The main characteristic of the imperative is to exist only to the following persons: "tu", "nous" and "vous" and this, without pronoun expressed. It allows you to express an order, give advice or make a suggestion.
In general, the imperative is identical to the present indicative except that it has no subject. The only rule in relation to the present is the disappearance of the final s of the second person for all verbs ending in an e (verb in "-er" including "aller" and some verbs in the third group as "to cueillir"). Except in front of "en" and "y" where we keep the "s" for a sound reason (see the grammar note on this subject).
- Cueille des fleurs!
- Va te coucher!
- Allons-y!
- Mangez des pommes!
1st group aimer | 2nd group bondir |
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aime | bondis |
aimons | bondissons |
aimez | bondissez |
3rd group | ||
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descendre | courir | s'inscrire |
descends | cours | inscris-toi |
descendons | courons | inscrivons-nous |
descendez | courez | inscrivez-vous |