Limperatif. Use the command to indicate what your friends should or should not do.
Could you please give me an example of what its asking me to do.
For the not. I believe you are supposed to put N' infront of a verb.
Imperative:
The forms of the iimperative are the same as the correwsponding forms of the present indicative, except that -er verbs and verbs conjugated like -er verbs drop the final "s" in the familiar imperative. However, when linked to the pronouns "y" and "en", all familiar imperatives retain th e "s."
Montre des robes à la cliente, s'il vous plaît. = Show the dresses to the client, please.
Montres-en à la cliente, s'il vous plaît. = Show some to the clien t, please.
Va vite chez tooi. Vas-y vite. = Go home quickly. Go there quickly.
Regular verbs, tu (familiar singular command), nous (let's form), vous (formal singular or plural command)
Regular -er verb (hésiter) = hésite / hésitons / hésitez
Regular -ir verb (remplir) = remplis / remplissons / remplissez
Regular -re verb (vendre) = vends / vendons / vendez
The verbs avoir, être and savoir have exceptional imperatives:
avoir: aie / ayons / ayez
être: sois / soyons / soyez
savoir: sache / sachons / sachez
*When you get to the 3rd person singular and plural of the Subjunctive introduced by "que" it is ofoten called "the third person imperative."
Que''e atten de = Let her wait!
Qu'ils le fassent! = Let them do it!
*The command form can be avoided by using "Voulez-vous (bien) +_ infinitive
*In public notices, road signs and general directions, the infinitive frequently replaces the imperative
Affirmative = speak French = parle/parlez français.
Negative = do NOT speak English =
ne parle/parlez pas anglais.
(of course you can make that stronger with something like "Never speak English" = Ne parle/parlez jamais anglais.
Sra (aka Mme)