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CONJUGAISON. Conjugating FRENCH VERBS in PRESENT Learning patterns is a key to mastering the conjugation of French verbs. Subject Pronouns Doesn’t matter if the verb is regular or irregular : The pronouns are always in the same order. I You He, she, one We You
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Conjugating FRENCH VERBS in PRESENT Learning patterns is a key to mastering the conjugation of French verbs.
Subject PronounsDoesn’t matter if the verb is regular or irregular:The pronouns are always in the same order. • I • You • He, she, one • We • You • Theymasculine & feminine • Je • Tu • Il, elle,on • Nous • Vous • Ils,elles
Regular or irregular? • First, determine if the verb is irregular: • 1) Know which are the irregulars. • 2) They are usually common verbs. • 3) They are unique (no pattern) & you have to study each one. • The good news about REGULAR verbs: • They only have one of three endings • They follow a pattern.
Regular verbs: the pattern explained • The infinitive of most verbs in French end in the letters ER. • Lesser numbers end in the letters IR and RE. • Most follow a regular pattern for each “ending group” above. • Exceptions to this pattern are called irregular verbs. • So if you learn the regular patterns you will know the patterns for most verbs. • To conjugate each verb in the present tense, the last two letters (ER, IR, RE) are dropped and a different ending is added for each pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, you all, they).
The pattern for verbs of the ER family • Put the pronouns in order. • Find the stem of the verb by taking off the family name: ER • Add your verb endings.
Aimer • Pratiquez • J’aim • Tu aim • Il, elle, on aim • Nous aim • Vous aim • Ils, elles aim
Irregular ER verbs • Irregular Stems ►French stem-changing verbs are conjugated with the same endings as normal but have two different stems. Stem-changing verbs are sometimes called boot verbs. ►We will study the verbs acheter & préférer : Change of accent in the stem (do you remember it?) ►And the verbs manger & commencer: Add an “e” or a “ç” ►We will also meet Aller: the black sheep of the ER family!
First, 2 boot verbsNote:è sounds like the e in ED or met. Acheter (to buy) Préférer (to prefer) • J’achète • Tuachètes • Il, elle, on achète • Nous achetons • Vousachetez • Ils, ellesachètent • Je préfère • Tupréfères • Il, elle, on préfère • Nous préférons • Vouspréférez • Ils, ellespréfèrent
Why are they called boot verbs? The verb acheter is a so-called boot verb because all the verbs with the same stems form the shape of a boot. The verb: acheter Another way of saying it : Nous and Vouslook like their parents: acheter
Two more exceptions in the ER family. Manger (to eat) Commencer(to begin) • Je mange • Tumanges • Il, elle, on mange • Nous mangeons • Vousmangez • Ils, ellesmangent • Je commence • Tu commences • Il, elle, on commence • Nous commençons • Vouscommencez • Ils, ellescommencent
Irregular verb Aller • prononciation & video Aller • Jevais • Tuvas • IlvaHe goes • Elleva • Onva • Nousallons • Vousallez • Ilsvont • Ellesvont • Note: Aller is the only big exception in the ER family.
The pattern for verbs of the ir family • Put the pronouns in order. • Find the stem of the verb by taking off the family name: IR • Add your verb endings.
The pattern for verbs of the RE family • Put the pronouns in order. • Find the stem of the verb by taking off the family name: RE • Add your verb endings.
À toi! – here are some infinitives and their English meaning. Copy them, then try the exercise below. • Finir ( to finish) • Remplir ( to fill in a form) • Choisir ( to choose) • vendre ( to sell) • attendre ( to wait) • EXERCISE 1 • He finishes the book. • I am filling in a form. (une fiche) • They are choosing history. • We sell oranges • You are waiting for Jean? (s)