Assignment 47
Forming Commands
Imparativ (or the command form) allows one to tell another person to do something, perform some action. These may be in the form of "polite" suggestions: Pass the salt, please! , but these are still commands.
Forming commands is a little more complicated in German because there are 3 (or 4) different forms. Remember, when you command someone to "watch out" in English one does not use the word YOU. In English there is only one form of the word YOU. In German there are 3 forms fo the word YOU, and thus there are 3 different ways to form a command.
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Explanation |
Examples |
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When addressing a good friend you place the verb in the first position, conjugate the verb for the DU form, and drop off the -ST. You do not include the word DU. Remember that some verbs are irregular in the DU form (sehen, lesen, geben, etc.) You should never simply drop the -EN off of the infinitive form of the verb. You will end up with the incorrect form in some cases. |
GEH für mich einkuafen! PASS auf! MACH bitte die Hausuafgaben! ISS eine Bratwurst!* (irregular verb) |
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When addressing several good friends you place the verb in the first position and conjugate the verb for the IHR form. You do not include the word IHR. |
GEHT für mich einkaufen! PASST auf! MACHT bitte die Hausaufgaben! ESST eine Bratwurst |
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When addressing a stranger or person in authority you place the verb in the first position and conjugate the verb for the SIE form. You include the word SIE after the verb. |
GEHEN Sie für mich einkaufen! PASSEN Sie auf! MACHEN Sie bitte die Hausaufgaben! ESSEN Sie eine Bratwurst! |
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When addressing a group of people including yourself you place the verb in the first position and conjugate the verb for the WIR form. You include wir word WIR after the verb. |
GEHEN wir einkaufen! PASSEN wir auf! MACHEN wir die Hausaufgaben! ESSEN wir eine Bratwurst! |
Tell the following people to do the things indicated. Include the word MAL after the verb (or the word SIE or WIR) a few times. It often is used in commands. It doesn't translate to much of anything, but refers to the fact that the action should be performed at some unsated time in the future.
Write complete sentences using all the words given. Use the appropriate form of command, as indicated by the cues in parentheses. Follow the example.
(dein Freund) kaufen / Brot / beim Bäcker Kauf das Brot beim Bäcker!
1.(dein Freund) holen / Tomaten / beim Gemüsehändler
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2.(deine Freunde) kaufen / Semmeln / beim Bäcker
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3.(deine Kusine) kaufen / Joghurt / im Supermarkt.
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4.(dein Lehrer) besuchen / das Museum
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5.(deine Lehrerin) Essen / Pizza / in der Imbiss-Stube
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6.(deine Klassenkameraden) fragen / der Lehrer
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Complete each sentence with one of the verbs below. Use the appropriate form of command. Pay attention to the person(s) be addressed. This will tell you which form of the command to use.
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auspacken |
besuchen |
fragen |
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bleiben |
gehen |
holen |
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essen |
kommen |
danken |
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fliegen |
probieren (to try) |
zeigen (to show) |
1.Jens, __________ nicht so spät nach Hause!
2.Herr Wimmer, ________________ immer geradequs!
3.Wiebke, _____________ mal die Deutschlehrerin!
4.Hans und Kai, _____________ nicht so lange!
5.Lutz, _______________ nicht so viel!
6.Inge und Anne _____________ mal die Orangen.
7.Thomas, ____________ mal deine Freunde in München.
8.Wim und Silke, _______________ bitte das Brot beim Bäcker!
9.Paul, ___________ doch den Rücksack aus!
10.Liese und Bernd, ______________ Onkel Oskar für das Geschenk!
11.Tanja, ______________ uns das Haus, bitte!
12.Frau Weiss, _____________ Sie mal nach Amerika.