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Learn to conjugate verbs in the present tense of the imperative

L'impératif de l'impératif

When to use

The imperative present tense in French is used to express a command, just like in English. Its English equivalent is as follows:

Imperative present tense
The tense that is a command. It's composed as the infinitive minus the 'to'. The infinitive of the verb is plain form of the verb that is found in a dictionary.

Eg. Go to bed!

Examples of use

Eg. 1)

Parle-m'en, j'ai vraiment besoin de savoir !

Tell me about it, I really need to know!

Eg. 2)

Raccroche le téléphone !

Get off the phone!

Eg. 3)

S'il vous plaît, quittez les lieux.

Please, leave the premises!

How to conjugate

Conjugate the verb as a regular indicative present tense verb, except for -er verbs where you need to drop the final 's' from the tu form. Read more about the 's' in the Notable points.

Examples of conjugation

aimer to love, to like
Tu	aimes
Nous	aimons
Vous	aimez

choisir to choose
Tu	choisis
Nous	choisissons
Vous	choisissez

vendre to sell
Tu	vends
Nous	vendons
Vous	vendez

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Notable points

The tu form's 's' with -er verbs
In the imperative form, the only difference in conjugation to the indicative present tense is that the final 's' of the tu form with -er verbs is dropped. This 's' is readded if the conjugation is hypenated with an y or an en. In the following example, the 's' is removed:

Parle-moi plus lentement !
Speak to me more slowly!

And, in the next example, the 's' is readded to keep the flow of speech:

Parles-en, je veux savoir !
Speak about it, I want to know!

Other moods and tenses

Participles	Present Past
Indicative	Present Imperfect Simple Future Simple Past Passé composé Plus-que-parfait Past Perfect Future Perfect	-ER -IR -RE -ER -IR -RE
Subjunctive	Present Imperfect Plus-que-parfait Past
Conditional	Present Past Past (2^nd)
Imperative	Present Past

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