All verbs

/kɔmɑ̃de/to orderA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
commandons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

command-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

command-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

command-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

command-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

command-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
commander
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

commander-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

commander-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

commander

Past participle
commandé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

commandé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

commandé

Conjugation

présent
Ije commande/ʒə kɔmɑ̃d/I order
youtu commandes/ty kɔmɑ̃d/you order
he/sheil commande/il kɔmɑ̃d/he orders
wenous commandons/nu kɔmɑ̃dɔ̃/we order
youvous commandez/vu kɔmɑ̃de/you order
theyils commandent/il kɔmɑ̃d/they order

Examples

  • Je commande un café.

    /ʒə kɔ.mɑ̃d œ̃ ka.fe/

    I'll order a coffee.

  • Vous commandez quoi ?

    /vu kɔ.mɑ̃.de kwa/

    What are you ordering?

  • J'ai commandé en ligne.

    /ʒe kɔ.mɑ̃.de ɑ̃ liɲ/

    I ordered online.

Set phrases

  • commander en ligne

    to order online

  • la commande

    the order

Notes

  • It also means to command, but in a restaurant it is simply ordering. On peut commander ? is how you catch a waiter's attention.