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Direct Object Pronouns: Imperative
Direct Object Pronouns: Imperative
Direct Object Pronouns: Imperative
The DO pronouns le, la, l’, and les are used to replace the direct object (DO) of the third-person singular or plural in a sentence. In the imperative, they are placed after the verb using a hyphen.


DO pronouns in the imperative
DO pronouns in the imperative
- Ferme la porte.
- Close the door.
- Ferme-la.
- Close it.
- A hyphen is used between the verb and the direct object.


Examples
Examples
- Ouvre le livre.
- Open the book.
- Ouvre-le!
- Open it!
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6Common Tenses
6.1Present Tense
6.1.1Regular ER Verbs
6.1.2Regular IR Verbs
6.1.3Regular RE Verbs
6.1.4Reflexive Verbs
6.1.5Irregular ER Verbs (1/2)
6.1.6Irregular ER Verbs (2/2)
6.1.7Irregular IR Verbs (1/2)
6.1.8Irregular IR Verbs (2/2)
6.1.9Irregular RE Verbs (1/3)
6.1.10Irregular RE Verbs (2/3)
6.1.11Irregular RE Verbs (3/3)
6.1.12Present Participle (1/2)
6.1.13Present Participle (2/2)
6.1.14Irregular Present Participles
6.1.15Avoir & Être
6.1.16'Depuis' + Present Tense
6.1.17'Venir De' + Present Tense
6.2Perfect Tense
6.3Imperfect tense
6.4Imperfect vs Perfect
7Advanced Tenses
7.1Conditional Tense
8Extra Grammar
8.1Articles
8.2The Passive Voice
8.3Pronouns
8.3.1Personal Pronouns (1/2)
8.3.2Personal Pronouns (2/2)
8.3.3Reflexive Pronouns
8.3.4Direct Object Pronouns: Le, La, Les, L'
8.3.5Direct Object Pronouns: Agreement
8.3.6Direct Object Pronouns: Imperative
8.3.7Indirect Object Pronouns: Lui, Leur
8.3.8DO & IO Pronouns: Combination
8.3.9Demonstrative Pronouns
8.3.10Neutral Demonstrative Pronouns
8.3.11Interrogative Pronouns
8.3.12Relative Pronouns
8.3.13Possessive Pronouns
8.3.14Indefinite Pronouns
8.3.15Ça, Cela
8.3.16Celui
8.3.17Emphatic Pronouns
8.4Asking Questions
8.5Nouns
8.7Adverbs
8.8Adjectives
8.9Negative
8.10Conjunctions
8.11Miscellaneous
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1Everyday Activities
1.1Time Expressions
1.2Food & Drink
1.3The Human Body & Health
2Personal & Social Life
2.1Self, Family & Friends
2.2In the Home
2.4Clothes & Accessories
3The World Around Us
3.1People & Places
3.2Natural World, Environment, Climate & Weather
3.3Communications & Technology
3.4The Built Environment
3.5Measurements
3.6Materials
4The World of Work
4.1Education
5The International World
6Common Tenses
6.1Present Tense
6.1.1Regular ER Verbs
6.1.2Regular IR Verbs
6.1.3Regular RE Verbs
6.1.4Reflexive Verbs
6.1.5Irregular ER Verbs (1/2)
6.1.6Irregular ER Verbs (2/2)
6.1.7Irregular IR Verbs (1/2)
6.1.8Irregular IR Verbs (2/2)
6.1.9Irregular RE Verbs (1/3)
6.1.10Irregular RE Verbs (2/3)
6.1.11Irregular RE Verbs (3/3)
6.1.12Present Participle (1/2)
6.1.13Present Participle (2/2)
6.1.14Irregular Present Participles
6.1.15Avoir & Être
6.1.16'Depuis' + Present Tense
6.1.17'Venir De' + Present Tense
6.2Perfect Tense
6.3Imperfect tense
6.4Imperfect vs Perfect
7Advanced Tenses
7.1Conditional Tense
8Extra Grammar
8.1Articles
8.2The Passive Voice
8.3Pronouns
8.3.1Personal Pronouns (1/2)
8.3.2Personal Pronouns (2/2)
8.3.3Reflexive Pronouns
8.3.4Direct Object Pronouns: Le, La, Les, L'
8.3.5Direct Object Pronouns: Agreement
8.3.6Direct Object Pronouns: Imperative
8.3.7Indirect Object Pronouns: Lui, Leur
8.3.8DO & IO Pronouns: Combination
8.3.9Demonstrative Pronouns
8.3.10Neutral Demonstrative Pronouns
8.3.11Interrogative Pronouns
8.3.12Relative Pronouns
8.3.13Possessive Pronouns
8.3.14Indefinite Pronouns
8.3.15Ça, Cela
8.3.16Celui
8.3.17Emphatic Pronouns
8.4Asking Questions
8.5Nouns
8.7Adverbs
8.8Adjectives
8.9Negative
8.10Conjunctions
8.11Miscellaneous
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