Imperative. The Imperative is the same as the Command form.

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Imperative

Transcript of Imperative. The Imperative is the same as the Command form.

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Imperative

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Imperative

The Imperative is the same as the Command form.

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Steh auf!Steh auf!

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Vergiß nicht

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Hören Sie gut zu!

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Marsch!

Halt!

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The imperative form is only used with the 2nd person (singular and plural):

du, Sie, ihrdu, Sie, ihr

and with the 1st person plural:

WirWir

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When the imperative is used with the 2nd person plural wirwir, it is like a suggestion meaning “Let’s ~”“Let’s ~”

Gehen wir tanzen!Gehen wir tanzen!Let’s go dancing!Let’s go dancing!Trinken wir auf eurem Wohl!Trinken wir auf eurem Wohl!Let’s drink to your health!Let’s drink to your health!Hören wir gut zu.Hören wir gut zu.Let’s listen closely.Let’s listen closely.

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How to form it

• When giving directions the verb comes first

• You drop the du/sie form and and the –st ending

• Geh st links

• Fahr st geraderaus

• Sometimes an ‘e’ is added to help with the pronunciation

• Arbiete/ rede

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DuDu- imperative and the stem - imperative and the stem vowel change verbsvowel change verbs

ggeebenben du gdu giibstbstggeebenben du gdu giibstbst

Gib uns unser Brot.Gib uns unser Brot.

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DuDu- imperative and the stem - imperative and the stem vowel change verbsvowel change verbs

NNeehmen du nhmen du niimmstmmstNNeehmen du nhmen du niimmstmmst

Nimm doch ein Nimm doch ein Bißchen Käse.Bißchen Käse.

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DuDu- imperative and the stem - imperative and the stem vowel change verbsvowel change verbs

EEssen du issen du ißßttEEssen du issen du ißßtt

Iß doch etwas!Iß doch etwas!

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The ‘ihr-form’ imperative looks just like the conjugated verb form, but the pronoun is not mentioned.

The ‘ihr-form’ imperative looks just like the conjugated verb form, but the pronoun is not mentioned.

Kinder, nehmt ein Stuck Kuchen, esst schnell und geht

dann ins Bett!

Kinder, nehmt ein Stuck Kuchen, esst schnell und geht

dann ins Bett!

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The verb The verb seinsein is irregular. Here are is irregular. Here are the imperative forms:the imperative forms:

SeiSei brav, mein kleines Kind! brav, mein kleines Kind!

SeienSeien Sie geduldig, Herr Professor! Sie geduldig, Herr Professor!

SeidSeid ruhig, Kinder! ruhig, Kinder!

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Buy it!

Take the book!

answer!

speak!

look!

give!eat!

study!Let’s go now!

Stand up!

Come along, please!Be good!

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1. »Tragt Jeans!« 4. »Sprich lauter!«

  a close friend   a young child

  a group of children   a group of teenagers

  a police officer   a police officer

2. »Geh weg!« 5. »Trinken wir einen Kaffee!«

  a dog   a cat

  a group of children   several friends

  a stranger   a stranger

3. »Bringen Sie das Buch mit.« 6. »Kauft die CDs!«

  a brother or sister   a roommate

  a group of friends   several roommates

  a professor   a store owner