Starter quiz
- Choose the correct translations in French for 'the boss'.
- le chef ✓
- le patron ✓
- la cheffe ✓
- l'employé
- la patronne ✓
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- Select the correct translation of: let's see!
- vois !
- voyons ! ✓
- voyez !
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- How many forms of the imperative are there?
- 'three' ✓
- What Sound Symbol Correspondence (SSC) is in the stem of the verb 'voir' when in the 'nous' and 'vous' forms of the present tense?
- '[oy]' ✓
- Match the vocabulary together.
- clairement⇔clearly ✓
- complètement⇔completely ✓
- malheureusement⇔unfortunately ✓
- apparemment⇔apparently ✓
- différemment⇔differently ✓
- particulièrement⇔particularly ✓
- Select the descriptions that match the job: le chef
- n'a pas beaucoup de responsabilité
- organise une équipe ✓
- a beaucoup de responsabilité ✓
- travaille pour une autre personne
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Exit quiz
- Complete the sentence: The ______ is not included when using the imperative.
- 'subject pronoun' ✓
- Which verbs are in the 'tu' form of the imperative?
- Regardons !
- Parle ! ✓
- Fais ! ✓
- Discutez !
- Finis ! ✓
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- Which verb is in the 'vous' form of the imperative? Choisis ! Choisissons ! Choisissez !
- 'choisissez !' ✓
- Who would you use the 'tu' form of the imperative with?
- your friend ✓
- your sister ✓
- your colleague
- your boss
- Your son and daughter
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- Translate the phrase: Don't speak to my boss!
- 1⇔ne
- 2⇔parlez
- 3⇔pas
- 4⇔à
- 5⇔ma
- 6⇔patronne
- 7⇔!
- Match the French and English vocabulary together.
- chômage⇔unemployment ✓
- célibataire⇔single, unmarried ✓
- vif⇔lively ✓
- uniquement⇔only ✓
- avouer⇔to admit to, confess to ✓
- fleur⇔flower ✓
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Key learning points
- The imperative is used to tell somebody to do something, give commands and advice.
- The imperative is the ‘tu’, ‘nous’ and ‘vous’ present tense verb; for -er verbs, it is the ‘tu’ form minus the -s.
- The subject pronoun is not used e.g. Parle ! Negative elements go around the imperative verb e.g. Ne parle pas !
- It is important to distinguish between informal (tu) and formal (vous) situations when using the imperative.
Common misconception
The subject pronoun is used with the verb to make an imperative.
Imperative instructions do not include the subject pronoun e.g. Écoute ! Écoutez !
Keywords
Imperative - a mood used to tell somebody to do something or give instructions or commands
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