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French Word Order - Imperative ~ Ordre des mots

Test on French word order when using the imperative

Test yourself on imperative word order by putting together the words provided. You will need to conjugate the verbs into the (person given) and you may need to change the pronoun, but you cannot add or subtract any words. The lesson is here if you need to review.

1. (tu) écrire - leur

2. (vous) aider - me !

3. (tu) conduire - y - ne pas

4.  (nous) étudier - le

5. (tu) faire - le - ne pas

6. (nous) aller - y - ne pas

7. (nous) lire - lui - les

8. (tu) manger - le - ne pas encore

9. (vous) demander - nous - le

10. (vous) parler - nous - en - ne pas 

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Imperative word order
 
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Answers

1. Écris-leur.
2. Aidez-moi !
3. N'y conduis pas.
4. Étudions-le.
5. Ne le fais pas.
6. N'y allons pas.
7. Lisons-les-lui.
8. Ne le mange pas encore.
9. Demandez-le-nous.
10. Ne nous en parlez pas.

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