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WorksheetsFrench Irregular Verbs in Present Tense
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 16mins
Regular -er verb endings in the present tense are:
-s, -s, -t, -ons, -tes, -ent
-is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent
-e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent
-s, -s, __ , -ons, -ez, -ent
Regular -ir verb endings in the present tense are... (take the -ir off and add...) :
-e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent
-s, -s, -t, -ons, -ez, -ent
-s, -s, ___, -ons, -tes, -ent
-is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent
The endings for regular -re ending verbs ... (take the -re off and add...)
-s, -s, __ , -ons, -ez, -ent
-is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent
-s, -s, -t, -ons, -tes, -ent
-e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent
The Irregular verb faire has these endings...
-is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent
-s, -s, -t, -ons, -ez, -ent
-e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent
-s, -s, -t, -sons, -tes, -ont
Besides "I am..." Je suis can mean ...
I survive
I do / make
I follow
I love
vivre =
to love
to live
to follow
to try
What are the singular forms of "vivre" in the present tense?
je vois, tu vois, il voit
nous voyons, vous voyez, ils voient
je vis, tu vis, il vit
nous vivons, tu vivez, ils vivent.
The "je" and "tu" form of "vouloir" (to wish or to want) have what letter at the end?
-x
-s
-t
-e
The "je" and "tu" forms of "pouvoir" (to be able) have what letter at the end?
-s
-e
-z
-x
Tenir =
to hold
to come
to take
to work
venir =
to live
to visit
to come
to fly or to steal
The conjugations of tenir, venir, and prendre all have something in common in their ils/elles form. What is it?
They all end with -tes.
They all have a single "n."
They all have a double "n." (nn)
They all end with -ons.
What is the "vous" form of "être"?
faites
êtes
ont
sont
What do the je, tu, and il/elle form of "aller" look like?
vois, vois, voit
vis, vis, vit
viens, viens, vient
vais, vas, va
What does the "vous" form of "faire" (to do/make) look like?
faites
font
faisez
finissez
On the plural side of "aller," do the nous and vous forms start with "all.." ?
oui (yes)
non (no)
The present tense forms of the verb "devoir" (to have to) are:
dois, dois, doit, devons, devez, doivent
dis, dis, dit, disons, dites, disent
The endings for the present-tense form of the irregular verb "écrire" (to write) are ( take the -re off and add...)
-s, -s, -t, -vons, -vez, -vent
-e, -es, -e, -ons, -tes, -tent
-s, -s, ___, -ons, -ez, -ent
lire =
to live
to love
to write
to read
What is the ils/elles form for the verb "aller" ?
ont
sont
vont
font
What is the ils/elles (3rd person plural) form of "avoir" ?
font
vont
ont
sont
What is the ils/elles form of "être" ?
vont
sont
font
ont
What happens with the spelling of the verb appeler in the je, tu, on, elles form?
Two "p's" goes down to one "p."
The L's are doubled.
The L is replaced by a v.
the L's remain single.
What happens in the je, tu, on, elles form for irregular -er verbs with two "accents aigus" like: préférer and répéter ?
the accent aigu changes to a circonflexe (^) on the second "e"
the accent aigu changes to an accent grave on the second "e"
Why are "acheter" (to buy) and "lever" (to raise) considered irregular -er verbs?
the first "e" will get an accent grave when there is no pronounced syllable after the T or the V
their vous form ends in an -s instead of a -z
the first "e" will get an accent aigu when there is no pronounced syllable after the T or the V
Verbs that end in -ger, like manger and voyager, are like all regular -er verbs except:
there are no exceptions, they are regular -er verbs
they keep the "e" in the nous form to keep the sound of the "g" soft
Besides both indicating that someone is leaving or going out a door, how else are partir and sortir alike?
They are both regular -ir verbs.
They both keep the "t" in the je and tu forms, but not in the other forms
They both replace the "t" in the je and tu forms with an "s" ; they keep the "t" in the other forms
devoir --> ils doivent
they have to or they w
owe ...
they say or they tell
they give
The nous and vous forms of devoir (to have to):
dois, doit
disons, dites
devenir, devenez
devons, devez
mettre =
to take
to put, place, or set
prendre =
to take
to put, place, or set
prendre and comprendre and not regular -re ending verbs because
they drop the "d" in all plural forms and also double the "n" in the ils/elles form
their plural forms do not end in -ons, -ez, and -ent like regular -re ending verbs
The elle form of "mettre" (to put, place, or set) is:
elle mis la table
elle met la table
elle mette la table
The elles form of these verbs rhymes:
faire and plaire
boire and devoir
pouvoir and vouloir
This present tense French verb ending is not pronounced:
ent
ez
ons
