Need to tell your teacher, supervisor, or the Italian prime minister to do something? Use the subjunctive form of the verb to form the formal commands. The table below contains some examples of formal commands.

FORMAL COMMANDS

INFINITIVE

LEI

LORO

cantare

Canti!

Cantino!

dormire

Dorma!

Dormano!

finire

Finisca!

Finiscano!

parlare

Parli!

Parlino!

partire

Parta!

Partano!

pulire

Pulisca!

Puliscano!

scrivere

Scriva!

Scrivano!

vendere

Venda!

Vendano!

Some of the verbs have irregular stem changes in the io form. Sometimes, this form is used to construct the imperatives of Lei and Loro.