When do tu verbs in the imperative take an -s? in French

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When do tu verbs in the imperative take an -s?

In the present version of the imperative, ER verbs (those verbs that end in '-er') conjugated in the tu form never take an '-s' at the end. This also includes the verb aller.

Tu manges → Mange ! You eat, you are eating →  Eat up!
Tu écoutes → Écoute ! You listen, you are listening → Listen!
Tu vas chez le docteur → Va chez le docteur ! You are going to the doctor's → Go to the doctor's!

The verbs ouvrir (to open), offrir (to offer), souffrir (to suffer), couvrir (to cover) and cueillir (to gather) also follow this rule (no '-s' at the end of the tu form):

Tu ouvres → Ouvre ! You open, you are opening → Open up!
Tu offres → Offre ! You offer, you are offering → Offer the present!
Tu cueilles → Cueille ! You gather, you are gathering → Gather!

For all other verbs, we keep the '-s' at the end of the tu form.

Tu fais → Fais ! You do, you are doing → Do it!
Tu prends → Prends ! You take, you are taking → Take!
Tu vois → Vois ! You see, you are seeing → See!

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