IMPERATIVE

Imperative forms of a verb are used to give orders or commands or to make requests

      A.FORMATION- only exists in the TU/NOUS/VOUS forms

            1. Drop the subject pronoun  from the present tense of the verb

            2. for all regular –er verbs and aller. With the TU form of the imperative the final –s is dropped

            3. The negative is formed by placing NE before the verb & PAS after the verb

PARLER

tu parles	Parle!	Speak!	Ne parle pas!	Don’t speak!
vouz parlez	Parlez!	Speak!	Ne parlez pas!	Don’t speak!
nous parlons	27   Parlons!	Let’s speak!	Ne parlons pas!	Let’s not speak!

FINIR

tu finis	Finis!	Finish!	Ne finis pas!	Don’t finish!
vouz finissez	Finissez!	Finish!	Ne finissez pas!	Don’t finish!
nous finissons	Finissons!	Let’s finish!	Ne finissons pas!	Let’s not finish!

Répondre

tu réponds	Réponds!	Answer!	Ne réponds pas!	Don’t answer!
vouz répondez	Répondez!	Answer!	Ne répondez pas!	Don’t answer!
nous répondons	répondons!	Let’s answer!	Ne répond pas!	Let’s not answer!

A.    Imperatives Followed by Object Pronouns  

When a command form is accompanied by an object pronoun, the object pronoun  follows the affirmative command and is attached to it by a hyphen. In a negative command, the object pronoun precedes the verb.

Regardez cette emission. Regarze-la! Ne la regardez pas! Réponds au professeur. Réonds-lui! Ne lui réponds pas! Nous le regardons souvent. Regardons-le! Ne le regardons pas!

Look at this program. Look at it! Don’t look at it! Answer the teacher. Answer him/her! Don’t answer him/her! We watch it often. Let’s watch it! Let’s not watch it!

NOTE –When the object pronoun  ME follows the affirmative command, the stressed form MOI must be used.

Donnez-moi du café s’il vous plait. Ne me donnez pas de café, donnez moi du thé.

Give me some coffee, please. Don’t give me any coffee, give me some tea

 C. Imperatives of the Reflexive Verbs

      To form the imperatice of reflexive verbs, you also begin with the appropriate person (tu ,nous,or vous) of the present tense and remove the subject pronoun. In the case of the reflexive verbs, however, the reflexive pronoun , like other object pronouns, is placed AFTER the verb and is attached to it by the hyphen in affirmative commands.

Vous vous amusez bien. Amusez-bien vous! Nous nous reposons. Reposons-nous!

You have a good time. Have a goodtime! We are resting. Let’s rest!

      1. When TE follows the affirmative command form, the stressed form TOI is used.

Tu te lèves. Lève-toi vite!

You get up. Get up quickly!

      2. In a negative command, the reflexive pronoun precedes the verb

Ne vous amusez pas trop! Ne te lève pas! Ne nous reposons pas maintenant!

Don’t have too much fun! Don’t get up! Don’t rest now!