French TENSES

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Four main irregular verbs

  • ĂŞtre - to be

  • avoir - to have

  • aller - to go

  • faire - to do/make

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Irregular conjugation of ĂŞtre in present tense

  • je suis

  • tu es

  • il/elle/on est

  • nous sommes

  • vous ĂŞtes

  • ils/elles sont

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Irregular conjugation of avoir in present tense

  • j’ai

  • tu as

  • il/elle/on a

  • nous avons

  • vous avez

  • ils/elles ont

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Irregular conjugation of aller in present tense

  • je vais

  • tu vas

  • il/elle/on va

  • nous allons

  • vous allez

  • ils/elles vont

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Irregular conjugation of faire in present tense

  • je fais

  • tu fais

  • il/elle/on fait

  • nous faisons

  • vous faites

  • ils/elles font

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Near future tense

uses aller

e.g. je vais faire un gâteau
nous allons sortir ce soir

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Perfect tense with avoir and -er

remove -er and add Ă©

e.g. il a change - he (has) changed

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Perfect tense with avoir and -ir

remove -ir and add i

e.g. on a fini - we (have) finished

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Perfect tense with avoir and -re

remove -re and add u

e.g. j’ai entendu - I (have) heard

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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

  • ĂŞtre - Ă©tĂ©

  • faire - fait

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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

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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

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How?

Comment?

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Where?

OĂą?

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Who?

Qui?

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How much/many?

Combien (de)?

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How much is it?

Combien ça coûte?

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Why?

Pourquoi?

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What?

Quoi? / Que?

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When?

Quand?

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