You already know about the position of object pronouns in a sentence in L'Impératif. Let's find out about the position of the demonstrative pronoun "en" in the Mode impératif.
Position of the pronoun "en" in sentences in L'Impératif Présent in French
Look at these imperative sentences:
Tu en prends trois. - Prends-en trois !You take three of them. - Take three of them!
Nous en mangeons. - Mangeons-en !We're eating some. - Let's eat some!
Vous en partagez. -> Partagez-en !You're sharing some. -> Share some!
In L'Impératif, the pronoun en is placed after the verb with a hyphen in between.
ATTENTION:
In the tu form, -ER verbs recover their original -s in front of en (for pronunciation reasons):
Achète des pâtes ! Achètes-en !Buy some pasta ! Buy some !
Manges-en trois !Eat three of them !
and Conjugate regular verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Impératif)
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