35) The imperative – giving orders

35) The imperative – giving orders

Finissez Finish

Finissons Let’s finish

Finissons vite Let’s finish quickly

Maintenant Now

Finissons maintenant Let’s finish now

Finissons-le maintenant Let’s finish it now (pronoun coming after)

Ne le finissons pas maintenant Let’s not finish it now (pronoun before – same as usual)

Attendez wait

Attendons Let’s wait

Attendons ici Let’s wait here

Attendons-moi Let’s wait for me

Attendez-moi Wait for me

Attendez-nous Wait for us

Ne nous attendez pas Don’t wait for us

When the imperative pushes the pronoun to the end of the sentence, me becomes moi

Ecouter To listen

Ecoutez Listen

Ecoutons Let’s listen

Ecoutez-moi Listen to me

Ne m’ecoutez pas Don’t listen to me

Ne l’ecoutez pas Don’t listen to him

There are four verbs that are irregular in the imperative: avoir, etre, savoir and vouloir. When giving orders, etre is the most common of these, so let’s learn that one know and we’ll look at the others later.

Soyez vite Be quick

Soyons vite Let’s be quick

Ne soyez pas vite Don’t be quick

Ne soyons pas vite Let’s not be quick

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40) Reflexive verbs

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39) Days of the Week

39) Days of the Week

Lundi Monday Je joue au foot lundi I’m playing football on Monday Mardi Tuesday Il parle francais mardi He’s speaking French on Tuesday Mercredi Wednesday Elle travaille a l’ecole mercredi She’s worki...

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38) To have instead of to be

38) To have instead of to be

Where we always use the verb ‘to be’ in English, the French occasionally use the verb ‘to have’. So instead of saying ‘John is hungry’, you say ‘John has hunger’. The adjectives that use ‘avoir’ rathe...

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37) Prepositions & Conjunctions

37) Prepositions & Conjunctions

La boulangerie The bakery Je vais a la boulangerie I’m going to the bakery Je suis a la boulangerie I’m at the bakers Le marche The market Je vais au marche I’m going to the market (note how a le cont...

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36) Comparisons with adjectives

36) Comparisons with adjectives

Mike est grand. Mike is tall. Mike est plus grand. Mike is taller. Mike est plus grand que Oli Mike is taller than Oli Oli est petit. Oli is small. Oli est plus petit. Oli is smaller. Oli est plus pet...

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34) The time

34) The time

The good news is that the French tell the time in almost exactly the same way as us. Quelle heure? What time? Est it? Is it? Quelle heure est-il? What time is it? Vous avez You have L’heure The hour /...

26 Apr 202013min

33) Using the expression il faut

33) Using the expression il faut

Il faut It is necessary / One must Manger To eat Il faut manger tous les jours. It is necessary to eat every day. Il faut It is necessary / One must Visiter To visit Il faut visiter la Chine. It is ne...

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