This is all about giving an order. Learn it and do the exercise in the book.
Er verbs – these as you know end in ER
Now to give an order….
ER
Tu donnes you give
Donne GIVE ! It’s an order
What has happened to the verb –
1) Tu has fallen away
2) The s disappeared – IN ORDERS WITH ER AND ONLY ER VERBS
NO S IN THE TU PART
Tu manges – You eat / you are eating
MANGE --- EAT ! (notice again no TU and no S
Vous donnez – you guys give
DONNEZ ! GIVE (you lads)
All that happened was – we lost the VOUS
Nous donnons We give
DONNONS ! Means let’s give
IR
Finir – the verb to finish
Tu finis - you finish / you are finishing
FINIS (No s falls away)
Vous finissez – You guys finish
Finissez ! (Finish up there lads.. and close the gate)
Nous finissons – we finish
Finissons ! Let’s finish
Re
Tu vends – you sell
VENDS – Sell (Notice the s DID NOT fall away – only happens for ER verbs)
Vous vendez (You guys sell)
VENDEZ – SELL (lads) Notice all that happens is we lose the vous
Nous vendons (we sell)
Vendons ! This simply means Let’s sell !
Etre – verb to be ---
Sois sage be cool / wise (tu es)
Soyez sages – be cool (you guys )
Soyons sages (Let’s be cool)
Avoir – aie (have) Aie un bonbon (tu as)
Ayez des bonbons (Have some sweets lads) vous avez
Ayons des bonbons (Let’s have some sweeties)
Savoir – to know
Sache tes devoirs (Know your homework)
Sachez vos devoirs (know your homework you guys)
Sachons nos devoirs (let’s know our homework)
Now to give an order….
ER
Tu donnes you give
Donne GIVE ! It’s an order
What has happened to the verb –
1) Tu has fallen away
2) The s disappeared – IN ORDERS WITH ER AND ONLY ER VERBS
NO S IN THE TU PART
Tu manges – You eat / you are eating
MANGE --- EAT ! (notice again no TU and no S
Vous donnez – you guys give
DONNEZ ! GIVE (you lads)
All that happened was – we lost the VOUS
Nous donnons We give
DONNONS ! Means let’s give
IR
Finir – the verb to finish
Tu finis - you finish / you are finishing
FINIS (No s falls away)
Vous finissez – You guys finish
Finissez ! (Finish up there lads.. and close the gate)
Nous finissons – we finish
Finissons ! Let’s finish
Re
Tu vends – you sell
VENDS – Sell (Notice the s DID NOT fall away – only happens for ER verbs)
Vous vendez (You guys sell)
VENDEZ – SELL (lads) Notice all that happens is we lose the vous
Nous vendons (we sell)
Vendons ! This simply means Let’s sell !
Etre – verb to be ---
Sois sage be cool / wise (tu es)
Soyez sages – be cool (you guys )
Soyons sages (Let’s be cool)
Avoir – aie (have) Aie un bonbon (tu as)
Ayez des bonbons (Have some sweets lads) vous avez
Ayons des bonbons (Let’s have some sweeties)
Savoir – to know
Sache tes devoirs (Know your homework)
Sachez vos devoirs (know your homework you guys)
Sachons nos devoirs (let’s know our homework)