French Grammar and Vocabulary (Verbes 2A)

A comprehensive collection of flashcards detailing French verb conjugations for regular and irregular verbs, including various tenses (Present, Past, Future, Conditional) and essential vocabulary definitions from the 2A curriculum.

Indicatif Présent (-ER verbs)

French verbs ending in -ER that follow the pattern: -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent.

Indicatif Présent (-IR verbs, type finir)

Verbs like 'finir' that follow the pattern: -is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent.

Indicatif Présent (-IR verbs, type dormir/VTM)

Verbs like 'servir', 'sentir', 'sortir', 'partir', 'mentir', and 'dormir' that follow the pattern: -s, -s, -t, -ons, -ez, -ent.

Indicatif Présent (-IR verbs, type ouvrir)

Verbs like 'découvrir', 'ouvrir', 'offrir', 'souffrir', and 'couvrir' that follow -ER verb endings: -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent.

Indicatif Présent (-RE verbs)

Verbs like 'vendre' or 'attendre' that follow the pattern: -s, -s, (nothing), -ons, -ez, -ent.

Verbes en -CER (Indicatif Présent)

Verbs such as 'commencer' or 'lancer' where the 'c' changes to 'ç' before the letter 'O' (e.g., nous commençons).

Verbes en -GER (Indicatif Présent)

Verbs such as 'manger' or 'nager' where 'ge' is used before the letter 'O' (e.g., nous mangeons).

L’Impératif

The imperative mood consisting of three forms (tu, nous, vous) from the present tense without the subject pronoun.

Passé Composé

The compound past tense formed using an auxiliary verb (avoir or être) and a past participle.

Participes passés (-ER, -IR, -RE)

Regular past participles end in 'é' for -ER verbs, 'i' for -IR (finir) verbs, 'ert' forouvrir types, and 'u' for -RE verbs.

Auxiliaire Être (Passé Composé)

Used with the 'House of être' verbs and all pronominal (reflexive) verbs; the past participle must agree with the subject in gender and number.

L’Imparfait

The imperfect tense formed using the 'nous' present tense stem (minus -ons) plus endings: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient.

Le Futur Simple

The simple future tense formed using the infinitive (or irregular stem) plus endings: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont.

Le Conditionnel Présent

The present conditional tense formed using the future simple stem plus the imperfect endings (-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient).

Le Futur Proche

The near future tense formed using the conjugated form of 'aller' followed by the infinitive.

Le Passé Récent

The recent past tense formed using the conjugated form of 'venir' + 'de' + infinitive.

Adorer

To love or be crazy about.

Aider

To help.

Ajouter

To add.

Chercher

To look for / search.

Oublier

To forget.

Finir

To finish / end.

Choisir

To choose.

Grossir

To gain weight / get fat.

Maigrir

To lose weight / get thin.

Mentir

To lie.

Partir

To leave / depart.

Offrir

To offer / give as a gift.

Attendre

To wait.

Vendre

To sell.

Entendre

To hear.

Rendre visite à quelqu’un

To visit someone.

S’asseoir

To sit down.

Conduire

To drive.

Connaître

To know (be acquainted with).

Craindre

To fear.

Croire

To believe / think.

Devoir

To have to / must.

Écrire

To write.

Falloir

To be necessary / must (impersonal: il faut).

Mettre

To put / place / put on clothes.

Mourir

To die.

Naître

To be born.

Pouvoir

To be able to / can.

Savoir

To know (a fact/how to).

Vivre

To live.

Vouloir

To want.

Pronominal Verbs (Pronouns)

French reflexive verbs use the pronouns: me, te, se, nous, vous, se.

Place du pronom réfléchi (Indicatif Présent)

The reflexive pronoun is placed before the first conjugated verb (e.g., je m’amuse).

Place du pronom réfléchi (Impératif affirmatif)

The reflexive pronoun is placed behind the verb with a hyphen (e.g., amuse-toi !).