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Montrez votre passeport et votre billet.

Montrez votre passeport et votre billet.
Show your passport and your ticket.
From Lesson 67:The imperative mood·French

Questions & Answers about Montrez votre passeport et votre billet.

Why is there no vous before montrez?
Because this sentence is giving a command (using the imperative mood). Just like in English, where we say 'Show your passport' instead of 'You show your passport', French drops the subject pronoun (vous) when giving a command.
How would I say this informally to a single friend?
You would use the tu form of the verb and the informal possessive words: Montre ton passeport et ton billet. Notice a special rule here: for regular -er verbs like montrer (to show), the tu command form drops its final 's' to become montre instead of montres.
Why is it votre passeport instead of vos if montrez implies the plural or formal 'you'?
The choice between votre (singular) and vos (plural) depends on the item being owned, not the person who owns it. Because a single passport (un passeport) is being shown, you use the singular form votre. If they had to show multiple passports, it would be vos passeports.
Do I pronounce the 't' in et?
No, the 't' in et (and) is never pronounced in French. Even if the next word started with a vowel, you would not link the sound. Since votre starts with a consonant anyway, the 't' stays completely silent.

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