1. L’impératif (the imperative) The IMPERATIVE is used to make suggestions and to give orders and advice. The commands or suggestions may be affirmative or negative.

2. Compare the French and English forms of the imperative. Écoute ce CD!Listen to this CD! Ne vendez pas votre voiture!Don’t sell your car! Allons au cinéma!Let’s go to the movies! For regular verbs and most irregular verbs, the forms of the imperative are the same as the corresponding forms of the present tense. But, the –s of the tu form is dropped. Tu parles anglais. Parle français, s’il te plait! Tu vas au café. Va à la bibliothèque!

3. Conjugaison: Infinitif: parlerfinirvendrealler Impératif: (tu)parlefinisvendsva (nous)parlonsfinissonsvendonsallons (vous)parlezfinissezvendezallez

4. The negative imperative: It is formed as follows: ne + VERB + pas… Ne choisis pas ce blouson