to it with a hyphen MANGER LA PIZZA: Mange-la! (tu) Mangeons-la! (nous) Mangez-la! (vous) (-) Negative commands These go BEFORE the command form and are inside the NE…PAS sandwich MANGER LA PIZZA: Ne la mange pas! (tu) Ne la mangeons pas! (nous) Ne la mangez pas! (vous)

7 What to do with Pronouns in (+) commands:
In (+) commands, pronouns FOLLOW the verb form and are attached to it and each other with hyphens NOTE: LE, LA, LES go before ME, TE, NOUS, VOUS, LUI, LEUR and ALL go before EN ALL commands ending in a VOWEL, MUST add –S when followed by Y or EN *** ME becomes MOI and TE becomes TOI*** Examples: Donne la pomme à moi ---Donne-la-moi! (=Give the apple to me ---Give it to me!) Va au parc! ---Vas-y! (Go to the park! --- Go there!)

8 For Negative Commands: Order Arrow (La flèche de l’ordre)
me te le lui SUBJECT (se) la y en VERB nous les leur vous

9 Pratique: Envoyer les lettres à tes parents (+ vous) Envoyez-les-leur!
Écrire la carte à moi (- tu) Ne me l’écris pas! Faire le repas (+ nous) Faisons-le! Savoir la vérité (+ tu) Sache-la! Donner la pizza aux amis (- vous) Ne la leur donnez pas! Regarder les belles filles sur la plage (- nous) Ne les y regardons pas!