Impératif — commands (tu, nous, vous)
Impératif — commands (tu, nous, vous) means “Imperative: giving orders, advice or instructions”. The imperative gives commands or advice and has only three forms, without a subject pronoun: tu, nous, vous (Parle . Formation: verbe sans sujet : (tu) Parle ! (nous) Parlons ! (vous) Parlez !
Imperative: giving orders, advice or instructions
A2Formation
verbe sans sujet : (tu) Parle ! (nous) Parlons ! (vous) Parlez !
Explanation
The imperative gives commands or advice and has only three forms, without a subject pronoun: tu, nous, vous (Parle ! Parlons ! Parlez !). -er verbs (and aller) drop the final -s in the tu form: Mange ! Va ! But the -s comes back before y and en, so the liaison can be made: Vas-y ! Manges-en ! Achètes-en ! A few verbs are irregular: sois/soyons/soyez (être), aie/ayons/ayez (avoir), sache/sachons/sachez (savoir).
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FAQ
Impératif — commands (tu, nous, vous) — what does it mean and how is it used?
Imperative: giving orders, advice or instructions. The imperative gives commands or advice and has only three forms, without a subject pronoun: tu, nous, vous (Parle ! Parlons ! Parlez !). -er verbs (and aller) drop the final -s in the tu form: Mange ! Va ! But the -s comes back before y and en, so the liaison can be made: Vas-y ! Manges-en ! Achètes-en ! A few verbs are irregular: sois/soyons/soyez (être), aie/ayons/ayez (avoir), sache/sachons/sachez (savoir).
Impératif — commands (tu, nous, vous) — how do you form it?
verbe sans sujet : (tu) Parle ! (nous) Parlons ! (vous) Parlez !