The imperative in French

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The imperative

The imperative tense is used for giving orders or instructions, giving advice and forbidding.

Écoute-moi ! Listen to me!
Prenez la première rue à droite. Take the first street on the right.
Ne parle pas fort ! Don’t raise your voice!

There are only three cases (or subject pronouns) used in the imperative: tu, nous, and vous. It generally follows the conjugation rules of the present tense, without using the subject.

entrer

Entre
Entrons
Entrez

venir

Viens
Venons
Venez

faire

Fais
Faisons
Faites

Note: For verbs ending in -ER, we remove the -s in the tu form.

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