In French, regular verbs are divided into three groups based on how they end: -er, -ir, and -re. Let’s see how to change them for the present tense.
-ER Verbs (like parler - to speak):
-IR Verbs (like finir - to finish):
-RE Verbs (like vendre - to sell):
Helping Verbs: Use avoir (to have) and être (to be) when making different tenses.
Adjective Agreement: Adjectives (describing words) have to match the nouns they go with in gender (male or female) and number (singular or plural).
Negative Sentences: To say something isn't true, use ne...pas. For example: Je ne parle pas (I do not speak).
Questions: You can ask questions by turning the sentence around or changing your voice. For example: Parles-tu? (Do you speak?)
In French, regular verbs are divided into three groups based on how they end: -er, -ir, and -re. Let’s see how to change them for the present tense.
-ER Verbs (like parler - to speak):
-IR Verbs (like finir - to finish):
-RE Verbs (like vendre - to sell):
Helping Verbs: Use avoir (to have) and être (to be) when making different tenses.
Adjective Agreement: Adjectives (describing words) have to match the nouns they go with in gender (male or female) and number (singular or plural).
Negative Sentences: To say something isn't true, use ne...pas. For example: Je ne parle pas (I do not speak).
Questions: You can ask questions by turning the sentence around or changing your voice. For example: Parles-tu? (Do you speak?)