How to Conjugate 'Commander' (to Order)

Simple Conjugations for the French Verb 'Commander'

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Updated on February 28, 2020

The French verb commander means "to order," and it follows the conjugation pattern of regular -er verbs.

How to Conjugate the French Verb Commander

The first step of conjugation is knowing the stem of the verb—the part that doesn't change. For regular -er verbs, you drop the -er from the infinitive, which leaves the stem command- for conjugating commander. You then add the ending that matches the subject pronoun (je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles) and the tense. You can see how to conjugate commander in all the simple tenses in the tables below.

	Present	Future	Imperfect	Present Participle
je	commande	commanderai	commandais	commandant
tu	commandes	commanderas	commandais
il	commande	commandera	commandait
nous	commandons	commanderons	commandions
vous	commandez	commanderez	commandiez
ils	commandent	commanderont	commandaient
	Subjunctive	Conditional	Passé Simple	Imperfect Subjunctive
je	commande	commanderais	commandai	commandasse
tu	commandes	commanderais	commandas	commandasses
il	commande	commanderait	commanda	commandât
nous	commandions	commanderions	commandâmes	commandassions
vous	commandiez	commanderiez	commandâtes	commandassiez
ils	commandent	commanderaient	commandèrent	commandassent
	Imperative
(tu)	commande
(nous)	commandons
(vous)	commandez

How to Use Commander in the Past Tense

To use commander in the past tense, you will most often use the passé composé. It is a compound tense, requiring an auxiliary verb (in this case, avoir) and the past participle (commandé).

For example:

Nous avons commandé le gâteau chocolat pour le dessert.
We ordered the chocolate cake for dessert.

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