Finissez Finish
Finissons Let’s finish
Finissons vite Let’s finish quickly
Maintenant Now
Finissons maintenant Let’s finish now
Finissons-le maintenant Let’s finish it now (pronoun coming after)
Ne le finissons pas maintenant Let’s not finish it now (pronoun before – same as usual)
Attendez wait
Attendons Let’s wait
Attendons ici Let’s wait here
Attendons-moi Let’s wait for me
Attendez-moi Wait for me
Attendez-nous Wait for us
Ne nous attendez pas Don’t wait for us
When the imperative pushes the pronoun to the end of the sentence, me becomes moi
Ecouter To listen
Ecoutez Listen
Ecoutons Let’s listen
Ecoutez-moi Listen to me
Ne m’ecoutez pas Don’t listen to me
Ne l’ecoutez pas Don’t listen to him
There are four verbs that are irregular in the imperative: avoir, etre, savoir and vouloir. When giving orders, etre is the most common of these, so let’s learn that one know and we’ll look at the others later.
Soyez vite Be quick
Soyons vite Let’s be quick
Ne soyez pas vite Don’t be quick
Ne soyons pas vite Let’s not be quick