Italian Reference Grammar - Verbs

Forming the imperative

To form the imperative, here's what you do:

• For 'tu' and 'voi' forms, use their present verb forms (see present tense) - except for the 'tu' form of '-are' verbs, which add '-a' instead of '-i' to the root.
• For the 'noi' form, use the corresponding present form.
• Don't use the pronouns - 'tu', 'voi' and 'noi' - just the verb on its own.

Here is an illustration of how to form the imperative, using verbs with the three different endings:

Useful classroom commands

Here are some common imperative forms which you may find useful in the classroom.

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