In French, regular verbs fall into three groups based on their endings: -er, -ir, and -re verbs. Each group changes a little differently in the present tense.
To change regular -er verbs (like parler meaning "to speak"):
For regular -ir verbs (like finir meaning "to finish"):
For regular -re verbs (like vendre meaning "to sell"):
Some common irregular verbs in the present tense are:
Articles: Use un (a) or une (a, for girls) for indefinite; use le, la, les for definite.
Gender Agreement: Adjectives must match the gender of the nouns (example: un livre intéressant means "an interesting book", une maison intéressante means "an interesting house").
Negative Sentences: To say something is not true, put ne before the verb and pas after (example: je ne parle pas means "I do not speak").
You can make questions using est-ce que or by switching the subject and verb (for example, Est-ce que tu viens? or Viens-tu?).
With reflexive verbs, you need a reflexive pronoun that matches the subject (example: Je me lave means "I wash myself").
Use ce (this/that, for boys), cette (this/that, for girls), ces (these/those, plural).
To say what you will do, combine the present tense of aller (to go) with the infinitive (for example, Je vais manger means "I am going to eat").
Subject pronouns (je, tu, il...) replace subjects, while object pronouns (me, te, le...) replace the direct objects in sentences (for example, Je le vois means "I see him").
By understanding these points, you'll be ready to make sentences and have simple conversations in French!
In French, regular verbs fall into three groups based on their endings: -er, -ir, and -re verbs. Each group changes a little differently in the present tense.
To change regular -er verbs (like parler meaning "to speak"):
For regular -ir verbs (like finir meaning "to finish"):
For regular -re verbs (like vendre meaning "to sell"):
Some common irregular verbs in the present tense are:
Articles: Use un (a) or une (a, for girls) for indefinite; use le, la, les for definite.
Gender Agreement: Adjectives must match the gender of the nouns (example: un livre intéressant means "an interesting book", une maison intéressante means "an interesting house").
Negative Sentences: To say something is not true, put ne before the verb and pas after (example: je ne parle pas means "I do not speak").
You can make questions using est-ce que or by switching the subject and verb (for example, Est-ce que tu viens? or Viens-tu?).
With reflexive verbs, you need a reflexive pronoun that matches the subject (example: Je me lave means "I wash myself").
Use ce (this/that, for boys), cette (this/that, for girls), ces (these/those, plural).
To say what you will do, combine the present tense of aller (to go) with the infinitive (for example, Je vais manger means "I am going to eat").
Subject pronouns (je, tu, il...) replace subjects, while object pronouns (me, te, le...) replace the direct objects in sentences (for example, Je le vois means "I see him").
By understanding these points, you'll be ready to make sentences and have simple conversations in French!