Are you overusing the imperative? Turns out French speakers avoid using the imperative with four other grammar structures to sound more natural and polite.

Your action steps:

1️⃣ Follow along with the transcript and review the content here.

2️⃣ Practice using the imperative! Create a story on Instagram where you tell your friends what they should do by avoiding the imperative. Use the subjunctive, infinitive, futur simple, or "Veuillez + infinitif" to tell them what to do. Remember to tag @elevatefrench to get feedback from Dr. Natalie!

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