Requests and instructions
The imperative is used for instructions and orders. At A1, the most useful forms are , , and : , ,
For reflexive verbs, the affirmative imperative puts the pronoun after the verb with a hyphen: , This is a fixed form worth learning as a chunk.
In the negative imperative, the pronoun goes before the verb again: / In this module, you also see simple commands like
French often adds or to make an imperative softer and more polite.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come! (tu) | ||
| come! (tu) | ||
| put back! (polite or plural) | ||
| put back! (polite or plural) | ||
| get up! (tu, reflexive) | ||
| get up! (tu, reflexive) | ||
| don't sit down! | ||
| don't sit down! | ||
Félix, viens ici !Félix, come here!
Remettez le chat dans le sac !Put the cat back in the bag!
Donnez-moi un stylo, s'il vous plaît.Give me a pen, please.
Lève-toi maintenant !Get up now!
Levez-vous, s'il vous plaît.Stand up / get up, please.
Ne t'assois pas sur le bureau !Don't sit on the desk!
Écrivez un message à tout le monde.Write a message to everyone.
Allons à la cuisine.Let's go to the kitchen.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
, !
Félix, come here!
!
Put the cat back in the bag!
, .
Give me a pen, please.
!
Get up now!
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Félix, ici !
Félix, come here!
le chat dans le sac !
Put the cat back in the bag!
un stylo, s'il vous plaît.
Give me a pen, please.
maintenant !
Get up now!
, s'il vous plaît.
Stand up / get up, please.
sur le bureau !
Don't sit on the desk!
un message à tout le monde.
Write a message to everyone.
à la cuisine.
Let's go to the kitchen.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
un stylo, s'il vous plaît.
Give me a pen, please.
maintenant !
Get up now!
, s'il vous plaît.
Stand up / get up, please.
sur le bureau !
Don't sit on the desk!
un message à tout le monde.
Write a message to everyone.
à la cuisine.
Let's go to the kitchen.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Félix, come here!
Put the cat back in the bag!
Give me a pen, please.
Get up now!
Stand up / get up, please.
Don't sit on the desk!
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Félix, come here!
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Félix, come here!
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Put the cat back in the bag!
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Put the cat back in the bag!
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Give me a pen, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Give me a pen, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Get up now!
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Get up now!
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
