THE IMPERATIVE Commands Row! Row! Row! Estielle presentations

Commands are a part of our everyday life. Commands are everywhere! Go! Raise your hand! Read! Think!

It is formed the same way in French. Commands The command form of a verb is also known as the “imperative”. In English the is dropped (deleted) from a statement to form the imperative. subject pronoun It is formed the same way in French. Estielle presentations

isten You L l ! pplaud You A a ! You ait W w ! For one (1) person, the statement changes to a command like this in English: isten You L l ! . pplaud You A a ! . You ait W w ! . Estielle presentations

coute Tu É é s ! pplaudis Tu A a ! Tu ttends A a ! For one (1) person, the statement changes to a command like this in French: coute Tu É é s ! . pplaudis Tu A a ! . Tu ttends A a ! . Estielle presentations

This only happens with the “tu” commands of “-er” verbs. Did you notice? The command form for “tu” with –er verbs is the same as the regular il/elle/on form of the verb. That is, the final “s” of the “tu” form is dropped. Tu é coute É ! . s This only happens with the “tu” commands of “-er” verbs. Estielle presentations

Et maintenant, c’est à vous! Answer appears on click. 1. Tu finis tes légumes.  Finis tes légumes! 2. Tu vends ta voiture.  Vends ta voiture! 3. Tu étudies pour l’examen.  Étudie pour l’examen! 4. Tu achètes des pamplemousse.  Achète des pamplemousse! 5. Tu attends derriere la porte.  Attends derriere la porte! 6. Tu prends une tarte aux pommes.  Prends une tarte aux pommes! Estielle presentations

isten You L l ! pplaud You A a ! You ait W w ! For more than one person (> 1), the statement changes to a command like this in English: isten You L l ! . pplaud You A a ! . You ait W w ! . Estielle presentations

coutez Vous É é ! pplaudissez Vous A a ! Vous ttendez A a ! For more than one person (> 1), the statement changes to a command like this in French: coutez Vous É é ! . pplaudissez Vous A a ! . Vous ttendez A a ! . Estielle presentations

Et maintenant, c’est à vous! Answer appears on click. Vous allez à la cantine et vous mangez du fromage.  Allez à la cantine et mangez du fromage. Vous faites vos devoirs.  Faites vos devoirs! Vous buvez un café au lait. Buvez un café au lait!  Estielle presentations

Et maintenant, c’est à vous! Answer appears on click. Vous répétez.  Répétez! Vous écoutez le prof.  Écoutez le prof! Vous prenez du poulet.  Prenez du poulet! Estielle presentations

Note: “Let’s” is a contraction of “let + us” meaning “Why don’t we? In English, when you include yourself in the suggestion, the subject pronoun changes from “we” in the statement to “Let’s” in the command form. listen Let’s We ! . applaud Let’s We ! . wait Let’s We ! . Note: “Let’s” is a contraction of “let + us” meaning “Why don’t we?

But in French, when you want to include yourself in the suggestion, you still just discard the subject pronoun. Examples: coutons Nous É é ! . Nous pplaudissons A a ! . ttendons Nous A a ! . Estielle presentations

Et maintenant, c’est à vous! Answer appears on click. 1. Nous choisissons.  choisissons! 2. Nous attendons nos amis.  Attendons nos amis! 3. Nous écrivons les exercices.  Écrivons les exercices! 4. Nous mangeons.  Mangeons! 5. Nous jouons un match.  Jouons un match! 6. Nous aidons le bonhomme.  Aidons le bonhomme! Estielle presentations

To make a command negative, just sandwich the verb with “ne” (n’) and “pas” as usual. Examples: Ne regardez pas! N’attendons pas! Ne parle pas! N’écrivez pas! Estielle presentations

Translate: 1. Ne parlez pas! 1. Don’t talk! Answer appears on click. 1. Ne parlez pas! 1. Don’t talk! 2. Don’t look at your friend! 2. Ne regarde pas ton ami. 3. Let’s not eat here! 3. Ne mangeons pas ici! 4. Don’t wait in front of the door! 4. N’attendez pas devant la porte. 5. N’arrivez pas en retard! 5. Don’t arrive late! Estielle presentations

The next few slides illustrate some commonly used commands. Translate: Allez! Arrêtez! Levez la main! Lisez! Pensez! Estielle presentations

Translate: Tirez! Attrapez! Donnez un coup de pied! Conduisez le ballon! Dribblez! Estielle presentations

Translate: Souriez! Payez à la caisse! Ouvrez votre livre! Fermez votre livre! Estielle presentations

Translate: Allez au tableau! Écrivez! Signez! Mémorisez! Estielle presentations

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