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Johanna S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Verb form

In the following example, why does Arrête drop the s in the imperative? I’m blanking out on the rule

This question relates to:French lesson "Using object pronouns le/la/les vs lui/leur in affirmative commands in the imperative mood (L'Impératif) in French"
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CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi Johanna,

This is just the rule for regular verbs of the first group ending in ER , no rhyme or reason , it's just how it is ....

Take a look at the following lesson which will give you lots of examples -

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/conjugate-regular-verbs-in-l-imperatif-imperative

Hope this helps!

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Johanna S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
i never knew that. Thanks!
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Verb form

In the following example, why does Arrête drop the s in the imperative? I’m blanking out on the rule

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