L'impératif

**L’impératif**

The imperative tense is a form of the present tense. It is used to make suggestions and give orders. In the imperative, only the tu, nous, and vous forms of the verb are used. Also, you do not write the subject.

__Les verbes ER__

//eg. écouter//

écoute* //Listen (one person)// (We take off the 's' from the tu form in ER verbs) écoutons //Let's listen// écoutez //Listen (more than one person)//

eg. Écoute le prof! / N’écoute pas le prof! //(Listen to the teacher / Don't listen to the teacher)//

__Les verbes IR__

//eg. choisir//

choisis //Choose (one person)// choisissons //Let's choose// choisissez //Choose (more than one person)//

eg. Choisissons cette reponse. / Ne choisissons pas cette reponse. //(Let's choose this answer / Let's not choose this answer)//

__Les verbes RE__

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">//eg. attendre//

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">attends //Wait (one person)// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">attendons //Let's wait// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">attendez //Wait (more than one person)//

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px; text-align: left;">eg. Attendez la fin du concert! / N’attendez pas la fin du concert! //(Wait for the end of the concert / Don't wait for the end of the concert)//