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French Imperative ~ Impératif

Test yourself on using the imperative - type each of the three imperative forms for the following verbs. Feel free to look back at the lesson on the imperative if you need to.

1. manger
2. être
3. comprendre
4. voir
5. punir
6. fermer
7. faire
8. aller
9. prétendre
10. ouvrir
11. jouer
12. lire
13. sortir
14. avoir
15. marcher
16. mettre
17. partir
18. savoir
19. quitter
20. boire

Answers below

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Answers

1. manger - mange, mangeons, mangez
2. être - sois, soyons, soyez
3. comprendre - comprends, comprenons, comprenez
4. voir - vois, voyons, voyez
5. punir - punis, punissons, punissez
6. fermer - ferme, fermons, fermez
7. faire - fais, faisons, faites
8. aller - va, allons, allez
9. prétendre - prétends, prétendons, prétendez
10. ouvrir - ouvre, ouvrons, ouvrez
11. jouer - joue, jouons, jouez
12. lire - lis, lisons, lisez
13. sortir - sors, sortons, sortez
14. avoir - aie, ayons, ayez
15. marcher - marche, marchons, marchez
16. mettre - mets, mettons, mettez
17. partir - pars, partons, partez
18. savoir - sache, sachons, sachez
19. quitter - quitte, quittons, quittez
20. boire - bois, buvons, buvez

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