imperative form in French

Here’s a quick overview of subject pronouns and their relation to the imperative form in French:

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1. Imperative doesn’t use subject pronouns!

• In French, when you give a command (imperative), you don’t say the subject pronoun like je, tu, il, ils.
• The imperative is only for tu, nous, and vous — and the pronoun is omitted.

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2. Imperative forms of tu, nous, vous (no pronouns):

Pronoun (not said)	Imperative example (verb = parler)
tu	Parle ! (Speak!)
nous	Parlons ! (Let’s speak!)
vous	Parlez ! (Speak! – formal/plural)

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3. So:

• You never say “Je parle!” to give a command.
• You say “Parle!” for tu commands.
• For il/ils, there is no imperative form. Instead, you use other constructions like:
  • Qu’il parle ! (Let him speak!) — subjunctive used as a command.

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Summary:

Subject Pronoun	Imperative?	Example (écouter)
Je	No	—
Tu	Yes	Écoute !
Il / Elle	No	— (use subjunctive: Qu’il écoute !)
Nous	Yes	Écoutons !
Vous	Yes	Écoutez !
Ils / Elles	No	— (use subjunctive: Qu’ils écoutent !)

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