THE IMPERATIVE Commands Row! Estiell e presentations
Commands are a part of our everyday life. Commands are everywhere! Go! Read! Think! Raise your hand!
Commands The command form of a verb is also known as the “imperative”. In English the is dropped (deleted) from a statement statement to form the imperative. It is formed the same way in French. Estiell e presentations
isten You ait pplaud You ! ! ! statement command For one (1) person, the statement changes to a command like this in English: l... a w L A W Estiell e presentations
coute Tu ttends pplaudis Tu ! ! ! statement command For one (1) person, the statement changes to a command like this in French: é... a a É A A s Estiell e presentations
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. couteTu é É. This only happens with the “tu” commands of “-er” verbs. ! Estiell e presentations
Et maintenant, c’est à vous! 1. Tu finis tes légumes. Finis tes légumes! 2. Tu vends ta voiture. 3. Tu étudies pour l’examen. Vends ta voiture! 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! Answer appears on click. Estiell e presentations
isten You ait pplaud You ! ! ! statement command For more than one person (> 1), the statement changes to a command like this in English: l... a w L A W Estiell e presentations
coutez Vous ttendez pplaudissez Vous ! ! ! é... a a É A A statement command For more than one person (> 1), the statement changes to a command like this in French: Estiell e presentations
Vous allez à la cantine et vous mangez du fromage. Allez à la cantine et mangez du fromage. Vous faites vos devoirs. Vous buvez un café au lait. Faites vos devoirs! Buvez un café au lait! Et maintenant, c’est à vous! Answer appears on click. Estiell e presentations
Vous répétez.Répétez! Vous écoutez le prof. Écoutez le prof! Vous prenez du poulet. Prenez du poulet! Et maintenant, c’est à vous! Answer appears on click. Estiell e presentations
listen We wait applaud 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.... Let’s Note: “Let’s” is a contraction of “let + us” meaning “Why don’t we?
subject pronoun But in French, when you want to include yourself in the suggestion, you still just discard the subject pronoun. coutons Examples: Nous ttendons pplaudissons Nous ! ! ! é... a a É A A Estiell e presentations
1. Nous choisissons. choisissons! 2. Nous attendons nos amis. 3. Nous écrivons les exercices. Attendons nos amis! Écrivons les exercices! 4. Nous mangeons. Mangeons! 5. Nous jouons un match. Jouons un match! 6. Nous aidons le bonhomme. Aidons le bonhomme! Et maintenant, c’est à vous! Answer appears on click. Estiell e presentations
To make a command negative, just sandwich the verb with “ne” (n’) and “pas” as usual. N’écrivez pas! Examples: Ne regardez pas! N’attendons pas! Ne parle pas! Estiell e presentations
Translate: 1. Ne parlez pas! 2. Ne regarde pas ton ami. 3. Ne mangeons pas ici! 4. N’attendez pas devant la porte. 5. N’arrivez pas en retard! 1. Don’t talk! 2. Don’t look at your friend! 3. Let’s not eat here! 4. Don’t wait in front of the door! 5. Don’t arrive late! Estiell e presentations Answer appears on click.
Arrêtez ! Allez! Lisez! Pensez! Levez la main! The next few slides illustrate some commonly used commands. Translate The next few slides illustrate some commonly used commands. Translate : Estiell e presentations
Translate: Tirez! Attrapez! Donnez un coup de pied! Conduisez le ballon! Dribblez! Estiell e presentations
Translate: Souriez! Payez à la caisse! Ouvrez votre livre! Fermez votre livre! Estiell e presentations
Translate: Allez au tableau! Écrivez! Signez! Mémorisez! Estiell e presentations
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