Les Verbes
Le Présent
regular verbs in the present tense end with ^^-er, -ir, or -re^^
used
- to talk about ^^current events^^
common irregular verbes are sorter, vouloir, pouvoir, devoir, prendre, mettre
Les verbes réfléchis
reflexive verbes are formed with a reflexive pronoun that represents the ^^same person as the subject^^
used to
- describe actions that the subject is performing ^^on or for themselves^^
- describe aspects of one’s daily routine
^^definite article^^ is used after reflexive verbs
Le Passé
Passé Compose
compound past
present tense of avoir or être + past participle
used to describe
- what people ^^did^^
- what ^^happened^^
- what took place at a specific time or place
can be used with ^^etre or avoir^^
verbs used with etre are:
Devenir
Revenir
Monter
Rester
Sortir
Venir
Aller
Naitre
Descendre
Entrer
Rentrer
Tomber
Retourner
Arriver
Mourir
Partir
every other verb is used with avoir
Passé Simple
simple past
used
- to describe what people ^^did^^
- to describe what ^^happened^^
- in ^^narration and literary texts^^
Imparfait
imperfect
nous form of thee present tense-ons+endings
used to describe
- what people ^^used^^ to do
- what people ^^used^^ to be
- what people ^^were^^ doing
- what ^^was going on^^
- what ^^was happening^^
- an action that has an undetermined end or beginning
Le Futur
Le Futur Proche
the near future
^^present form of aller + unconjugated verb^^
Le Futur Simple
future stem (ending in -r) + future endings
used to describe
- what people ^^will do^^
- what ^^will happen^^
Le Conditionnel
conditional tense-^^hypothetical^^
future stem (ending in-r) + imperfect endings
used to describe
- what people ^^would do^^
- what ^^would happen^^