French Verbs
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S'en aller (Auxiliary & Past Participle)
Uses ÊTRE. Past participle is "allé". Must agree with the subject: allé(e)(s).
S'en aller (Present Tense - Je, Nous, Ils)
je m'en vais, nous nous en allons, ils s'en vont
S'en aller (Impératif / Commands)
Va-t'en ! / Allons-nous-en ! / Allez-vous-en !
Se taire (Auxiliary & Past Participle)
Uses ÊTRE. Past participle is "tu". Must agree with the subject: tu(e)s.
Se taire (Impératif / Commands)
Tais-toi ! / Taisons-nous ! / Taisez-vous !
Vaincre (Unexpected Consonant Change)
The "c" changes to "qu" in plural forms (nous vainquons, ils vainquent, imparfait, subjunctive).
Vaincre (Present Tense & Past Participle)
je vaincs, nous vainquons, ils vainquent. Past participle: vaincu.
Contredire (The Vous Trap)
Unexpectedly regular in the Vous form: "vous contredisez" (NOT contredites, unlike the verb 'dire').
Oindre (Unexpected Consonant Change)
Adds a "g" before the "n" in plural forms (nous oignons, ils oignent, imparfait, subjunctive).
Oindre (Present Tense & Past Participle)
j'oins, nous oignons, ils oignent. Past participle: oint.
Mouvoir (Past Participle Trap)
Past participle is "mû" (with a circumflex). Note: The accent drops in feminine/plural forms (mue, mus).
Mouvoir (Present Tense Stem Change)
The "ou" changes to "eu" in singular/boot forms: je meus, ils meuvent (but: nous mouvons).
Croître (Past Participle & Accent Trap)
Past participle is "crû". The circumflex is kept on most forms (je croîs, il croît) to distinguish it from 'croire' (to believe).
Créer (Visual Accent Trap)
Watch out for double or triple 'e's in compound tenses: j'ai créé, elle est créée.
Oblitérer (Stem Accent Change)
The acute accent "é" changes to a grave accent "è" in the boot forms: j'oblitère, ils oblitèrent.
Moudre (Present Tense Stem Change)
The "d" drops in plural forms and becomes a "l": je mouds, nous moulons, ils moulent. Past participle: moulu.
Plaire (Past Participle & 3rd Person Singular)
Past participle is "plu". In traditional spelling, the 3rd person singular present takes an accent: il plaît.
Trahir (Verb Type & Present Tense)
It is a regular -IR verb (Finir type): je trahis, nous trahissons, ils trahissent. Past participle: trahi.
Cuire (Present Tense Stem Change)
The "i" stem expands to "is" in plural forms: je cuis, nous cuisons, ils cuisent. Past participle: cuit.
Zézayer (Spelling Variation Trap)
Verbs ending in -ayer can keep the "y" or switch to "i" in boot forms: je zézaye OR je zézaie.