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    The document discusses the imperative form in French. The imperative is used for demands and orders and exists for the second person singular (tu), first person plural (nous), and second person plural (vous). It provides examples of usage and discusses the construction of the imperative for each pronoun. For reflexive verbs, the verb comes first followed by the strong reflexive pronoun in the positive and weak in the negative. Some common verbs have irregular imperative forms.

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    The document discusses the imperative form in French. The imperative is used for demands and orders and exists for the second person singular (tu), first person plural (nous), and second person plural (vous). It provides examples of usage and discusses the construction of the imperative for each pronoun. For reflexive verbs, the verb comes first followed by the strong reflexive pronoun in the positive and weak in the negative. Some common verbs have irregular imperative forms.

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    The document discusses the imperative form in French. The imperative is used for demands and orders and exists for the second person singular (tu), first person plural (nous), and second person plural (vous). It provides examples of usage and discusses the construction of the imperative for each pronoun. For reflexive verbs, the verb comes first followed by the strong reflexive pronoun in the positive and weak in the negative. Some common verbs have irregular imperative forms.

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    The passage discusses the imperative form (impératif) in French and how it is used to give orders or demands when directly addressing someone. It provides examples of constructions for the second person singular and plural as well as first person plural and lists some irregular imperative forms.

    For the second person singular (tu), the imperative form uses the present tense form of the first person singular, omitting the pronoun. For verbs ending in -er, the ending is -e, and for other verbs it is -s. For the second person plural (vous), the ending is -ez for -er/-ir verbs and -issez for verbs like finir.

    The imperative form for the first person plural (nous) is the same as the finite verb form for nous, adding -ons for -er/-ir verbs and -issons for verbs like finir. The pronoun is omitted.

    L’impératif (imperative)

    Introduction
    The imperative is known in French as the impératif. We use this form for demands and
    orders, when addressing one or more people directly. The imperative exists for the second
    person singular (tu), the first person plural (nous), and the second person plural (vous).

    Par Exemple

    Passager: Arrêtez!

    Chauffeur: Montez!

    Passager: Conduisez-moi à la gare!

    Chauffeur: Mettez votre ceinture, s’il vous plaît!

    Passager: Allons-y!

    Usage
    We use the imperative to order someone to do something.

    Examples:
    Arrêtez !
    Montez !
    Conduisez-moi à la gare !

    Sometimes we include ourselves in the order and use the imperative for the first person
    plural (we).

    Example:
    Allons-y !
    Construction
    2nd person singular (tu)

    We construct the imperative for tu using the present-tense form of the 1st person singular.
    The pronoun is omitted.

    This means that er-verbs end with e, while all other verbs end with s. (For irregular present-
    tense forms, see the List of Irregular Verbs.)

    Example:
    parler – Parle !
    finir – Finis !
    vendre – Vends !

    1st person plural (nous)

    The imperative for nous is the same as the finite verb form for nous (1st person plural). This
    means that for er/re-verbs and irregular verbs we add ons, and for ir-verbs that are
    conjugated like finir we add issons. The pronoun is omitted.

    Example:
    parler – Parlons !
    finir – Finissons !
    vendre – Vendons !

    2nd person plural (vous)

    The imperative for vous is the same as the finite verb form for vous (2nd person plural). This
    means that for er/re-verbs and irregular verbs we add ez, and for ir-verbs that are conjugated
    like finir we add issez. The pronoun is omitted.

    Example:
    parler – Parlez !
    finir – Finissez !
    vendre – Vendez !

    We also use this form in polite requests.

    Example:
    Attendez, madame.
    vous asseoir.
    Reflexive Verbs
    For the positive imperative of the reflexive verbs, the verb comes first and after it we use the
    strong form of the reflexive pronoun. In negative imperatives, however, we use the weak
    form of the reflexive pronoun as usual. (see Reflexive Pronouns).

    Example:
    Lève-toi !/Ne te lève pas !
    Levons-nous !/Ne nous levons pas !

    Exceptions

    Some verbs have an irregular imperative form.

    Infinitive Imperative
    Aller va, allons, allez
    Avoir aie, ayons, ayez
    Être sois, soyons, soyez
    Savoir sache, sachons, sachez
    Vouloir veuille, veuillons, veuillez

    If the adverbial pronoun y comes after an imperative that ends with a vowel, we add an s to
    the imperative verb to make pronunciation easier.

    Example:
    Vas-y !

    To note: Imperative for the 2nd person singular (tu) of the verb s’en aller → va-t-en !

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