Forming simple negative commands (L'Impératif)

Hi Tom,

You can say both...

Hi Cécile,

Thanks for the clarification

Tom

Hi Pauline,

The 'tu' form of manger in the imperative is :

Mange!

or

Ne mange pas!  in the negative.

Hope this answers your question...

Hi Pauline, 

No 's' to mange as you drop it to make the 'tu' form of all verbs ending in ER in the imperative .

Take a look at the following lesson which will remind you...

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

 

Ne mange pas ça!  is correct.

Already answered...

Hi John,

There are only three forms to the Imperative Mood.

It depends who you are adressing your command to :

If it is someone you say 'tu' to , it will be the singular.

e.g. N'écoute pas , Ne cours pas, Ne répond pas ...

If it is someone you say 'vous' to, or several people, it will be vous form.

e.g. N'écoutez pas!, Ne courez pas! Ne répondez pas! ...

( Don't listen, Don't run! Don't answer!)

The final form is the 'nous' if you are yourself included in the command,  as in 'allons-y! '(Let's go!)

e.g. Ne courons pas! (Let's not run!) etc..

Hope this answers your question...

Bonjour Sukanya ! Thanks for letting us know, I've now added links to related lessons to this lesson. Here is the link to affirmative commands: https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/my-languages/french/view/3186 I hope that's helpful! À bientôt !