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Manuel

French Command Forms

 

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Although command forms have two tenses in French – present and past – there is no need to worry too much about the past, as it is almost never used. We’ll focus here on the present tense of command forms.

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two principles

  • 1. first principle: there are only three forms in the French command form:
  • familiar – 2nd person singular
  • inclusive – 1st person plural
  • formal – 2nd person plural
  • 2. second principle: there are no personal pronouns in the French command form:
  • Sois sympa ! (Be nice)             not             tu sois sympa !
  • Vendons ! (Let’s sell)             not             nous vendons !
  • Levez-vous ! (Get up)             not             vous levez-vous !

Notes:

  • Very often, French commands come with an exclamation point.
  • Some verbs do not have a command form: pouvoir (to be able to, can), pleuvoir (to rain), falloir (to have to, must), faillir[verbe] (to almost [verb] something),

Practice

  1. Prends un stylo.
  2. Sortons de la chambre.
  3. Fermez la fenêtre.
  4. Aie de la patience.
  5. Soyons sympa.
  6. Sachez votre leçon pour demain.
  7. Veuillez signer ici.
  8. Ne mange pas trop de gâteau.
  9. Arrêtes-y.
  10. N’en choisissons aucune.
  11. Asseyez-vous.
  12. Ne nous dépêchons pas.
  13. Amusez-vous bien.
  14. Allez-vous en.
  15. Ne dormons pas ici.
  16. Ne sois pas si fâché.
  17. Ne courrez pas.
  18. Ne parlez pas si vite, s’il vous plait.
  19. N’écoute pas ce qu’elle dit.
  20. Ne vous promenez pas dans ce parc.

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