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To boss someone around, use the present tense, however drop the final s if the conjugation ends in es or as .
| Mange! | Eat! | |
| Parlez français seulment! | Speak only Spanish! | |
| Chantez-moi une chanson! | Sing me a song! | |
| Va faire les courses! | Go run the errands. | |
| Ouvrons la fenêtre! Ça pu. | Lets open the window. It stinks! |
There are a few irregular commands which are based on the subjunctive.
| être |
to be | Sois | savoir |
to know | Sache | |||
| Soyez | Sachez | |||||||
| Soyons | Sachons | |||||||
| avoir |
to have | Aie | vouloir |
to want | Veuille* | |||
| Ayez | Veuillez* | |||||||
| Ayons |
*The vouloir forms are used to politely ask someone to do something. They aren't really orders.
| Veuillez vous s’asseoir! | Please sit down. | |
| Aie de la pitié pour moi! | Have mercy on me! |
Object pronouns always follow the command. The disjunctive pronouns are used except for the third person singular and third person pronouns.
| Donne-moi un bisou! | Give me a kiss. | |
| Aide-le! | Help him! | |
| Mange-la! | Eat it! | |
| Reveille-toi! | Wake up |
