Future active indicative as imperative

Michael J.B1Kwiziq community member

Future active indicative as imperative

In Latin and English a future active indicative sometimes acts as an imperative command, like "Thou shalt not steal." I'm curious if there is any parallel to this in French? Thank you!

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate regular verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Impératif)"

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Michael,

‘Thou shalt not steal ‘ as one of the ten commandments is -

‘Tu ne commettras pas de vol‘

and the future indicative is used too, it looks as it is the same in French...

Hope this helps

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Michael J. asked:

Future active indicative as imperative

In Latin and English a future active indicative sometimes acts as an imperative command, like "Thou shalt not steal." I'm curious if there is any parallel to this in French? Thank you!

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