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FRENCH VERB

commander

to order

  • #335 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: commandé
  • Present participle: commandant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I order
  2. tu you order
  3. il, elle, on he/she orders
  4. nous we order
  5. vous you order
  6. ils, elles they order

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I ordered
  2. tu you ordered
  3. il, elle, on he/she ordered
  4. nous we ordered
  5. vous you ordered
  6. ils, elles they ordered

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to order
  2. tu you used to order
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to order
  4. nous we used to order
  5. vous you used to order
  6. ils, elles they used to order

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will order
  2. tu you will order
  3. il, elle, on he/she will order
  4. nous we will order
  5. vous you will order
  6. ils, elles they will order

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would order
  2. tu you would order
  3. il, elle, on he/she would order
  4. nous we would order
  5. vous you would order
  6. ils, elles they would order

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I order
  2. tu (that) you order
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she order
  4. nous (that) we order
  5. vous (that) you order
  6. ils, elles (that) they order

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu order!
  2. nous order! (let’s)
  3. vous order! (plural, or formal)

How to use commander

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je commande souvent des livres en ligne.

    I often order books online.

  2. Past

    Vous avez déjà commandé ou vous attendez quelqu'un ?

    Have you already ordered or are you waiting for someone?

  3. Imperfect

    Le vendredi, on commandait toujours des pizzas.

    On Fridays we always ordered pizzas.

  4. Future

    Je commanderai la même chose que toi.

    I'll order the same as you.

  5. Conditional

    Je commanderais bien un dessert, et toi ?

    I'd quite like to order a dessert, what about you?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Tu veux que je commande un taxi pour vingt heures ?

    Do you want me to order a taxi for eight?

  7. Imperative

    Commande pour moi, je reviens tout de suite.

    Order for me, I'll be right back.

Good to know

  • Commander au restaurant or en ligne; vous avez commandé ? is have you ordered?

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.