French · Chapter 9 · Lesson 6 · Grammar primer
Imperative
Prescribed by the AQA specification.
The short version
The -er command loses its s
Tu parles becomes parle, tu manges becomes mange. Only -er verbs drop the final -s in the tu imperative; finis and prends keep theirs. The exception is euphonic: the s comes back before y and en, which is why it is vas-y and manges-en.
Parle plus lentement, s'il te plaît.
Pronouns swap sides when you say don't
In an affirmative command the pronoun hooks onto the verb with a hyphen and me becomes moi: donne-moi le livre. Negate it and the pronoun goes back in front as plain me: ne me donne pas le livre. The split is mechanical, and ne donne-moi pas is the error it catches.
Donne-moi le livre.
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