1. The Command form in French

2.  The imperative form is used to command
someone to do something , or to make a
suggestion about what to do if you are part of
the group: Close the door! Let’s play soccer!
 In French this form consists of the verb ending
either in –e-, -ez, or –ons, depending upon who
you are addressing. This form is NEVER
preceded by a subject pronoun.
(je,tu,il,elle,nous,vous)

3.  For example let’s take the verb regarder (to
look at) I can say “Je regarde la télévision”
which means “I am watching television”. If I
want this to be a command and I am telling one
person I would say “Regarde la télévision”
 **notice that for –er verbs in the tu form the
final –s- is dropped************
 I could also command a group of people to
watch TV by changing the ending to –ez:
Regardez la télévision! Or I could suggest that
we all watch TV: Regardons la télevision!

4.  Now lets see if we can form the following
commands in French:
English French
Let’s eat lunch Déjeunons
Study (all of you) Etudiez
Listen to the teacher(you fam.) Ecoute le prof

5.  Come up with 3 original command which the
class will perform:
 One is the tu form to be addressed to and
individual.
 One in the nous form which everyone will do.
 One in the vous form which more than one
person will do(but not including yourself).