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).
