To order someone around, in most cases use the present tense tu, vous, or nous forms, except for -er ending verbs in which case you drop the final s in the tu form.

tu parles	arrow_forward	Parle !	Speak! (informal)
vous parlez	arrow_forward	Parlez !	Speak! (plural/formal)
nous parlons	arrow_forward	Parlons !	Let's speak
tu finis	arrow_forward	Finis !	Finish! (informal)
vous finissez	arrow_forward	Finissez !	Finish! (plural/formal)
nous finissons	arrow_forward	Finissons !	Let's finish!
tu vends	arrow_forward	Vends !	Sell ! (informal)
vous vendez	arrow_forward	Vendez !	Sell ! (plural/formal)
nous vendons	arrow_forward	Vendons !	Let's sell !

Chantez-moi une chanson.

Sing me a song!

Range ta chambre !

Tidy up your room!

Ouvrons la fenêtre. Ça pue.

Let's open the window. It stinks!

The Exceptions

Drop the final s for the tu form of aller.

tu vas	arrow_forward	Va !	Go ! (informal)
vous allez	arrow_forward	Allez !	Go ! (plural/formal)
nous allons	arrow_forward	Allons !	Let's go !

Va faire les courses !

Go run the errands!

The commands for être, avoir, savoir, and vouloir are formed from the subjunctive.

Sois	Be (informal)
Soyez	Be (plural/formal)
Soyons	Let's be
Aie	Have (informal)
Ayez	Have (plural/formal)
Ayons	Let's have
Sache	Know (informal)
Sachez	Know (plural/formal)
Sachons	Let's know

Soyez le changement que tu veux voir dans le monde.

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Sois vous-même.

Be yourself.

Ayez du courage!

Have courage!

"Sachez que vivre ce n'est pas seulement respirer; c'est agir, c'est se mouvoir, c'est se défier. -Michel de Montaigne, "Essais":

Know that to live is not simply to breathe; it is to act, to move, to challenge ons self

The vouloir forms are used to politely ask someone to do something.

Veuille	May (singular informal command)
Veuillez	Please (formal command)

Veuillez vous asseoir.

Please sit down.

Veuillez ne pas nourrir les pigeons.

Please do not feed the pigeons

When the verb is reflexive, use a disjuctive pronoun rather than a regular reflexive pronoun.

Réveillez-vous.

Wake up.

Levez-vous.

Get up.

Tais-toi

Shut up.

When a pronoun like y or en follows one of the verbs that drops the final s, don't drop the s.

Vas-y.

Go on.

Parles-en.

Speak about it.

Allons-y.

Lets go.

Tell someone not to do something by negating the verb in the customary way.

Ne sois pas en retard !

Don't be late.(formal)

Sois pas en retard !

Don't be late. (informal)

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