What do we know about French verbs?

Can we put an infinitive directly after the subject of the sentence?

• Oui!

• NON!

• Sometimes

• Je ne sais pas.

So, if you wrote this on a paper "Nous chanter", what would that mean?

• I to sing.

• We to sing.

• You to sing.

• We sing.

WHY wouldn't we want to write "Nous chanter" on a paper?

• I don't see anything wrong with "Nous chanter".

• Because.

• It doesn't make sense.

• We don't want to sound like cavemen.

What do we have to do to make the 1st verb following the subject make sense?

• CONJUGATE IT!

• Talk to it nicely.

• Change the last letter to an "é".

• Nothing. Leave it as an infinitive.

Do all French verbs conjugate the same way?

• OUI

• NON

• All but one.

Why don't all verbs in French conjugate the same way?

• They just want to make it confusing.

• Not all verbs are the same - some are regular and some are irregular. Plus they have different endings.

• They DO all conjugate the same way!

• What does "conjugate" mean?

Can 2 conjugated verbs go together?

• Sure, why not!

• NO....unless they are part of a list and separated by commas.

• Only on special days like Halloween and Mardi Gras.

Does the present tense need a helping verb?

• OUI

• Sometimes

• NON!!!!!

Does the present tense get an accent on the last "e"?

• OUI

• Only if it's an -ER verb

• NON!!!!

How can you identify a Reflexive Verb?

• The infinitive has a « se » in front of it.

• The infinitive will always end in -ER

• The infinitive will always end in -IR

• The infinitive will always end in -RE