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Conjugation of the French verb commander

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb commander, along with their English translations.

commander is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
commander	to command

Present		Scored
je commande	I command
tu commandes	you command
il commande	he commands
elle commande	she commands
nous commandons	we command
vous commandez	you command
ils commandent	they command
elles commandent	they command

Imperfect		Scored
je commandais	I was commanding
tu commandais	you were commanding
il commandait	he was commanding
elle commandait	she was commanding
nous commandions	we were commanding
vous commandiez	you were commanding
ils commandaient	they were commanding
elles commandaient	they were commanding

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je commandai	I commanded
tu commandas	you commanded
il commanda	he commanded
elle commanda	she commanded
nous commandâmes	we commanded
vous commandâtes	you commanded
ils commandèrent	they commanded
elles commandèrent	they commanded

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai commandé	I have commanded
tu as commandé	you have commanded
il a commandé	he has commanded
elle a commandé	she has commanded
nous avons commandé	we have commanded
vous avez commandé	you have commanded
ils ont commandé	they have commanded
elles ont commandé	they have commanded

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais commandé	I had commanded
tu avais commandé	you had commanded
il avait commandé	he had commanded
elle avait commandé	she had commanded
nous avions commandé	we had commanded
vous aviez commandé	you had commanded
ils avaient commandé	they had commanded
elles avaient commandé	they had commanded

Future		Scored
je commanderai	I will command
tu commanderas	you will command
il commandera	he will command
elle commandera	she will command
nous commanderons	we will command
vous commanderez	you will command
ils commanderont	they will command
elles commanderont	they will command

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai commandé	I will have commanded
tu auras commandé	you will have commanded
il aura commandé	he will have commanded
elle aura commandé	she will have commanded
nous aurons commandé	we will have commanded
vous aurez commandé	you will have commanded
ils auront commandé	they will have commanded
elles auront commandé	they will have commanded

Conditional		Scored
je commanderais	I would command
tu commanderais	you would command
il commanderait	he would command
elle commanderait	she would command
nous commanderions	we would command
vous commanderiez	you would command
ils commanderaient	they would command
elles commanderaient	they would command

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais commandé	I would have commanded
tu aurais commandé	you would have commanded
il aurait commandé	he would have commanded
elle aurait commandé	she would have commanded
nous aurions commandé	we would have commanded
vous auriez commandé	you would have commanded
ils auraient commandé	they would have commanded
elles auraient commandé	they would have commanded

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je commande	(... that) I command
(... que) tu commandes	(... that) you command
(... que) il commande	(... that) he commands
(... que) elle commande	(... that) she commands
(... que) nous commandions	(... that) we command
(... que) vous commandiez	(... that) you command
(... que) ils commandent	(... that) they command
(... que) elles commandent	(... that) they command

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je commandasse	(... that) I was commanding
(... que) tu commandasses	(... that) you were commanding
(... que) il commandât	(... that) he was commanding
(... que) elle commandât	(... that) she was commanding
(... que) nous commandassions	(... that) we were commanding
(... que) vous commandassiez	(... that) you were commanding
(... que) ils commandassent	(... that) they were commanding
(... que) elles commandassent	(... that) they were commanding

Imperative		Scored
commande	Command
commandons	Let's command
commandez	Command

Present Participle		Scored
commandant	commanding

Past Participle		Scored
commandé	commanded

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