Imperative TenseTempo Imperativo

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Introduction

Also known as the command tense, the imperative tense is used to issue direct commands, make requests, and issue calls to action.

It has no first-person singular (io) conjugation, as it is impossible to issue yourself commands.

More properly, the imperative is called a mood, rather than a tense, because it makes no claim to when an action is being performed. For the sake of simplicity however, we call it a tense here.

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Conjugation Examples

parlare to speak; to talk
io
tu parla
lui / lei parli
noi parliamo
voi parlate
loro parlino
vedere to see
io
tu vedi
lui / lei veda; vegga
noi vediamo
voi vedete
loro vedano; veggano
mentire to lie
io
tu menti; mentisci
lui / lei menta; mentisca
noi mentiamo
voi mentite
loro mentano; mentiscano
suggerire to suggest; to tell; to advise
io
tu suggerisci
lui / lei suggerisca
noi suggeriamo
voi suggerite
loro suggeriscano

Additional Reading:
• Personal Subject Pronouns
• Verb Conjugations

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