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for -ER
all conjugations of parler in present
(to speak)
je parle
tu parles
il/elle/on parle
nous parlons
vous parlez
ils/elles parlent
chop of the R and add the ending
for -IR
all conjugations for finir in present
(to finish)
je finis
tu finis
il/elle/on finit
nous finissons
vous finissez
ils/elles finissent
chop off the R and add the rest of the ending
for -RE
all conjugations for attendre in present
(to wait)
j’attends
tu attends
il/elle/on attend [no ending]
nous attendons
vous attendez
ils/elles attendent
chop off the RE and add the ending
Reflexive tenses
All conjugations for se disputer in present
(to argue)
je me dispute
tu te disputes
il/elle/on se dispute
nous nous disputons
vous vous disputez
ils/elles se disputent
add reflexive pronoun and conjugate as usual
Four main irregular verbs
ĂŞtre - to be
avoir - to have
aller - to go
faire - to do/make
Irregular conjugation of ĂŞtre in present tense
je suis
tu es
il/elle/on est
nous sommes
vous ĂŞtes
ils/elles sont
Irregular conjugation of avoir in present tense
j’ai
tu as
il/elle/on a
nous avons
vous avez
ils/elles ont
Irregular conjugation of aller in present tense
je vais
tu vas
il/elle/on va
nous allons
vous allez
ils/elles vont
Irregular conjugation of faire in present tense
je fais
tu fais
il/elle/on fait
nous faisons
vous faites
ils/elles font
Near future tense
uses aller
e.g. je vais faire un gâteau
nous allons sortir ce soir
Perfect tense with avoir and -er
remove -er and add Ă©
e.g. il a change - he (has) changed
Perfect tense with avoir and -ir
remove -ir and add i
e.g. on a fini - we (have) finished
Perfect tense with avoir and -re
remove -re and add u
e.g. j’ai entendu - I (have) heard
pu box [past participle]
boire
voir
lire
croire
devoir
vouloir
avoir
dire
Ă©crire
mettre
prendre
ĂŞtre
faire
boire - bu
voir - vu
lire - lu
croire - cru [believe]
pouvoir - pu [could]
devoir - dĂ» [to have to]
vouloir - voulu [to want]
avoir - eu
dire - dit
Ă©crire - Ă©crit
mettre - mis
prendre - pris
être - été
faire - fait
Question making without question words →
Make a statement but raise the tone at the end/add a q mark
Put “est-ce que” at the start of the sentence
Invert the subject and the verb
Extra t added is added between two vowels to aid pronunciation
Question making with question words →
statement raise tone/put q mark
question word at the start and add “est-ce que” after
invert the subject and verb after the question word
How?
Comment?
Where?
OĂą?
Who?
Qui?
How much/many?
Combien (de)?
How much is it?
Combien ça coûte?
Why?
Pourquoi?
What?
Quoi? / Que?
When?
Quand?