I regali: compriamo li noi! / The presents: Let’s buy them!.La lettera: scriviamo la noi! / The letter: Let’s write it!.Il pesce: mangia lo tu! / The fish: You eat it!.When the pronoun is used with the Imperative, you just need to attach it to the ending of the conjugated verb: The Imperative with pronouns- L’Imperativo con i pronomi Conservare ad una temperatura di 10 gradi / Keep at a temperature of 10 degrees (on the label of different foods).Prendere dopo I pasti / Take after meals (on the label of certain medicines).When you would like to give orders or suggest a general behaviour, you can use the Infinitive form of the verb as an Impersonal Imperative, as often occurs on the labels of different products:
Non pulire la cucina, lo faccio io! / Don’t clean the kitchen, I’ll do it!. Non chiudere la finestra, ho caldo! / Don’t close the window, I’m hot!. Non parlare così ad alta voce, Luca dorme! / Don’t talk so loudly. Meanwhile, the negative form of the second person singular “TU” is formed by using the verb in its Infinitive form: Non togliete le scarpe tutte le volte che entrate a casa! / Don’t take off your shoes everytime you come into the house!. 
Non telefoniamo a Marco, è arrabbiato! / Let’s not telephone Marco, he’s angry!. Per andare al Duomo non prendiamo la bicicletta, ma la macchina! / To go to the Duomo let’s not take the bikes, but the car!. To form the Negative Imperative for “NOI” and “VOI”, we just need to put the negation in front of the conjugated verb: The Negative Imperative – L’Imperativo Negativo Basta litigare ragazzi, fate la pace! / That’s enough fighting, make peace!. Sappi che questa è l’ultima volta che te lo dico! / Know that this is the last time I tell you!. Abbi pazienza, arrivo subito! / Be patient, I’ll be there soon!. Sta’ fermo, o romperai la sedia! / Stay still or you’ll break the chair!. Va’ a fare la spesa, il supermercato chiude tra 5 minuti! / Go and do the shopping, the supermarket closes in 5 minutes!. Sii più paziente con tua sorella, è piccola! / Be more patient with your sister, she’s little!. Here are some common irregular verbs in their Imperative forms: (VOI) Studiate di più! / (You plural) Study more!. (NOI) Studiamo di più! / (We) Let’s study more!. (TU) Studia di più! / (You singular) Study more!. (VOI) Comprate quel libro! / (You plural) Buy that book!. (NOI) Compriamo quel libro! / (We) Let’s buy that book!. (TU) Compra quel libro! / (You singular) Buy that book!. (VOI) Telefonate a Paola! / (You plural) Phone Paola!. (NOI) Telefoniamo a Paola! / (We) Let’s phone Paola!. (TU) Telefona a Paolo!/ (You singular) Phone Paolo!. (VOI) Chiudete la porta! / ( You plural) Shut the door!įor -ARE verbs, the Imperative is the same as the Present tense of “NOI” and “VOI”, but changes for “TU”, which adding the ending “-a” in the Imperative, instead of the “- i” found in Present tense conjugations:. (NOI) Chiudiamo la porta! / (We) Let’s close the door!. (TU) Chiudi la porta! / ( You singular) Close the door!. (VOI) Finite di studiare! / (You plural) Finish studying!. (NOI) Finiamo di studiare! / (We) Let’s finish studying!. (TU) Finisci di studiare! / (You singular) Finish studying!. (VOI) Mettete a posto la vostra stanza / (You plural) Tidy your room!. (NOI) Mettiamo a posto la nostra stanza! / ( We) Let’s tidy our room!. (TU) Metti a posto la tua stanza! / (You singular) Tidy your room!. Togli le scarpe quando entri a casa! / Take off your shoes when you enter the house!įor – ERE and -IRE verbs, “TU”, “NOI” and “VOI”, the Imperative conjugation is the same as it is for the Indicative Present form:. 
Telefonate a Marco, è il suo compleanno! / Telephone Marco, it’s his birthday!.Per andare al Duomo prendete la bicicletta, non la macchina! / To go to the Duomo take your bikes, not the car!.The Imperative is a mode which presents only 3 persons: the second singular and plural (“TU” and “VOI”) and the first plural (“NOI”). The Imperative Form – La Forma Imperativa
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