Practise your French Tenses Identification ER Verbs

This video tutorial covers the conjugation of French verbs in the present, past, and imperfect tenses. It explains the endings for regular ER and IR verbs, discusses irregular verbs, and provides practical examples to help identify verb tenses in sentences. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of recognizing verb endings to determine the tense and offers exercises for practice.

What is the typical ending for ER verbs in the present tense for 'nous'?

• -e

• -ons

• -ez

• -ent

How do you form the present tense of an IR verb for 'je'?

• Add -is

• Add -it

• Add -ons

• Add -ez

Which of the following is an example of an irregular verb?

• manger

• finir

• vouloir

• parler

What auxiliary verb is used in the passé composé for most verbs?

• aller

• avoir

• faire

• être

In the sentence 'J'ai chanté', what does 'chanté' represent?

• Present tense

• Past participle

• Future tense

• Infinitive

What is the ending for 'nous' in the imparfait tense?

• -ait

• -ions

• -iez

• -aient

In the sentence 'Les enfants jouaient dehors', what tense is 'jouaient'?

• Present

• Passé composé

• Imparfait

• Future

Which verb tense is used to describe a habitual action in the past?

• Future

• Imparfait

• Passé composé

• Present

In the sentence 'Nous avons essayé de lui parler', what tense is 'avons essayé'?

• Passé composé

• Imparfait

• Future

• Present

What is the function of the auxiliary verb in the passé composé?

• To indicate future actions

• To form the past tense

• To express a wish

• To describe ongoing actions