> VERB COMMANDS : LOOK & LEARN!

ÉCOUTEZ! LISTEN! S’IL VOUS PLAÎT! PLEASE!

PARLEZ! TALK! (SPEAK!)

REGARDEZ! LOOK! (WATCH!)

CHANTEZ! SING!

DANSEZ! DANCE!

ENTOUREZ! CIRCLE!

COCHEZ! TICK!

ENTREZ! COME IN (ENTER)

OBSERVEZ! OBSERVE! (LOOK CLOSELY!)

RELIEZ! LINK – PUT TOGETHER!

TRAVAILLEZ! WORK!

ÉTUDIEZ! STUDY!

RÉPÉTEZ! REPEAT!

COMPLÉTEZ! COMPLETE!

ÉCRIVEZ! WRITE!

LISEZ! READ!

SORTEZ! GO OUT!

RÉPONDEZ! ANSWER!

 

> The inclusive form:

 In English if you want to include yourself in the action, you do not say Dance but rather let’s dance. To include yourself in the command in French you change the vowel sound at the end of the verb:

Dansez! becomes Dansons!

Dance! Let’s dance

 

Translate orally in English:

PARLONS! LET’S TALK!

REGARDONS! LET’S WATCH!

CHANTONS! LET’S SING!

DANSONS! LET’S DANCE!

ÉTUDIONS! LET’S STUDY!

TRAVAILLONS! LET’S WORK!

ÉCRIVONS! LET’S WRITE!

LISONS! LET’S READ!

SORTONS! LET’S GO OUT!

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