French 2 Imperatif (commands)

Suggest:  Let's finish the movie. (finir)

• Finir le film.
• Finissez le film.
• Finons le film.
• Finissons le film.

Let's dance! (danser)

• Dansissons!
• Dansez!
• Dansent!
• Dansons!

To your brother and sister:  Don't speak to me! (parler)

• Ne me parlez pas!
• Ne me parle pas!
• Parlez ne pas!
• Parlez-le!

In French, commands have ___ forms

• one

• two

• three

• four

True or False: The command form of the verb is usually the same as the present tense form of the verb.

• True

• False

True or False: When you write or say a command, you need the subject pronoun (like "tu" or "vous") as well.

• True

• False

Que veut dire "Parlons français."

• We speak French.

• Let's speak French.

• You speak French

• He speaks French

In the "tu" form of commands, sometimes you must drop off the ___.

• s

• es

• is

• t

Take the eggs (vous)

• Prenez les oeufs

• Mangez les oeufs

• Prends les oeufs

• Prenez les egouis.

Don't eat the onions! (vous)

• Ne mangez les oignons pas

• Ne buvez pas les oignons

• Ne mangez pas les oignons

• Ne pas mangez les oignons