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