Te Form - Requests

The te form can be used to make requests. Examples best demonstrate this.

教科書を勉強してください。
Study the textbook, please.

昼ごはんを食べてください。
Eat your lunch, please.

銀行を行ってください。
Go to the bank, please.

野菜を買ってください。
Buy me some vegetables, please.

帰ってください。
Come home, please.

Te form of a verb plus ください results in a polite request. Removing the ください makes it more casual, and thus something more commonly used with friends and family.

窓を開けて。
Open the window.

ベンチに座って。
Take a seat on the bench.

誕生日を教えて。
Tell me your birthday.

姉に話して。
Talk to your sister.

戸を閉めて。
Close the door.