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A2 Conjugation Grammar

The imperative: regular verbs

by Alessio · teacher of Italian as a foreign language, ITALS master’s

Conjugate the regular verbs in the imperative, one at a time: write every person, then check.

What's in this exercise

“The imperative: regular verbs” is an Italian exercise at A2 level with 10 verbs to conjugate. All the forms are listed below in Italian, with the English translation of each verb.

Verbs, forms and the English translation (10)
aprireto open
apri · apra · apriamo · aprite · aprano
leggereto read
leggi · legga · leggiamo · leggete · leggano
respirareto breathe
respira · respiri · respiriamo · respirate · respirino
finireto finish
finisci · finisca · finiamo · finite · finiscano
dormireto sleep
dormi · dorma · dormiamo · dormite · dormano
prendereto take
prendi · prenda · prendiamo · prendete · prendano
riposareto rest
riposa · riposi · riposiamo · riposate · riposino
prenotareto book
prenota · prenoti · prenotiamo · prenotate · prenotino
chiamareto call
chiama · chiami · chiamiamo · chiamate · chiamino
aspettareto wait
aspetta · aspetti · aspettiamo · aspettate · aspettino

The rule: the imperative

The imperative gives instructions and advice: prendi queste gocce, beva molta acqua. It has two registers: direct tu for friends and family, polite Lei for the doctor, the counter, the world.

The forms

tuLei (polite)noivoiLoro (polite)
-are (riposare)riposa!riposi!riposiamo!riposate!riposino!
-ere (prendere)prendi!prenda!prendiamo!prendete!prendano!
-ire (dormire)dormi!dorma!dormiamo!dormite!dormano!
-ire in -isc (finire)finisci!finisca!finiamo!finite!finiscano!
Note the crossover: with tu, -are verbs end in -a (riposa!), the others in -i (prendi!); with Lei it is the opposite (riposi! / prenda!). Key irregulars: vada, faccia, dica, stia, abbia, sia.

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What do you practise in “The imperative: regular verbs”?
You practise the imperative: regular verbs, at A2 level, with answers for every item.
Are there answers?
Yes: type the forms and press Check. Correct answers turn green and the right form appears next to any mistake, so you see straight away what went wrong.
What level is this exercise?
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