Conjugating Important Irregular Verbs: Être, Avoir, Aller, Faire in the Present Tense

Learning how to use some key irregular verbs is really important for mastering French. In this guide, we’ll look at the present tense forms of être (to be), avoir (to have), aller (to go), and faire (to do/make).

1. Être (to be)

Here’s how you conjugate être:

| Subject Pronoun | Conjugation | |------------------|-------------| | je | suis | | tu | es | | il/elle/on | est | | nous | sommes | | vous | êtes | | ils/elles | sont |

Example Sentence: Je suis étudiant. (I am a student.)

2. Avoir (to have)

Next, let’s see avoir:

| Subject Pronoun | Conjugation | |------------------|-------------| | je | ai | | tu | as | | il/elle/on | a | | nous | avons | | vous | avez | | ils/elles | ont |

Example Sentence: Tu as un livre. (You have a book.)

3. Aller (to go)

Now, let's look at aller:

| Subject Pronoun | Conjugation | |------------------|-------------| | je | vais | | tu | vas | | il/elle/on | va | | nous | allons | | vous | allez | | ils/elles | vont |

Example Sentence: Nous allons à l'école. (We go to school.)

4. Faire (to do/make)

Finally, here’s faire:

| Subject Pronoun | Conjugation | |------------------|-------------| | je | fais | | tu | fais | | il/elle/on | fait | | nous | faisons | | vous | faites | | ils/elles | font |

Example Sentence: Ils font leurs devoirs. (They do their homework.)

Summary

These irregular verbs are super important because you will see them a lot in everyday conversations.

By practicing these conjugations and using them with adjectives and nouns, you can make complete sentences. Also, try combining them with negation (like using ne...pas) and questions (with est-ce que or by switching the order of words).

Keep practicing, and happy studying!