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Gli Imperativi Giving commands in Italian What is an Imperative? Imperatives are commands or pleas to do something. Some examples in English would be: Look! Stop! Let’s go! Imperatives in Italian Commands in Italian can only be given in the tu, noi, voi, Lei and Loro forms. Affirmative commands are those where you are telling someone to do something. The following are command forms for ARE verbs: tu noi voi Guarda!* Guardiamo! Guardate! *Tu command forms of Regular ARE verbs changes the last letter to an ‘a’. Imperatives in Italian The following are command forms for ERE verbs: tu Prendi! noi Prendiamo! voi Prendete! The following are command forms for IRE verbs: tu Finisci! noi Finiamo! voi Finite! Negative Imperatives The following are negative command forms for regular ARE verbs: tu noi Non guardate!* Non guardiamo! voi Non guardate! *When forming a negative command in the “tu” form with a regular ARE , ERE or IRE verb, use non + the inifinitive. Negative Imperatives The following are negative command forms for regular ERE verbs: tu noi voi Non prendere! Non prendiamo! Non prendete! The following are negative command forms for regular IRE verbs: tu noi voi Non finire! Non finiamo! Non finite! Commands with Reflexive Verbs When a reflexive verb is used in a command form, the reflexive pronoun is attached to the end of the conjugated verb. For example: tu Svegliati! voi Sbrigatevi!