Latin/Lesson 1-Imperatives

Imperatives express direct commands, requests, and prohibitions. For example: run!, don't walk, be carried.

Present active imperatives

singular

For the singular imperative, the infinitive of the verb without the -re is used.

infinitive		singular imperative
portāre	to carry	portā	carry
respondēre	to respond	respondē	respond
mittere	to send	mitte	send
audīre	to listen	audī	listen

plural

Plural active imperatives for the 1st, 2nd and 4th conjugation are formed by removing the -re from the end of the verb and adding -te. In the 3rd conjugation, -ere is removed from the infinitive and -ite is added.

infinitive	plural imperative
portāre	portāte
respondēre	respondēte
mittere (3rd conjugation)	mittite
audīre	audīte