French lesson_20-03-2022

French lesson_20-03-2022

By Shelby S

Verbs - Regular and Irregular

Verbs types

Irregular verbs have different conjugations and they don't follow one rule it differs according to the verb

Irregular verb

Regular verbs are always following a particular rule and they go by the rule

Regular verb

Subjects - Pronom sujet

Verbs types

Nous - We (Formal)

Vous - You (Formal)

Ils - They (Masculine)

Elles - They (Feminine)​

​Plural

Je - I

Tu - You (Informal)

Il - He

Elle - She

On - We (Informal)​

Singular

Infinitif and conjugated verb

Verbs types

Verbs which are conjugated according to the subject are known as Conjugated verb

Eg: Je danse, Tu danses, Il danse, Elle danse.....​

Conjugated verb

Verbs which are present with their specific endings are known as Infinitif.

Eg: Manger, danser, chanter​

Infinitif

Etre Verb - To be

Verbs types

Nous sommes - We are

Vous etes - You are

Ils sont - They are

Elles sont - They are​

Plural

Je suis - I am

Tu es - You are

Il est - He is

Elle est - She is

On est​ - We are

​Singular

Avoir Verb - To have

Verbs types

Nous avons - We have

Vous avez - You have

Ils ont - They have

Elles ont - They have​

Plural

J'ai - I have

Tu as - You have

Il a - He has

Elle a - She has

On a - We have​

​Singular

Popular irregular verbs

Verbs types

Etre - To be

Avoir - To have

Venir - To come

Aller - To go

Faire - To do/make

Vouloir - To want

Pouvoir - Can​

Regular verbs - 3 types

Verbs types

ER ending verbs - danser, chanter, manger, voyager

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IR ending verbs - Abolir, accomplir, finir, choisir

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RE ending verbs - ​Attendre, comprendre, prendre

ER ending verbs

Verbs types

​ER ending verbs are of 2 types - Regular and Irregular

​For conjugating any Regular ER ending verb, you have to remove the ER from the verb and you will be left with a stem. You have to add the following endings to the stem

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Je - e ; Tu - es ; Il - e ; Elle - e ; On - e ; Nous - ons ; Vous - ez ; Ils - ent ; Elles - ent​

Eg : Conjugation of "Chanter - To sing

Verbs types

Je chante - I sing

Tu chantes - You sing

Il chante - He sing​s

Elle chante - She sings

On chante - We sing

Nous chantons - We sing

Vous chantez - You sing

Ils chantent - They sing

Elles​ chantent - They sing

​Chanter - Remove the "er" (Stem - Chant)

Practice

Verbs types

Aimer - To live

Demander - To ask

Ecouter - To listen

Regarder - To watch

Habiter - To live

Jouer - To live​

Conjugate the following verbs:

Irregular ER ending verbs

Verbs types

​Je mange - I eat

Tu manges - You eat

Il mange - He eats

Elle mange - She eats

On mange - We eat

Nous mangeons - We eat

Vous mangez - You eat

Ils mangent - They eat

Elles mangent​ - They eat

​For verbs ending with "ger" - add eons to nous form

Irregular ER ending verbs

Verbs types

​Je commence - I start

Tu commences - You start

Il commence - He starts

Elle commence - She starts

On commence - We start

Nous commençons - We start

Vous commencez - You start

Ils commencent - They start

Elles commencent​ - They start

​For verbs ending with "cer" - Add cedilla to nous form

Practice

Verbs types

Voyager - To travel

Agacer - To annoy

Forcer - To compel​

Changer - To change​

Conjugate the following verbs: